As usual since it is Monday, I did my “life maintenance” activity, laundry, cleaning the apartment and other necessary activities. Since the apartment is small it does not take long to clean it up. The laundry always throws me off as it takes much longer than in the U.S. For me, it does not really… Read More Good Day
I woke up to dreary, blustery weather. It was windy and rain was predicted. So faced with a less than ideal day, I decided to stay in the apartment and read. I had not taken a full day off since I have been in Toulouse but decided it would be a good day to be… Read More Slow Day
I went to Le Panache as usual on Friday nights. It was packed and that is really good for Enzo’s business but Enzo and Erwin were working like crazy. When I first arrived there were two very stylish young ladies arriving at the same time I did. They sat at the bar as well. They… Read More Making Friends (Toulouse style)
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 met Raghu after my weekly call with Tom. We agreed to meet around 7:00 pm and walked down to the banks of the Garonne to sit and chat. It was Raghu’s last night in Toulouse. He is heading to Gijon, Spain for his next stop on his digital nomad life. As we sat on… Read More Ode to a Toulousian Coucher de Soleil (Sunset)
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
Monday is always life maintenance day. As I have said before, many stores and restaurants are closed on Monday so it is a good day to do the laundry, clean the apartment and other necessary aspects of life. As many times as I do laundry and run the dishwasher, I am amazed at how slow… Read More Active but fun day
Sunday is generally one of my busiest days and it all happens in the morning. I get up fairly early and walk over to the St. Aubin’s open air market. It is about 20 minutes to walk over there. I enjoy my interactions with the olive purveyor who is always upbeat. I bought some almonds… Read More Sunday – still adjusting somewhat
It was a usual Saturday for Toulouse. I went walking and ran into people ballroom dancing on the Esplanade by the Abattoirs and then skateboarders doing tricks at the Port du Daurade. It is one of the things that I enjoy about Toulouse, you never know what is going on and what you will see… Read More Usual Saturday – for Toulouse
I did my usual walking around the city today. I was really interested in the three dimensional mural celebrating the Côte de Midi. It fascinated me that when looked at standing near them they were flat and showed the picture but when you stood where directed and took a picture, they came alive and became… Read More Not every day is exciting but all are fun
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