Author Archives: Lukie Gooda

ALBI, the BEAUTY of this region…where the Toulouse Lautrec m Albigenses the members of a heretical sect in southern France in the 12th–13th centuries, identified with the Cathars. Their teaching was a form of Manichaean dualism, with an extremely strict … Continue reading →

This word SAUDADE is for the portuguese speakers ONLY! It is one word that says a thousand words or more…. but it is lost in translation in other languages. This is a time when you really need need to talk … Continue reading →

Here in Mystique Le Ville Rose Toulouse…the most amazing coincidences happens with me while walking in Toulouse streets …. Familiar faces that I never met…situations I have never dreamed of and here we are…We keep walking on the beautiful medieval churches … Continue reading →

Irish Blessing “May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shines warm on your face, may the rains fall soft upon your fields, and, until we meet again…may God hold you … Continue reading →

Martin and Nina Gabriella in Paris! The sunshine autumn day inspired them to take a long walk …from Porte Maillot to Franklin Roosevelt…Champs des Elysee Arch du Triomphe … Place the Concorde and Clemenceau… Stopping to enjoy the Seine Riviere … Continue reading →

Learning French it is not easy as I thought… my teacher Sophie makes it seems so easy and when I get to practice on the streets…oh my God!!! How embarassing! Not fun! But the french have been putting up with … Continue reading →