As it was Sunday, I did my usual Sunday activity. It is one of my favorite days as I get to enjoy Toulouse life. I walked over to the St. Aubin’s market and did my regular shopping. I really cannot remember U.S. food prices but I feel that things are definitely cheaper here. I bought… Read More Doing the things I love about Toulouse
The wind finally wound down today so it was much easier to go out and walk around. As my time for this visit comes to an end – a little over two weeks before I head back to Alexandria. I am currently doing basically a 90 day here in Toulouse and 90 days in Alexandria.… Read More A fun day
I had read that there was a wind know as Le Vent Fou! This means the crazy wind. The research said that in Toulouse and the surrounding area there can be a wind that comes off the Mediterranean that lasts for days and makes one go crazy. I understand the research now. I am not… Read More The wind
It was Armistice Day in France so is a holiday similar to Veterans Day in the United States. Many things were closed but shops and many restaurants were open. I decided to branch out on my usual Tuesday lunch and found a nice Vietnamese restaurant and had Pho and a Saigon beer. It was good… Read More A regular day
Monday is always clean up day. I did my laundry as usual. I am getting better at laundry without a dryer so that is good. I cleaned the apartment as well. At home, being spoiled, I have someone who cleans my apartment which makes it very easy for me. Here I have to clean the… Read More Never know what I will see in Toulouse
For a number of years after finishing my last marathon – October 2011, I lost my love for running. I continued running and participated in some races but did not really challenge myself for any of them. I would still run with the groups that I belonged to Pacer’s Social and Nova Rogue Runners and… Read More I guess I like running again
I have four weeks left in Toulouse before I return to Alexandria. My stays are based on the Tourist Visa requirements. I can only stay 90 days in any 180 period. So it is basically 3 months in Toulouse and 3 months in Alexandria. I have mixed emotions about this routine. I love Toulouse and… Read More 4 weeks left in this portion of the next chapter.
I know this sounds weird but the race day was great! It some ways it ties everything about my stays in Toulouse together. It involved running, seeing parts of Toulouse I had never seen, being with friends, eating and drinking. It shows that I have build a community in Toulouse. I got up at a… Read More Race Day
Since I am not able to go on my regular shopping jaunts on Sunday with the half marathon being run Sunday morning. Both the St. Aubin’s market and the Marché Victor Hugo will be closed when I finish the race and the fact that I do not really want to go shopping as soon as… Read More Day before the race
Halloween is celebrated in Toulouse but it is not as big a holiday as it is in the United States. I am not sure this is the case everywhere in Toulouse or in France but the children Trick or Treat at the stores and restaurants not so much the homes. This could be that most… Read More Halloween
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