I’ve previously written about some of our frustrations of being based in France and really how child un-friendly it can be. One of our biggest struggles was knowing what to do with the kids on their birthdays as we found France so limiting. Luckily for us, this water park in Trevoux came recommended by one of…
Being vegan in France is hard work and it isn’t made any easier by devious restaurateurs trying to brush veganism off as a joke. You can see my previous posts on this subject here and here. Can I swap… Unlike other countries, French chefs do not take kindly to you asking if you can substitute meat…
Lac des Sapins As the summer heat of Lyon drew to an end and because we love all things hot, sunny and water, we thought it was aptly time to visit the biological pools of Lac des Sapins in the Beajoulais hills. We visited Lac des Sapins as a day trip from Lyon and spent…
Prior to moving to Lyon, we were warned by a French man from the north of France that Lyon and the south-east were particularly hostile to ‘incomers’. We laughed it off! We’re used to moving around, we’re used to adapting, we speak French, so… there’ll be no problem right! WRONG! Here are just a few…
Lyon is the self-described French city of gastronomy. I say self-described because from my perspective, unless you like sausages, it isn’t and if you’re vegetarian or even vegan, you’re going to be a bit short of choices! Let me explain why: Lunch is serious business! Lunch here is taken VERY seriously. I mean really seriously….
One sunny afternoon last year, whilst we were staying in the 1st, we decided to have a saunter over to Vieux Lyon. I’d heard that it’s rambling, narrow cobbled streets were something magnificent and that it had a huge number of quaint restaurants tucked into tiny buildings. It was true! It’s a lovely area, many…
I’m not going to hide the fact that we’ve found Lyon pretty dull. As cities go it is really regimented in its opening times and nearly everything is shut after 9pm and on a Sunday. It hasn’t made life the easiest so when I read this article showing that Lyon had an actual China Town with…
wow! That is some eye opener. Thanks.
I think it so much depends on where you chose to live. My parents live in the Charente and have an amazingly supportive network of ex-pats. Plus they know people who have set up businesses to help ex-pats adjust to France. They are privy to much inside info which is not readily available usually. Yesterday I discovered that had we gone and registered ourselves with the local Mairie, that we would have received a welcome pack, been welcomed into the community with other ‘new arrivals’ and been on the mailing list. One of the things I’ve found so hard here is that I never know what’s going on until it’s happened. Get yourself on the mailing list and you’ll find out!!