I have been thinking about this recently. This stay has been very different than my first two stays. It is has been a good different but definitely different. The previous two stays, I really did not meet anyone other than the Toulousians that I met through Run in Toulouse and the restaurants I eat at… Read More Different Stay in Toulouse this time.
I am finally returning to my “normal” Toulouse life. I did my usual Tuesday activities – go out for a walk, lunch out, run with Run in Toulouse in the evening and light dinner at home in the evening. When I got up in the morning, it was raining. We seem to be in a… Read More Back to normal Toulouse life
I had mentioned the Wine Festival to Nancy and Mike and we agreed to meet at 1;00 pm at the festival. We spent the afternoon tasting wine, learning a little bit about wine and eating charcuterie. The weather was beautiful so it was a fun day just to hang out and enjoy the festival. We… Read More Typical Toulouse Weekend Day
It was the last day of Jesse and Jen’s visit. We started out lazily as I think we were all slightly tired after all the activities we had one over the week. We had done a great deal of walking, some running, eating and drinking. It was a great visit. The one tourist activity that… Read More Last day of the friends visit
After our adventures in Barcelona, we decided we needed a recovery day with no big plans or major sightseeing activities. I got up early and went down to the local boulangerie and bought some fresh croissants for breakfast. I branched out a little and bought almond, chocolate almond and regular croissants. They all got good… Read More Recovery Day
After a nice morning of relaxing after two long days of walking, we had breakfast and then checked out of the hotel. We had decided to walk down to the Mediterranean and check out the beach scene. It was about an hour walk from the hotel to the beach so we decided to opt for… Read More Last Day in Barcelona and Return to Toulouse
The plan was to visit the Parc Guell which is a Antoni Gaudi designed park. Gaudi is most famous for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona. The park started out as an estate and then became a public park. It is very interesting with lots of outlandish buildings and structures. We decided to do run… Read More Another fun day in Barcelona
I showed Jesse and Jen around Toulouse some more. The highlights were the Basilica of Saint Sernin, the Basilica of Daurade, and the Japanese Gardens. We, also, walked along the Canal de Midi and the Garonne as is typical of Toulouse. We stopped for lunch at the Magic Pumpkin in the plaza around the Basilica… Read More Fun Day Exploring Toulouse
As usual, I walked around this morning. I headed over the Pont des Catalans to the St. Cyprien district. I was heading over to Pont Saint-Michel and the Jardin des Plantes. This is a nice walk and allows me to see some of the fun things in Toulouse. While walking, I saw an Auchan grocery… Read More Nice Thursday
I tried a new restaurant today. I had asked Enzo and Erwin for restaurant suggestions and they gave me four suggestions. I tried one yesterday. It was Reflets. I had walked by it many times and it seemed like an interesting restaurant but I had not tried it until yesterday. It is small as most… Read More Branching Out
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