Thought it was catchy and sort of caught my mood. I woke up to a rainy, gloomy day and knew it was “life maintenance” day. I have always done house cleaning and laundry on Monday as most things are closed that day here in Toulouse. This led to a completely worthless day. I did clean… Read More Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
I decided I could have a slow day as I had did a lot of activities over the last couple of weeks. I did my “faire les courses” – my weekly shopping trip to the St. Aubin’s market, the Marchè Victor Hugo, got my chocolate croissant from Maison Pillon and a baguette. I tried a… Read More Slow Day
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
For most of the day I rested and caught up on rest and recovered from the on the go week with Jesse and Jen. It was a great week but we were on the go all the time. I needed a at home relaxing day. After returning to my normal routines, breakfast and lunch at… Read More An unexpected and fun day
This morning, Jesse and Jen, headed back to the U.S. We got up fairly early so they could make it to the airport and catch their plane. I walked them over to the bus stop for the Aeroport Navette so they would be sure to catch the correct bus. After seeing them off, I walked… Read More Back to normal routine
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
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
Most of today was spent getting ready for Jesse and Jen’s visit. I tend to be someone what of a perfectionist so I get carried away when guests are coming. Also, they are my first visitors to Toulouse and I want to show them what a wonderful city it is! I went shopping in the… Read More Quick Post
My friends, Jesse and Jen, are coming to visit and arrive on Thursday. I have started getting rid for their visit. One of the things we both enjoy is wine so I went to Boutique Vins, a wine shop that I have found and think gives me good information on the wines and has good… Read More Sort of a preparation day
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