Back so soon.. No month-long gap in between blogs this time.
I guess it's illustrative of the petite période between my Paris and Lyon trips.
This one's a bit of a long'un but it's got some goodies in it..
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Scream Queens on the train to Lyon feat. French guy with whom I shared
the four-seater area |
We were both in the wrong seats I think. I definitely was, coz it wasn't full and I wanted more space to spread my wings. And I think he was too coz he kept looking back when new people got on the train.
But neither of us moved.
Radical rail-riders.
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| Got that trusty travel slug at hang |
So yeah, arrived in Lyon, met up with Liam and then we were headed to his ex-host-family's house.. where there was Netflix YES
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| When you want that Netflix and chill at the push of a button.. |
Françoise (the woman who we stayed with) provided us with a hearty start to the day:
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| Yup, a bowl of cookies for breakfast |
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| Brekkie set up |
Such a lovely house, and a lovely woman. Gr8 times are to be had here!
She lives in a small town called Chaponnay, just out of Lyon; had a nice chill feel to it.
And this is the outside of the house:
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| Lol I kid - this is just another old, rustic, french-ass house we saw |
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| A witch's house.. |
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| And then a path.. Getting some Hansel and Gretel vibes here |
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| Old Church and graveyard in Chaponnay |
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| Drizzly morning view from the church grounds |
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| Vogue collection in the bathroom |
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| Passage from bathroom to pool |
We caught the bus each day into Lyon and spent them exploring.. and eating. Another provençal chèvre sandwich is featuring. They are just too good:
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| Saône river |
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| Hills above the river, some old walls running up the hills if you look closely |
A couple of Lyonnais alleys:
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| This one is graced by me |
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| Lollies galore in Vieux-Lyon |
Definitely went a little to hard on that sugar supply lol.
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| Knight's armour in a little alley-end medieval store |
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| Caught the cable car (v Wellingtonesque!) up Fourvière Hill |
Where there's the city's Notre Dame:
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| And the Faux Tour Eiffel |
Notre Dame's pretty interior:
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| Usher would be able to caption this photo well |
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| Little Lyon in a panorama |
Visited a 2000 year old amphitheatre which was incredible. Like, older than Jesus.
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I imagine some important ancient Romans used to hang out here.
And now I'm just wandering through it.. buzzy |
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| We can pretend that little smudge is a cloud and not my finger. Gotta maintain my top photog rep |
The above scene depicts me sitting in the amphitheatre watching myself perform. I love it.
Walking along the Saône:
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| Loving the buidlings |
Ate dinner at a place called L'Œnothèque (sorta sounds like lunatic).
Got to sit up on the mezzanine bit:
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Just like Kanye West, I am a God, in a french-ass restaurant
Hurry up with my damn croissant |
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| #vogue toilet selfie at our pad |
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| *No shame selfie* |
I couldn't resist this selfie, despite the blemish.. the lighting in our bathroom was just 2 gud.
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| Went for a run.. along the path to success. |
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| Early morning blogging |
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| Massive "praline cookie" - typical Lyon thing apparently |
Went for a wander through the Parc de la Tête d'Or which doubles as a free zoo:
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| Golden |
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Go get 'em.. lion..
No, I've got it: Why you always lion..?
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This bear is ready for some banter
Or to knock someone out |
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| Riverside afternoon |
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| Pizza for dins |
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| The barman gave us a free shot of his delish limoncello after paying |
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| Night time stuff |
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| A little shnack at the mall |
I tried on this dress in Zara, thinking it might be a cool metallic number to bust out at the next fête.
But no. I put it on and immediately imagined people yelling at me to get off the corner. So that one got put back on the rack.. Funny tho.
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| Clever.. |
Alleys are dangerously lined with skilled crêpe-crafters:
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| << no caption needed >> |
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| Busy and sunny day in a Vieux-Lyon alley |
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| The most beautiful scarf selection in Vieux-Lyon |
I bought a lovely scarf from here, it's pictured at the end.
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| Ayyyyyyyy(ers) - back to my roots |
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| Sun bathing by the Rhône |
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| Une belle journée Lyonnaise! |
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| Another day another sandwich.. |
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| Countryside running |
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| Pre-wandering café views |
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A banana.
And a crêpe and nutella and icing sugar and a mocha. |
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| Smoothie seduction? (was so dehydrated, as indicated by my dry lips) |
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| Poutin' with a fountain |
Had dinner at an amazing Italian restaurant with Françoise:
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| A bubbly red - amazing! |
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| My four cheese pizza :P |
Françoise says this place does the best pizzas in Lyon.
I think that would be a v fair call.
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| Clockwise from bottom left: Tiramisu, Floating Islands (meringues floating on crème anglaise), chocolate fondant |
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| Viex-Lyon at night |
One day, instead of walking further down the river, we floated:
And then disembarked downstream right by the most amazing food markets ever.
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| Look at olive these! |
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| Walking past this was such a pain.. |
Bought my first medjool dates since being in France, and damn they were fresh.
Str8 from Turkey m8.
Have since found a market in Valenciennes that sells these sweet little delights : ))
Also bought a big bag o' nuts from a table with a similar layout to the olives before.
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| Fellow market-goers |
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| Hit up the cinemas for a bit of French-dubbed film action |
Watched Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - I didn't mind it but it was way too diff from the book to really be called the same story.
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| La salade feat Nutella-stuffed cookie |
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| Not as gooey as I'd hoped but still real good |
Eventually it was my time to leave lovely Lyon. Hopped on a bus and slept/movie-watched my way through the 10 hour slog back to Lille.
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| Gettin' my greens in! (smoothie and matcha macaron) |
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| Pretty Lillois dawn greeting me |
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| Waiting for train back to Val |
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| Dawn, French |
And then I was back from two weeks of travels, in the safety of my cozy room and snuggly IKEA duvet. Bless it.
I'll leave ya with two pics of my beautiful scarf:
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| Me admiring it |
And I think that based on the amount of food photos there are, you shouldn't be too surprised to hear that I've just finished sewing together a hole in the butt-area of my jeans.
It was always a wonder why they hadn't already split. Apparently it just took a few more servings of cheese to push them to breaking point..
Ah well!
#BigBootyLife
Living the dream.
Keep living yours my friends.
Wisdom from Madeleine.
Au revoir xx
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