Lyon’s outdoor market is open everyday from around 8 AM until 1 PM. It is held on a stretch of one of the main roads along the Soâne River, and offers fresh produce as well as seafood, deli meats, rotisserie chickens, and bread. We stopped to admire an enormous pan of paella that was cooking…
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Vienne
We took a train from Lyon’s Perrache station yesterday for a day trip to Vienne, the southern-most city of the Burgundy region. About halfway into the ride, it began to drizzle slightly, and naturally by the time we arrived in Vienne, the drizzle had turned into full-on rain. Vienne’s businesses tend to be closed on Sunday and Monday,…
Barcelona night shift
As a nurse, I have a special affinity for shift workers. I used to work long night shifts in a hospital, and though my current job does not require night shifts per se, it still does occasionally call for us nurses to be up in the night to look after sick patients. Though it is physically…
Tapas, Part 2—Sagardi
Sagardi was also a new tapas bar for us. It was a very well-kept bar, full of wood and glass and extremely flattering lighting (flattering for the patrons as well as the food!). The first night we were there, it was a bit quiet so we had no idea what we were supposed to…
Tapas, Part 1–El Xampanyet
The last time that D and I were in Spain was in November, 2009. Those of you who know me well know that I am a bit obsessive about food and anything to do with it. It follows, then, that one of my fondest memories of Spain is of tapas bar-hopping every night. We would walk…
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