It amazes me as many times as I wander the city, I always find something new to see and explore. Today, I did not have any required activities so I decided to explore the neighborhood that I am now staying. It is further from and much close to the river. I wandered down one of… Read More Always finding something new
My Sunday’s in Toulouse are always somewhat hectic. I have two standard activities that I want to do, go to the St. Aubin’s farmers’ market and church. Since both are only available in the earlier part of the day it makes it somewhat hectic. The farmer’s market is open until 12:30 pm and church is… Read More Sunday’s are always interesting
When I woke up it was overcast outside but after having breakfast, it started to get sunny. I decided to go amble around the city, which is one of my standard and favorite activities. The city had really come to life after the very windy days that proceeded Saturday. There were lots of people out… Read More Beautiful Saturday
The weather has not been ideal in Toulouse since I have been back. Wednesday when I arrived it was beautifully sunny but very windy. Thursday was overcast and the wind had increased so at time it was hard to walk and the run was challenging. Friday I woke up to rain that lasted about half… Read More Returning to the fun and familiar
Today was spent getting organized for my 2.5 month stay. I cataloged what I needed in the apartment if anything to make the stay here comfortable and more like home. I was pleased to find that there was not much that I had not brought with me that I needed. I headed out to go… Read More Getting things organized and running
The flight from Dulles to Brussels was affected by turbulence – nothing severe but fairly bumpy all the way. It was a good flight overall. I have to say pre-ordering the Asian vegetarian meal is a good option. The food is never dried out and is pretty interesting. You even get a special breakfast with… Read More Arrived 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
I did a rest and relax day today. I had been doing a lot the last week to enjoy my last days in Toulouse and decided I needed a little break so read a lot and just enjoyed my garret apartment for the day. In the evening, I did go wandering around down by the… Read More Short Post Today
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)
