As I was doing the laundry and cleaning, I realized how simple my life is here in Toulouse. It felt good that I have few things that I have to be concerned about in life. The first realization is that having only a limited number of clothes is so much easier to deal with both… Read More Realizing (again) that simple is good
I walked over to the St. Aubin’s open air market for my usual fruit and vegetable shopping. There are lots of sellers so the options are generally pretty good. I think it is slightly more expensive than the Marché Cristal, the daily market on the Boulevard de Strasbourg but it has other options like crafts,… Read More Typical Sunday
I broke out of my usual restaurant rut and tried a new restaurant that I had seen in a post on Instagram. The restaurant Le Troquet Garonne was a little farther out than I usually venture – it is about a 1.5 mile walk from my apartment. The walk is very nice as it is… Read More A little more exploration
I was not feeling much motivation so I basically relaxed and read most of the day. There are some days when I just do not feel like doing much so I revert to some hibernation and reading. In the evening, I did head out to the cafe that overlooks the Garonne and had a Panaché.… Read More Slow Day
Today for lunch I went to Terra Tolosa. One of the two must eat restaurants in Toulouse for me. As you know, the other is Le Panache. I found Terra Tolosa when I was looking for some place to have Easter lunch two years ago. The menu sounded good and it was one of the… Read More Back to the familiar
In the morning, I needed to go out and get some fruit and a baguette so headed over to the open air market on the Boulevard de Strasbourg to see if it was open. I had previously thought it was open one day a week but learned on this trip that it is open at… Read More Relaxed day
I was thinking about my life in Toulouse and tried to decide if I had a routine or was in a rut in some ways. I try to think of myself as spontaneous and open to change and doing new things regularly. Yesterday, I was an out walking around and thinking about lunch. I was… Read More Routine or Rut
Monday is always life maintenance day – doing the cleaning around the apartment, washing clothes, and going grocery shopping for staples if needed. I do this all on Monday as most things are closed on Monday – restaurants, cafes, small shops and the markets. I have to wash my laundry once a week as I… Read More Life Maintenance Day
The day started out with the mundane (but things I like). I walked over to the St. Aubin’s market in the morning to do my fruit and vegetable shopping. It is definitely cheaper to buy fruits and vegetables at the open air markets rather than the stands at Marchè Victor Hugo. If I did my… Read More Touring History and the Mundane
Today ended up being one of those days where the options of what to do in Toulouse were disperse and plentiful. I had intended to head to the Brass Days La Garonne in the Jardin des Plantes in the afternoon. I had taken an easy morning of reading and enjoying breakfast and lunch at home.… Read More Lots of options for things to do in Toulouse
