I woke up this morning and it was raining outside. I decided to see if the weather would get better and stayed home. Because I was home, I decided to watch the Pope’s funeral on TV. It was very interesting and in many ways moving. It was incredible to see all the people in St.… Read More Good day
The weather was perfect today. It was sunny and in the seventies. I felt very French this morning as I had breakfast and then walked down to the corner Boulangerie and bought my baguette for lunch. It is so nice to be able to find a bakery so close and be able to buy fresh… Read More Beautiful Day
Two of the runners that I run with recommended a visit to Montpellier as it was a beautiful and interesting city. It is about a 2 hour train ride from Toulouse so I decided to go and spend a night in Montpellier and check it out. The train ride was easy and simple. It was… Read More Field trip to Montpellier
I wanted to do some shopping for fruits and olives today so I walked to the farmers market that is held every Tuesday. It is about a 1.25 mile walk to the market from the apartment I am staying in. While I was walking there and knew I had to walk back, I thought about… Read More Back to usual
Easter Monday is a holiday in France so many things were closed or had shorten hours. I took the opportunity to do laundry (required weekly) and to clean the apartment. One of the ways that renting an apartment rather than staying in a hotel makes this trip different. I am actually living here so have… Read More Very slow day
It was a very nice Easter even though I was not with family and friends. When I was in Toulouse last fall, I had attended the Anglican (Episcopal) Church in Toulouse a couple of times. It was nice but had a very small congregation and did not have a full time minister. So I started… Read More Easter Sunday
It was raining most of the day today so it became somewhat of a lazy Saturday. I did some grocery shopping at the Victor Hugo market as I need some food for lunch. I bought the usual items, jambon, cheese and a baguette. I branched out a little and bought some patê Au forester. This… Read More Rainy Saturday
I had seen in the bulletin for Saint Sernin that there was a Stations of the Cross on Good Friday where the congregation processed from Saint Jerome to Saint Sernin through the heart of Toulouse. I had never participated in something like that so thought it would be a good wait to experience Good Friday… Read More Good Friday
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… Read More Fun Day
When I woke up it was still raining/drizzly and cool. A typical rainy April day for both DC and here as I am finding out. The end of March and April were beautiful and warm which was very nice but not as a rule. Having adopted the French lifestyle of shopping at the market (which… Read More Mixed Day
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