#FRANCE: The Roman Empire City of Toulouse welcomes farmers. The Roman Empire City of Londinium provokes farmers. . Simon Constable, Occitanie
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
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🗓️ 21 November 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:28.4 | listening. Terms apply. This is CBS. I on the world. I'm John Batchel. Simon Constable writing for |
| 0:35.4 | the Wall Street Journal and other distinguished publications has traveled to Toulouse, France, a city he introduces me to, |
| 0:42.3 | and it is gorgeous to see in photographs. |
| 0:46.3 | Simon is in the old city, surrounded by a wall, and all around him are the ruins of the Roman occupation for centuries. |
| 0:56.0 | So this is a Roman city and a French city at the same time. |
| 1:01.0 | And from Simon's descriptions, it is gorgeous and well maintained |
| 1:08.0 | with a distinctive narrow brick that they build their museums and churches with. |
| 1:13.2 | Also, it is France, so everything is laid out ceremonially, gorgeously. |
| 1:18.4 | There's a river that runs through it, Garon River. |
| 1:22.0 | Simon has found a quiet spot, so we begin by saying, Simon, you're into Luce France. How's the climate? Good day to you, Simon. |
| 1:30.3 | Good day to you, John. It's quite a lot damp today and quite chilly. I'm standing underneath some |
| 1:38.9 | scaffolding outside an old school that's being rebuilt. The temperature day started at at 49 Fahrenheit and it's said to go up to |
| 1:47.4 | 56 and it's one of the few times that I actually shiver and or have shivered in this year so far |
| 1:54.9 | so we'll we'll see what goes on but it is you're right it is absolutely gorgeous here very nice |
| 2:00.2 | and the people are |
| 2:00.8 | lovely. |
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