The weather today was very variable. It was sunny, rainy, sunny, rainy and so on. The temperature started out cool but then warmed up some so over all it was a good day.

I continued my quest to find new restaurants for lunch. I walked over to a the Carmes area where I had seen a restaurant that I thought would be good, SARL, La Braisiere I did not realize it until I got there but the restaurant had wood burning stove where they grilled meat. I ended up not having the grilled meat but will have to go back and try it.

I had the standard formule for lunch. It was fantastic. I had Salade de Chèvre with Miel (honey) and Saucé du Veau. The Saucé is stew. It was interesting as it had pickles in it. I did not get carrots as a vegetable but there were carrots in the stew. There were the standard roasted potatoes. I had a nice glass of Chateau Guihlem with lunch.

Enjoyed the run in the evening as the rain had stopped in time for the run. We ran slightly farther than normal but again it was a new route and pretty. I really like the way we can run on either side of the river on nice paths so it is always beautiful sights when we run. At the end, when we were doing exercises, there was a band in the Place de Capitole and they started playing while we did our exercises. It was pretty amusing. My WordPress account does not let me upload videos but there is one on my IG – @pwb1956.

I booked my first field trip as well. I am going to Montpellier next Wednesday for an overnight trip. Two people have recommended it as a place to visit and I have read that it is very nice. It is about a 2 hour train ride from Toulouse. I am looking forward to a little bit of exploring outside the city.

There was a very small Palestinian protest in Toulouse. I saw it as I was running to meet the running group at the Place de Capitole. It is the first official protest that I have run into since I have been here.