I woke up this morning and it was raining outside. I decided to see if the weather would get better and stayed home. Because I was home, I decided to watch the Pope’s funeral on TV. It was very interesting and in many ways moving. It was incredible to see all the people in St.… Read More Good day
The weather was perfect today. It was sunny and in the seventies. I felt very French this morning as I had breakfast and then walked down to the corner Boulangerie and bought my baguette for lunch. It is so nice to be able to find a bakery so close and be able to buy fresh… Read More Beautiful Day
Two of the runners that I run with recommended a visit to Montpellier as it was a beautiful and interesting city. It is about a 2 hour train ride from Toulouse so I decided to go and spend a night in Montpellier and check it out. The train ride was easy and simple. It was… Read More Field trip to Montpellier
I wanted to do some shopping for fruits and olives today so I walked to the farmers market that is held every Tuesday. It is about a 1.25 mile walk to the market from the apartment I am staying in. While I was walking there and knew I had to walk back, I thought about… Read More Back to usual
I had seen in the bulletin for Saint Sernin that there was a Stations of the Cross on Good Friday where the congregation processed from Saint Jerome to Saint Sernin through the heart of Toulouse. I had never participated in something like that so thought it would be a good wait to experience Good Friday… Read More Good Friday
The weather today was very variable. It was sunny, rainy, sunny, rainy and so on. The temperature started out cool but then warmed up some so over all it was a good day. I continued my quest to find new restaurants for lunch. I walked over to a the Carmes area where I had seen… Read More Fun Day
When I woke up it was still raining/drizzly and cool. A typical rainy April day for both DC and here as I am finding out. The end of March and April were beautiful and warm which was very nice but not as a rule. Having adopted the French lifestyle of shopping at the market (which… Read More Mixed Day
First, my apologies, I wrote a post for yesterday but did not actually publish it. So you will actually get two posts today. Today was the first really full rainy day I have experienced since I arrived back in Toulouse. It has rained but more showers than continuous rain. The rain was heavier durning the… Read More Rainy Day
Monday is laundry day. It makes me realize this is not all vacation. Getting used to the European washing machine has been interesting. They are much smaller than I am used to so have to make sure I do not overstuff it. Also, there is no dryer so everything has to be air dried. Not… Read More Back to reality somewhat
I got up as usual and headed out to do my weekly farmer market shopping. I am getting a little more comfortable and so have branched out at some of the shopping. I tried out a couple of new fruit and vegetable stands. I feel like my shopping French is getting good enough that I… Read More Palm Sunday
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