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
It was a rainy day and so I did not do much during the day. The weather pattern has been rain one day, sun the next day and then rain again. I am hoping we will go back to better weather soon. I have been going to Terra Tolosa for lunch since Easter of last… Read More Back to food blogging
I continued my building of a community in Toulouse. I went to Le Panache Friday night as I usually do. Ervin and Enzo and I discussed the race and how we were feeling after it. Enzo is still having some calf issues but says he is going to start running on Sunday. Jean Luc and… Read More More community building
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
When I started the next chapter of my life, I was committed to live life as closely to a French person as I could. Up to today, I have been fairly good at living up to my commitment. I have had a few breaks mainly meeting ex-pats who are American or Canada and spending some… Read More Fell back on the familiar and comfortable
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.
Monday is normally clean the apartment and do laundry day. Since that was still required, I slept a little later than normal and then got to work with the weekly chores. As I have mentioned before, I basically have a week’s worth of clothes so if I want to wear clean clothes I have to… Read More Recovery Day
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
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