Wednesday June 5, 2019 We wake up to a beautiful day and Carol starts us out by making an amazing breakfast from our grocery excursion. Today we will learn about Lugdunum (Lyon) which was founded in 43 A.D. Lugdunum was a transportation hub for the administration of Roman Gaul and the Roman Emperors Claudius and […]
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Month: June 2019
French Stair Stepper
Tuesday June 4, 2019 We enjoy another nice breakfast although a much earlier one than yesterday as our train to Lyon leaves at 0753. After breakfast, we check out and walk to the train station. Our train shows up on time so it looks like we will not be affected by the strike. Two hours […]
A Day at the Beach
Monday June 3, 2019 We love it when we can take it easy in the morning. Today is one of those days and to top it off, breakfast is included here. We are surprised by the nice spread put out by this IBIS hotel. There is cheese, meat, bread, croissants, pastries, and hard boiled eggs. […]
A French Lake
Sunday June 2, 2019 Our train this morning is pretty early so no cooked breakfast today. We walk the very quiet early Sunday Avignon morning to the train station. We have two regional trains today with a change in a place called Valence Ville. We are headed to the small town of Annecy. This town […]
Our Own French Meal
Saturday June 1, 2019 Avignon is getting us a bit used to sleeping in. Another nice breakfast by Carol and we are out the door earlier than yesterday at 0950. We were not planning on doing much but taking a morning walk. Instead, we end up doing the other two museums that are free. As […]