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Layers of Lyon
From gripping modern-day street art to Roman artifacts that predate Christ’s time on earth – and a bit of Les Lyonnais in between. This was our experience of Lyon today. Murals and Street Art Found in the Croix-Rousse District Bouchon Les Lyonnais The Basilica – Notre Dame de Fourviere The Crypt (underneath the Basilica) Lugdunum
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A Droite, A Droite
Driving as a New Zealander in France (and I speak on Clive’s behalf) is slightly unnerving. Everything seems a bit backwards – that is, our natural reactions and places to look have to be reversed. You need to keep thinking “to the right” or in French, “a droite”. Interestingly, we have noticed that people tend
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Truly Fixin
If I had to leave France tomorrow, I would say “That’s ok, my heart is full.” Although, I don’t want to leave, and straight away I would ask “When are we coming back?”. But today was an especially lovely day. I feel so privileged to have experienced it. It filled me up. We have been
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Dijon
Well, it certainly began with a different feel. After spending the last few days in storybook land, my first impressions of Dijon were definitely not sweet and cutsie. But then as Clive reminded me, Dijon is a city and comes with all the city stuff. The buildings were a bit on the grimy side. Not
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On the Way to Fixin
We said au revior to sweet Auxerre this morning and headed south-west for the village of Fixin, near Dijion. Clive is purposely taking us on the scenic route, through beautiful open countyside and over narrow streets through old villages. It has been everything we imagined it would be. One of the things I’d hoped to
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The Market Up the Road
Bonjour! We trotted one hundred meters up the road this morning to the Friday market. It felt like this was where all the normal people (ie. not the fancy lot) went for their fresh produce, cheeses and meats. Lots of things to see, some familiar and other things not so much (Kate and the Sozo
Over to France
Bonjour and thank you for stopping by. My name is Renie and this is the story of my first trip (avec mon mari) to France. We flew into Paris and then journeyed south-eastward by car, through so many beautiful villages, to arrive in Nice. It was four weeks of amazingness. We were totally smitten and our lives have been forever changed! If you would like to have a peek at what we experienced, then please read on….. And if you would like to venture further with us, as we work out our future Over to France adventures, then please read on a bit further still…
Over To France 