Lunch
Book I am putting together in class taught by Wendy Addison
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Chateau Dumas Photos
My bedroom window
chocolate croissant
View of Sunflower field from the pool
My Beautiful bedroom
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Toulouse Day 2
Saturday is market day in the square. Everyone is picking out and picking up their fruit, pouillet (chicken), meat, cheeses and spices for the week. There of course is bread which is bought daily, books, bags, luggage and rugs for sale.
Surrounding the square are many cafes where there is lots of people watching, drinking of espressos and talking.
I made it into the Pharmacie for a couple of necessities that I had forgotten, found a market to purchase a large container of fruit juice, stopped in a baguette shop and bought a "Vesuvio" sandwich (tomato, cheese, and herbs de Provence) which they toasted and a Granite (frozen drink) to take away (they don't say "to go" here) to my room.
I just wandered the streets of the old city today and decided not to go to Carcassone because of the crowds. If I had a comrade in arms to march along with me I would have gone. One can make all kinds of different plans, but some of the best decisions are made in the moment and this was one of safety and numbers.
No cell phone service, but email, blog and facebook are fine. All I have to do is think back to 10th year of high school and remember I had none of those things. You literally went more than a week without talking to anyone back home and your letters and postcards arrived after you were home.
Surrounding the square are many cafes where there is lots of people watching, drinking of espressos and talking.
I made it into the Pharmacie for a couple of necessities that I had forgotten, found a market to purchase a large container of fruit juice, stopped in a baguette shop and bought a "Vesuvio" sandwich (tomato, cheese, and herbs de Provence) which they toasted and a Granite (frozen drink) to take away (they don't say "to go" here) to my room.
I just wandered the streets of the old city today and decided not to go to Carcassone because of the crowds. If I had a comrade in arms to march along with me I would have gone. One can make all kinds of different plans, but some of the best decisions are made in the moment and this was one of safety and numbers.
No cell phone service, but email, blog and facebook are fine. All I have to do is think back to 10th year of high school and remember I had none of those things. You literally went more than a week without talking to anyone back home and your letters and postcards arrived after you were home.
Friday, June 24, 2011
1st Day in Toulouse
I have arrived in lovely Toulouse! Beautiful architecture, canal du midi, Garrone river and lots of students here in the old town.
The first pictures were in the taxi and then pulling up to the hotel. Capitole square is just outside the door and my 3rd floor window. It's the first time I have really seen a square in France. Right now it feels more like Italy and their many squares.
The flight over was great. I almost didn't make the connection from Florida/Atlanta to the Atlanta/Paris. Everyone was on the plane and their were just three people left getting on. And guess what flight they were on? Yep, you guessed it...mine! Florida was slooooww with everything today. Somebody get those people some coffee!
It is 1:05pm right now here and the jet lag is starting to hit me since it's just 6 or 7 o'clock at home and I haven't slept a wink. Too excited! Oh my, the Air France airline food is sooo good! I kept my menu but don't feel like digging it out right now...catch it later.
I shall give the tour of my room also, bidet in the bathroom and all.
Thanks to the DH for the new camera and Sav's quick lesson! Hopefully they will get better as I go along.
Lively square that I will check out better tomorrow.
Pulling up to the Crowne
Where I will be residing with my ear plugs
very, very soon.
Le Bidet
Got to love the amenities!
Bonsoir, mes amies! A-bien-tot! (That should be, "Goodnight my friends! See you soon!)
The first pictures were in the taxi and then pulling up to the hotel. Capitole square is just outside the door and my 3rd floor window. It's the first time I have really seen a square in France. Right now it feels more like Italy and their many squares.
The flight over was great. I almost didn't make the connection from Florida/Atlanta to the Atlanta/Paris. Everyone was on the plane and their were just three people left getting on. And guess what flight they were on? Yep, you guessed it...mine! Florida was slooooww with everything today. Somebody get those people some coffee!
It is 1:05pm right now here and the jet lag is starting to hit me since it's just 6 or 7 o'clock at home and I haven't slept a wink. Too excited! Oh my, the Air France airline food is sooo good! I kept my menu but don't feel like digging it out right now...catch it later.
I shall give the tour of my room also, bidet in the bathroom and all.
Thanks to the DH for the new camera and Sav's quick lesson! Hopefully they will get better as I go along.
very, very soon.
Bonsoir, mes amies! A-bien-tot! (That should be, "Goodnight my friends! See you soon!)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
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