I slept later than plan because I am still slightly jet lagged so got a late start on the day. When I went out, I was surprised by the number of people out on the streets. There were people shopping, people at the restaurants eating and drinking beer and wine, family groups just wandering the… Read More Saturday in Toulouse
When I woke up the weather was dreary and since I had been doing a lot the previous couple of days, I decided to have breakfast, read and just enjoy some downtime. When I decided that I had had enough downtime and the weather had improved, I set out to explore some more and get… Read More More exploring of Toulouse
I got up this morning to a somewhat drizzly and cool day. The change in weather from DC was dramatic as the high was 64 degrees in Toulouse after leaving DC in the low 80s. I think the temperature is unseasonably cool for Toulouse as it is supposed to get up into the 70s this… Read More Trying for everyday life in Toulouse
The flights were good on the trip to Toulouse. I flew from Dulles to Frankfurt. I was somewhat surprised as the flight was fairly full which I did not expect as it is fall and high tourist season is over. I had a long layover in Frankfurt before my flight to Toulouse but I was… Read More Settling into Toulouse
I am sitting in at the airport waiting for my flight to Toulouse. I started the blog in anticipation of today. I am beginning the real next chapter as I am heading for Toulouse for two months. I am very excited about the prospect of living in France for the next two months with the… Read More The real next chapter is beginning
I spend the day wandering part of Toulouse that I had not seen before. I like the city very much and can see me trying to make a go of living here for a period of time. I worry about making connections but that is the challenge and I will figure out how to do… Read More Last day of this part of the next chapter
After being on the go for almost two weeks, I decided a lazy Sunday was a good idea. I got up and wandered to the Place de le Capitole for a petit dejeuner and just enjoy the people watching. There was a young family taking pictures of the dad throwing the kids up in the… Read More Lazy Sunday in Toulouse
I decided to take a field trip to Carcassone which is a fortified medieval city about an hour train ride from Toulouse as it is said to be beautiful and is a world heritage site. The trip proved that is correct. It is stunning and very impressive. The train ride was fun but I realized… Read More Field trip to Carcassone
One of the reasons for the trip was determine if Toulouse was a good place to start my next chapter, I decided not do visit tourist attractions but just to wander around and see if I could visualize my living in Toulouse for a month or so. My first evening I was somewhat overwhelmed by… Read More Wandering Toulouse
I left Gdansk this morning to head to Toulouse. Tom was heading to Warsaw so we parted company that the Gdansk Train station with me heading to the airport and Tom catching a train. I flew through Amsterdam and added an airport to my list as I had never flown through Schiphol airport. I did… Read More Gdansk to Toulouse
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