Bonjour everyone! I'm back from the dead a few days ago. I apologize for being gone from the blog...I'm sure my Mom caught you up-to-snuff with my predicament. Let's just say that I was enjoying my time in Lyon (pronounced like "Yonne"...I don't understand the French and their wacky language. They have "L"s in words and don't pronounce them...then they insert "L" sounds into words that have no "L"s. What the "L"???). Lyon is a beautiful city with a lot of history. I learned all about "Le Resistance," which had its base of operations here during WWII. This city has a lot of secret passages you can sneak through that the Resistance used to evade the Nazis. Lyon also has some great farmers markets where you can purchase some tasty wine. Quite tasty. Just watch how much you consume.
Our hostel in Lyon was the best we've had this entire trip. It was up on a tall hill in the St. Georges district, and it overlooked the entire city with its sprawling rivers. I would just hang out there on the patio for hours looking down at the city. The environment at the hostel was quite fun. It was especially a hoot watching the flamboyantly gay Frenchman/bartender turn the place into a discotecque and start getting all Coyote Ugly on us, dancing and laying all over the counter top and humping chairs. We talked with several of the travelers going through. During the infamous wine drinking episode, I had a great time talking with a guy from Thailand who had just graduated from film school in London and was going back home to direct commercials in his native country. I learned important stuff from him, such as where to get the best kebabs in France, and to not see the "Transformers" movie because it is supposedly pure summer popcorn movie crap.
But now we are in Paris, and I must admit, I am pleasantly surprised. Everything anyone has told me about this place has been wrong. This is a great city and it's not at all disgusting, or rude, or the hellhole every jaded stuck-up American I've met along the way has made it out to be. We caught the end of Le Tour de France on Sunday. It was nuts...I was trapped in a sea of bodies waiting for the bikers to come down the Champs-Elysses. But we saw the bikers ride by about 14 or so times, which was great. I was so happy for how our guy Levi did, and how Team Discovery Channel did. It was definitely worth seeing this.
Eric and I have spent the rest of our time here exploring the city. We went to the Louvre yesterday, and to all the big monuments the day prior. Today we'll be hitting Notre Dame, the Orsay museum, Montmarte and other things, then try to see Versailles tomorrow. I love this place. I could spend a week or more here if possible. The only problem is the price of everything here, but hey...it's Paris. Just suck it up and enjoy it.
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