I did my usual Sunday activities. I went to St. Aubin’s for the farmers market. I bought fruit, vegetables, cheese and olives. It getting to be a routine and enjoyable. I am getting to know the vendors who sell the products and am becoming a regular. I am still amazed at the costs of things… Read More Usual Sunday
I took a little field trip to Narbonne. It is a town down by the Méditerranée but not right on the sea. It is about 1.5 hours by train from Toulouse. Using the trains in France is super easy. They have plenty of service and it is very comfortable. One of the funny things about… Read More Field trip to Narbonne
After a number of not so lovely days in Toulouse, the sun came out again and it warmed up slightly. I think the warm feeling was due to the sun being out not necessarily the temperature. I took advantage of the day to do some more wandering, it is my usual activity. Today, I realized… Read More Another good day for wandering
I read before coming to Toulouse that to make a decision of whether you really wanted to live somewhere, you had to live there when it was not perfect and everything was wonderful. Well, I am in that period at the moment (not that I am not still loving it). The weather has been less… Read More Getting Used to Fall
It rained and was blustery today so I just stayed in. I read, I watched TV (binged on Netflix’s The Diplomat) and cooked dinner. I felt guilty most of the day with my laziness but then I realized if I was in Alexandria I would most likely have done the same thing. Something about being… Read More Boring Day
My day starting out with me going over to the Victor Hugo market for some supplies. I ran over there (two blocks away) first thing before I had even showered as I wanted a baguette from the boulangerie that makes a great baguette and a pain au chocolat for breakfast. I had to go early… Read More Made progress today
After watching the results come in the election, which was a surprise for me. I did my usual ramble around Toulouse. I had not seen the Convent de Jacobins and wanted to visit it. It is the first Dominican Priory in the world. It is truly stunning. The original building was built in the 12th… Read More Election Day in US and another day in Toulouse
I felt Monday that I was not really doing as well as I should after a month in Toulouse. I did not feel my French was enough to get around and become more comfortable as I could be. Today changed that in a positive way. I needed to make reservations for dinner tonight and the… Read More Interesting Day
I went to the St. Aubin flea/market’s market as I usually do on Sunday morning and was confused as I started to see stands and other activity when I was several blocks from the actual flea/farmer’s market. Not sure why but they were having a street festival and a fun fair/carnival at St. Aubin’s this… Read More Always a surprise in Toulouse
I had a very busy week which was great but needed a day to recharge so it was a lazy day of reading and just relaxing. For dinner, I had arranged to meet one of the women who was on the Wine Bar tour. Kristi is in Toulouse studying French for six week. We learned… Read More Battery Recharge Day
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