Blogs from Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe - page 2

Bonjour à tous, Tout à une fin et ce soir c'est notre dernier rendez vous, pour cette année sur ce blog. Cette année aura été le voyage le plus court 37 jours, par rapport à 2015, 84 jours, mais aux USA on est dans une autre dimension. Un mot sur la journée d'aujourd'hui. 8h30, Je quitte Verbania (lac Majeure) 13h30 maison. La route enfin 450km d'autoroute impeccable, surtout ne mettez pas le CB trop loin, c'est en permanence qu'il faut la sortir, au total une nuit dans un bel hôtel, mais pas en Roumanie. J'avais fait le choix de passer par le tunnel du Mont Blanc 11,6km, à lui tout seul c'est une nuit de luxe en Roumanie. Je ne l'avais jamais emprunté, mais je ne regrette pas. La montée par le Val d'Aoste, c'est super. ... read more

November 14, 2019 Lyon, France Anyone care for life’s little ironies? Two days I’m too sick to leave the apartment. Tuesday and Wednesday: bright sunrises, clear skies, brilliant sunshine. Today,? I finally managed to sleep, I’m feelin’ a million times better, I feel NORMAL!. Ready to see more of the town on our last full day! Of course, it’s rainin’ an’ blowin’ and cold. (Not Edmonton last weekend cold, mind you.) Yeah. Shrug. What ya gonna do? (I have read a LOT of books in the last couple of days – thank God that for the lovely Internet and Edmonton Public Library’s digital collection! Susan has read a lot, cleaned the hell out of this place (again) and only really gone out for groceries a few times.) We need a break from all that non-stop literary ... read more

Remembrance Day, 2019 Lyon, France Sorry about the absence of entry yesterday, those of you who were waiting anxiously for the latest gems to trip off my keyboard. I have been fighting a cold/cough for, geez, most of this vacation. Most days it has gone pretty well, but yesterday was, hm, shall we say, what’s the right word? Crap. Yes, that’s it, crap. Today is much better and, since I have had COFFEE!!!, the world is a significantly cheerier place. So, while Susan is going though her preparations for the day, I have time to write to you. Come to think of it, this is the first time I have been able to work to my customary schedule, blogging in the morning, on this entire trip! (Some mornings, I have had a double espresso and then ... read more

Lyon, Halloween night Sorry there are no pics today but Wifi was down for a while. Now it's too late and I'm too tired to fight with this machine. Tomorrow, I promise to come back and insert them. Happy Halloween! (Has one ever gone by without someone making a “nice mask” crack? On such tiny coincidences are perfectly ridiculous themes built. Keep reading – you’ll see!) Here in FIRST class on the TGV Lyria headed for Basel, Geneva, Mulhouse and Paris. Well, in eight or 10 minutes we’ll be headed there. We are such experienced travellers now! No more do we sit in first class seats waiting for someone to come along and tell us to move, laughing lightheartedly as we helplessly waive vouchers showing that we have actually paid for the space. Not that that ... read more

Today we met with Clara and her family. In the morning we walked through old town until noon. We met Clara and her family at Moustache for lunch. We had a great time talking about when Sriracha and Clara were together in both th U.S. and in France in 2016. Clara and Charlise both go to school and have English in school so they both speak it very well. Virginie and Jimmy both speak some English as well so we didn't really have any issues with conversation. After lunch we took the Funiculaire Fourvaire, an uphill tram that is part of the Meto, to see the Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere. The basilica was very beautiful. The overlook of the city was amazing. We walked down past the Roman Theatres and then through the gardens back ... read more