Etap Hotel Lyon Villefranche sur Saone Villefranche-sur-Saône

... that. Last year at this exact time I had my bags packed in advance and was ready to get the hell out of France.

This time I can’t fathom packing my bags to leave. I know it’s a good seven months down the road but the idea of having to say goodbye to this time in my life and to the family who I have come to love as my own is unfathomable. Julie and I have grown so much closer and I adore that she sees me as a big sister. It was ...

... financier quand même pas très beau avec des bâtiments des années 70-80 pas très jolie), des énormes centres commerciaux avec plein plein de boutiques, plus de pub...

On ensuite s'est rendu à l'appartement...7ieme étage...jpense j'ai jamais été aussi haute que ca en Europe! Les hôtels sont généralement des genres de 15-35 chambres c'est tout...mais la...c'était quand même assez gros!
Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France marianm

... gelaterie. Lovely Lis could tell me what all the flavours I didn't know were, so that was handy!

After that we did some window shopping, visited a few other nice streets in Lyon and ate gorgeous little cakes at a posh chocolate shop. Yum! I had a rum soaked custard sponge tart topped with a raspberry and a square of devine chocolate gateaux topped with a chocolate coated almond. The lady bought over the whole silver platter filled with different tiny cakes and I selected ...

... in a small commune called Vezelay. This small hilltop town has a great little main street, with an Abby at the top, all of which has been given UNESCO World Heritage Site status. While here, we had to take a photo of the hot air balloon ride sign, and then had a wander round. We went up to the Abbey and had a look inside, and it was an awesome building. We went down into the crypt below the church floor, and saw an old piece of ...

... I mean I know I have been kept out of it for the most part but it still affects me without my being able to control it). I have decided to NOT deal with most of what’s going on, primarily because I already had a mental breakdown last year and really need to hold off on the next one (JOKE). No but I just CANT deal with it right now. I absolutely cant, so I put it upstairs in the closet and I see it when I open the closet (call home) but when I ...

... I am feeling great. I don’t know if that has anything to do with starting the meds that the Dr. prescribed for my poor little tummy or if it has everything to do with my boost in confidence for the way things have turned around. But my attitude has change completely and I wake up much happier and don’t sweat the small stuff as much as I usually do.

Though in the last blog I wrote about how in general I haven’t been sweating ...

... look three months pregnant from bloating issues. I have stomach pain and it just sucks. It messes with my digestive system and it just blows overall. It also keeps me from keeping track of my weight, which I do yes I know, because when I am bloated and **** the scale is off and I cant judge my eating habits as well.

That as well is another problem in its own, keeping my figure. As you ...

... on part en voyage on oublie tjrs d amener certains trucs bien utiles et on amene du superflus. Ex: J n ai pas amené de couteau de poche mais 6 chandails gris...et un livre plate... ou alors une assiette de voyage mais pas de gobelet ni d ustensils ou encore mieux des besoins physiques de base mais aucune intimité. PS: La vu a Lyon depuis les hauteurs est tout simplement incroyablement belle.

... by a Fanta...almost 4 euros, not bad, not bad! Man'U had 2 burgers ( a big mac, and something else) with fries and a milk shake...almost 12 euros. And oh oh oh, I tried fries with Mayo for the first time!!! (and the french word that comes to my mind is dégueulasse--disgusting!!!) Lyon was fun, I was satisfied to finally have passed through it and NOT spent my entire time in the train station( like before while going to Vienne to work at Tour de Buis)

... ooooold house and, after minor trespassing, got some great pics. We luckily happened on a bus that was heading to Lyon, where we mastered the metro (two stops), found the FANTASTIC Sunday market in Lyon and took a back road tour of old Lyon. Mani and Cedric met us later for late lunch. Though Sahar and I both enjoyed our ham and emmantal crepes, Mani was turned off by the ...