Street in Toulouse
Historic building in Toulouse
Moody street in Toulouse
Phone got stolen in Toulouse, so working on that, but I found a way to post some decent pics with an old phone
03.08.2025 20:38 β π 55 π 3 π¬ 7 π 0@thorbenson.bsky.social
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Street in Toulouse
Historic building in Toulouse
Moody street in Toulouse
Phone got stolen in Toulouse, so working on that, but I found a way to post some decent pics with an old phone
03.08.2025 20:38 β π 55 π 3 π¬ 7 π 0This was funny. Thank you
30.07.2025 13:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'll post some pictures later, but this should be known as the pigeon city. I like pigeons, so I'm not mad about it
30.07.2025 12:27 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0I got to Toulouse recently, and something I've noticed is there are just pigeons everywhere
30.07.2025 12:27 β π 23 π 0 π¬ 6 π 0This guy was just like, "Dude, you can speak English. I can tell you're an American." Lol
26.07.2025 14:15 β π 45 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0I had to fly here, so I needed these things
26.07.2025 10:33 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just got to Barcelona and this dude is saving my life. He's got pizza, water and cigarettes
26.07.2025 10:31 β π 80 π 1 π¬ 11 π 0Haha. Eating lots of Spanish food, too! Thanks for the article
25.07.2025 16:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Made a friend
25.07.2025 16:35 β π 61 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I'm back at my Mexican restaurant so I might as well be advertising it
25.07.2025 16:19 β π 42 π 1 π¬ 4 π 0I just told my server I'm going to Toulouse. "France is boring but very nice." Lolllll
25.07.2025 11:06 β π 52 π 1 π¬ 6 π 0I identify as a silly American
25.07.2025 10:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Anyway this restaurant has a pigeon as its host
25.07.2025 10:07 β π 29 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1She said that like five times and I looked at her like an idiot lol
25.07.2025 10:04 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Apparently I don't know the Spanish word for octopus because this woman just tried to explain what I was ordering and I was like, "Yeah. Whatever. That looks good."
25.07.2025 10:02 β π 42 π 0 π¬ 11 π 0Found that Jesus guy
24.07.2025 20:29 β π 29 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0I'm fucked
24.07.2025 16:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Doesn't exist
24.07.2025 16:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well, my French is worse, so that'll be fun
24.07.2025 16:50 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0I think they get it, but they're not impressed
24.07.2025 16:46 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I'm at least doing broken Spanish!
24.07.2025 16:45 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Quickly realizing that my Spanish is not great
24.07.2025 16:44 β π 37 π 1 π¬ 11 π 1The news in Spain is so much better than it is in the U.S., in my opinion
24.07.2025 16:02 β π 50 π 0 π¬ 4 π 0The owner of the first place told me she just got a crazy review. I said, "They're idiots."
24.07.2025 15:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Santos Remedio and I think it was Bardulia Donostia
24.07.2025 15:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I was going to go to this great restaurant that Anthony Bourdain went to in San Sebastian, but there was a line *far* out the door.
However, in the blog where he mentioned it, he said you can't go wrong here if you have any instinct for good food. Boy was he right. Just go with the flow here
Didn't go in. Maybe tomorrow
24.07.2025 15:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The food is so good!
24.07.2025 14:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I think I'm supposed to do selfies so here's an attempt
24.07.2025 14:08 β π 36 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0When I was a kid, I once returned from school on a rainy day and told my mom, "It's so beautiful outside." My mom said, "You're definitely my son." We both liked the rain lol
24.07.2025 13:54 β π 46 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0