Far From Florida

Scholars have said for many centuries that Lyon is the greatest city ever created and known to mankind. We were able to come to this very same conclusion through days of rigorous study and a number of meditative and highly enlightening naps. 

Over the course of a month, our surrogate home, with her many scenic stairways and slopes and narrow-street-passageway-things, treated us fairly. Her petites epiceries fed our hunger for gourmandic delight, her close-knit apartments housed our travel-worn souls, and her nights sang to us - often, literally. It was the perfect choice: perfect apartment, perfect city. The gastronomic capital of France. We had a perfect time. It has, however, sadly come time for us to bid adieu to her haughty hills and serene surroundings. Our departure from Lyon appropriately marks the beginning of the end of our trip. It was the centerpiece of our vacation, and her cobblestone streets and pleasant people will be sorely missed.

We are now less than two days from returning to our homeland.

It’s currently 12:30 here in Carcassonne, where we’ve spent the last day. We have a train at 7:30 in the morning to Paris for Bastille day. We will post pictures and updates later because we are tired. But! Know that Carcassonne has a big castle.

-Dictated by Alex, transcribed and embellished by Teal