Our First Week in France
Friday 08/25 was a bit of a disaster. The French really don't do car rentals particularly well, particularly at railway stations. We couldn't even find the Hertz car rental return place. When we finally did (returning another car) a week later, you returned the car at one place, then walked 500 meters to return the keys ...
Saturday: The apartment was so nicely set up we hardly had to buy anything. We just headed to Auchan (French Target) to buy groceries, items and kill time waiting for Hannah's entrance test.
Sunday: All things logistics done, we headed of to Vieux Lyon (old town Lyon). Visited some nice old churches (St Augustine?) and roamed the old town and discovered huge farmers market (one of many in Lyon).
Monday/Tuesday: More shopping and preparing for Hannah's test. Hannah and Constance visited their first Michelin rated restaurant aptly named Le Restaurant (https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Saint_Priest-69800-Le_Restaurant-177321-41102)
Wednesday: The big test. Hannah was a little nervous. There were about 20 other kids. But we had no back up plan if she didn't get in (all other local schools were for French speaking children). She had the test and then we headed off to Vienne an old Roman town and their Amphitheater.
Thursday/Friday: Chilling and waiting through the calm before the storm/school. Visited the Confluence Museum, a huge parc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_de_la_Tête_d%27Or). Kids got scooters to blend in with the other kids.
Saturday/Sunday: More chilling. Did our first big bike ride.
Saturday: The apartment was so nicely set up we hardly had to buy anything. We just headed to Auchan (French Target) to buy groceries, items and kill time waiting for Hannah's entrance test.
Sunday: All things logistics done, we headed of to Vieux Lyon (old town Lyon). Visited some nice old churches (St Augustine?) and roamed the old town and discovered huge farmers market (one of many in Lyon).
Monday/Tuesday: More shopping and preparing for Hannah's test. Hannah and Constance visited their first Michelin rated restaurant aptly named Le Restaurant (https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Saint_Priest-69800-Le_Restaurant-177321-41102)
Wednesday: The big test. Hannah was a little nervous. There were about 20 other kids. But we had no back up plan if she didn't get in (all other local schools were for French speaking children). She had the test and then we headed off to Vienne an old Roman town and their Amphitheater.
Thursday/Friday: Chilling and waiting through the calm before the storm/school. Visited the Confluence Museum, a huge parc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_de_la_Tête_d%27Or). Kids got scooters to blend in with the other kids.
Saturday/Sunday: More chilling. Did our first big bike ride.
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