Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette

This past Sunday i was able to visit this beautiful area around the couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, outside of Lyon. It is a very peaceful place to either walk around or sit and reflect on life. Our new roommate from Texas learnt how to cut the cheese in France. Believe it or not, there […]

Best Of Digoin to Roanne to Paray-le-Monial

These are my favourite photos from the trip to Bourgogne. There might be a few more, but these stood out for me. i will miss France, but i hope to return to this beautiful country again.

Digoin Encore

Perhaps i should have mentioned another negative point about being on a boat for a week; i was without internet, so i felt like i was detoxing. i had a fever, panic attacks, crying fits and night terrors. Okay, i am exaggerating a bit, but now that i am back home, i realised how much […]

La Fresque Des Lyonnais

There are many murals in Lyon, nearly 60 of them are spread out throughout the city. They are very creative and beautiful, just like the French people. If you are visiting Lyon, then i recommend that you search for the amazing works of art. La Fresque des Lyonnais displays many famous people from Lyon, e.g., […]

Perouges Encore

i went for my second visit to Perouges, with Tim and Carol, since i have lived in Lyon, France. It was even better than the first visit because this time i saw goats, really cute ones, and i saw a Frenchman shear sheep. There were some kids from a school on a field trip and […]

Living With Others

It is difficult to live with others, especially if the others are males. i have lived alone for the past 10 years, which was something new for me. In the U.S. i lived with my family (but only because i had no choice) and then when i became of age, actually before then, i lived […]

Galette des Rois

Galette des Rois (or King Cake in New Orleans where i grew up) is part of the French tradition for Epiphany. Epiphany is a Christian holiday on January 6 marking the epiphany of the infant Jesus to the Magi, but to many people in New Orleans it is the start of Mardi Gras. It was […]

Shopping in Lyon

Today begins the three weeks of discount shopping in France. It takes place twice a year, the other time is in June or July, but i cannot remember which day. Sorry. All the shops in the country sell things at a discount, which varies from shop to shop and i guess that it gets cheaper […]

Best of 2012

i just realised that i had not made a best of/worst of list for 2012. So for today i will make a best list in no particular order. – Moving to France is a lifelong dream. – The Dark Knight – great finale to the trilogy. – Moving away from Hungary – The Avengers. i […]

Fete Des Lumiere (The Festival Of Lights)

Last night was the third night of the festival, but my second night. The previous night i was much too tired and cold to go out, so i stayed indoors. The 8th of Decembre is the important day of the festival, so there were many more people and many more attractions to see. So i set […]