Yesterday was mayoral elections here in France. The mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, was up for re-election (he was elected to his first term in 2020). His main opponent, Jean-Michel…
On Saturday, we enjoyed a picnic at the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon. We traveled via the Vélo'v eBike service. We enjoyed our food, even if we had to fight off a couple of geese. We visited the free zoo featuring giraffes, as well as the botanical garden, which inspired future explorations.
Last weekend, we hiked Mont Thou, starting with a 15-20 minute bus ride to Saint-Fortunat. Despite encountering steep sections, the trail was enjoyable, with friendly passersby. We discovered ancient stone huts called "Cabornes" and relaxed in meadows.
French farmers are protesting the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement, which eliminates tariffs and imposes import quotas. While farmers oppose it, wine producers have mixed feelings, and environmentalists strongly object. The deal was paused by the EU parliament. In contrast, a far-right march in Lyon saw minimal public support and response from authorities.
Today is my favorite husband's birthday! We took it pretty easy, but we did do a few special things for him. Saturday night, Lilian and I snuck the fixings for…
Today, we had our first run-in with bureaucracy. We showed up at the bank for our appointment to open an account, only to discover that they wanted us to have…
Remember in the early days of social media when everyone was like "nobody cares what you have for lunch?" And then literal nazis started posting the worst takes imaginable? And…
One of my favorite phrases that M. Richardson taught us in High School French was "métro, boulot, dodo." It basically means, "I take the metro, I go to work, I…
This morning, we walked over to our local open air market and bought the supplies for a picnic lunch. Lilian came with us this time, and it was so heartening…
Today we learned a valuable lesson. Just because the French don't generally wear shorts or flip-flops, it's not a good idea to go sightseeing wearing a black t-shirt, long black…
As promised, this is what the stairwell of our Airbnb looks like: Lots of character, lots of walking carefully to make sure I don't trip and fall and break my…
We made it! We had a bit of a complicated journey, with me on a roundtrip ticket and Kristian and Lilian flying one-way. It worked out well that we flew…