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
Two of my friends, are visiting. They are the first people who have come to visit me since I started the new adventure and the next chapter. I got up fairly early and walked over to catch the Navette (airport bus) to get to the airport to meet their plane. I wanted to meet them… Read More First Guests
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
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
The normal was that I went to Terra Tolosa for lunch. The lunch was great as usual. I am always impressed with the presentation and use of ingredients. I had mackerel tartare with olives for the first course, tuna with roasted vegetables. The vegetables included roasted bok choy and fennel. The chef said they drizzle… Read More Fun Day – normal and new
Generally, Wednesday is the day that I do not have any plans. Sometimes, I use it as my field trip day where I head out of Toulouse to visit other sites in France. Today, since it was the first Wednesday, I decided to stay in Toulouse and just use it as a relaxing day. I… Read More Nice but relaxing day
I travelled to Bordeaux to meet two friends of mine from Alexandria who were taking a Silverseas cruise and were stopping on Bordeaux for two days. I went up the day before so I would be sure to be in time to meet the ship when it docked on Sunday morning. The trip up was… Read More Bordeaux
It was a fairly wild weather day yesterday. There were numerous thunderstorms and heavy downpours. I like the thunderstorms and rain here in Toulouse as without a lot of city noise it is almost like you are at the beach with the sounds of rain and the storms. It was not super windy with the… Read More Rainy Day
On Tuesdays, I usually have a big lunch so that I do not have to cook dinner after running with the Run in Toulouse group. I had found Restaurant Gascon, I have mentioned it before as I joke that I feel at times I am eating at a retirement home when I go there as… Read More Some things always surprise me
I did some cleaning of the apartment in the morning. Figured it need to keep to a good cleaning routine as all the floors are white tile and any little bit of dirt I bring in on my shoes shows up. It is very different than the wood floors and rugs of my house but… Read More Backed to normal routine
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