Since it is Monday, I did my usual of laundry and cleaning the apartment. I did two loads of laundry as the machine is small and has limited capacity. I did figure out that using the fan in the apartment would help dry the clothes somewhat faster. I got a message from Laurence (the Airbnb… Read More A lazy day with a surprise
I know I am unusual but I really enjoy grocery shopping in Toulouse. It is generally so different than grocery shopping in Alexandria. I know I do it the old schools way here in Toulouse so even in Toulouse I am probably not the normal shopper. The idea and reality of shopping almost exclusively at… Read More I know I am unusual
As is usual in Toulouse, there are lots of activities on the weekend, some planned and some random. Here is just a selection of what I saw and enjoyed today. After my stroll and a limonade at a cafe on the banks of the river, I went to Reflets for dinner. Reflets is one of… Read More Typical Saturday in Toulouse
As many of you have probably heard, read or seen on social media, there have been protest and vandalism at high schools around France. That has been the case at two schools here in Toulouse that I have read about. Once school, Lycée Ozenne, near the Basilica Saint Sernin which is in the older part… Read More A day of contrasts
I had lunch at Terra Tolosa which is my usual activity on Thursday. I have become a fixture there which is fun. Thomas told me as I was paying that they were getting an apprentice next week who they are going to train as a server. The apprentice’s goal is to become a sommelier and… Read More Fun day
After posting the painting of Toulouse that I liked, I got a text from a friend that I had met on a tour the first time I was staying in Toulouse. She and her husband, came to Toulouse for a month last fall and we spent time having drinks, dinner and going to a wine… Read More Relationships
I was following my try new restaurants resolution and went to Chez Lilly. I had been there once on my first time visiting but had not been back since. It was not completely new but was not a recent meal. I tried it because it was fairly near the apartment and I had gotten caught… Read More First somewhat disappointing meal since I have started coming to France
As I was doing the laundry and cleaning, I realized how simple my life is here in Toulouse. It felt good that I have few things that I have to be concerned about in life. The first realization is that having only a limited number of clothes is so much easier to deal with both… Read More Realizing (again) that simple is good
I walked over to the St. Aubin’s open air market for my usual fruit and vegetable shopping. There are lots of sellers so the options are generally pretty good. I think it is slightly more expensive than the Marché Cristal, the daily market on the Boulevard de Strasbourg but it has other options like crafts,… Read More Typical Sunday
I broke out of my usual restaurant rut and tried a new restaurant that I had seen in a post on Instagram. The restaurant Le Troquet Garonne was a little farther out than I usually venture – it is about a 1.5 mile walk from my apartment. The walk is very nice as it is… Read More A little more exploration
