France has embraced the sustainability and makes it incredibly easy to be environmentally friendly. Almost every bit of packaging is recyclable. When you shop in the markets, you get paper bags for fruits and vegetables. There are very few plastic bags in use. There are some and almost are made of 100% recycled plastic. There… Read More Like the convenience of being environmentally friendly and sustainable
As most things are closed on Monday, I usually do my laundry on Monday. It is always an experience. As I posted last time, the washing machine is very small and so cannot hold many clothes or towels at one time. Since I did not bring many clothes that is not really an issue. The… Read More Monday is laundry day
One is the size. Toulouse is a city of about 500,000 so it is much smaller than DC but much larger than Alexandria. With that said, the “downtown” area of Toulouse is quite compact and definitely walkable and liveable. There is one Main Street (Rue d’Alsace Lorraine), similar to King Street in Alexandria. It is… Read More Some observations on the difference between DC/Alexandria and Toulouse
It was an overcast and rainy Monday so I decide that life maintenance was on the list of things to do. When I realized that I was not anxious to go out and explore, I realized that this was every day life. If I were in Washington, my day would have been the same. On… Read More Another day that convinces me that living in Toulouse is the norm now
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