In France

I'm not walking yet but I'm getting closer  Travel yesterday from Sacramento to Toulouse via Seattle and Amsterdam went smoothly. I only watched one movie (Encanto, I loved it) and got enough sleep to make jet lag pretty minimal

The picture is my cousin Juliette at her flower shop in downtown Toulouse.  I'm staying at her house in a village outside of town for a couple of nights with her husband and two boys (6&8). 

It's really fun communicating with a 6 year old without a common language. I was able to remember enough French to say intelligent things like "where are the cats?" and "I want some chocolate too."  He is great at facial expressions and hand signals.  I was also reminded of my favorite French word yesterday... "Poubelle". It is such a nice sounding word. It means "trash can".

Tomorrow I take the train to St. Jean Pied de Port, the starting point for my walk. 

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  1. CarmenSeptember 16, 2022 at 11:43 AM

    Oooh ... I've never been to Toulouse! It's on my list of places to visit!

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