I am Dulles Airport waiting on my flight for my return to Toulouse. I am going back for 2.5 months. I am very excited to return to Toulouse and continue my adventure. I will get to revisit things that I enjoyed the last time I was there and I hope find new and different things… Read More The next episode in Peter’s Next Chapter has begun
Mainly the day was spent packing, returning the Airbnb to the way I found it (not really much work as I cleaned as I stayed) and doing last minute Christmas shopping. I found the French are not as reliable on opening hours as one may think. I needed one last item on my list and… Read More Final day for this period in Toulouse
This was the last Sunday in Toulouse for this trip. I am hoping it will not be my last Sunday in Toulouse overall. I did my usual activities for a Sunday. I got up early and headed to the St. Aubin’s market. I wanted to buy some olive oil to bring back to Alexandria so… Read More Last Sunday in Toulouse
The first part of the day was doing the usual of eating breakfast, reading and just enjoying the morning. I guess it was similar to my Black Fridays in Alexandria except for my usual brunch with Kathy Dalby and Danielle Romanetti. In the afternoon, I went Christmas shopping in preparation for returning home and the… Read More Good and Interesting Day
Since the French do not celebrate Thanksgiving there was not much of the traditions that one does on Thanksgiving. I decided that I would have duck for lunch and went to Le Petit Quai, one of my favorite small restaurants in Toulouse. I had Parmentier of Duck which is basically similar to Shepherds Pie but… Read More Thanksgiving Day in France
The day started out with what I call “life maintenance”. I had to do laundry after the trip to Champagne. I am getting better at the laundry routine as I have now figured out how long it takes for the washing machine to run. Also, the time has to be built in because there is… Read More The start of my final week in Toulouse (for now)
I headed back to Toulouse today. I was slightly concerned about my connection times for the various trains to make it back to Toulouse. I had just over an hour to make it from the Gare de l’Est to Gare Montparnasse and then 12 minutes at Bordeaux – St. Jean to catch the train back… Read More Travel Day
I caught the TVG from Toulouse to Paris this morning. It was an easy and good trip to Gare Montparnasse. Not sure what caused it but there was a slight delay in the trip so we were a little late arriving in Paris. As travelers in Europe are aware, there is not one station in… Read More Trip to Reims
The weather today was very changeable. It was rainy, partly sunny, very windy but actually mild. It had rained most of the night – I can tell as I can hear it on the skylights and roof. I thought it was going to be cold when I went out but it was actually very mild… Read More Better late than never
It was another non-exciting regular day for me. This is good as sometimes I think that I have to be out doing something exciting every day because of my limited time in Toulouse. I realize if I want to move here permanently that not every day will be exciting and packed with activities. I had… Read More A regular day
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