I know what my favorite memory from Lyon will be, and I've just barely left. The Notre Dame basilica de Fourviere is on the edge of a high hill, visible almost everywhere in Lyon. I was in the city on a Sunday, which means church services and choirs singing. And sing they did. I think the location of the church atop the hill allowed their voices to carry. I heard them crossing the bridge way below, at the Soane river! It was like being serenaded during my walk do...

Nice was the home of Matisse and used to be very popular with British vacationers who loved to walk the promenade. I stayed just off of Place Massena at Villa St exupery beach, one of two quite famous/ popular hostels. They have tons of activities including sailing- unfortunately all were cancelled or not full enough when I was there. The square has an art installation called "conversations" and consists of 7 meditating figures atop of poles, each representing a ...

In one day, I saw Angelina Jolie in Cannes and ate pizza in Ventimiglia, Italy. Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Monte-Carlo and Ventimiglia are all along the Mediterranean Sea and I, for some reason, thought it was a good idea to see them all in one day lol. Granted I'm staying in Nice so including it isn't really fair. I started the day in Cannes, because the film festival is on right now. I took pictures at the Croisette red carpet, walked past many areas in which I co...

I read that Avignon is a small town so I was planning to do a day trip to Aix-en-Provence as well. However the train was booked up so after I went to the tourist office, I decided to book an afternoon tour of Provence instead! In the hours before the tour, I visited the main sights in Avignon, including Palais Des Papes and Pont Saint-Benezet. The Pope Palace is a large palace that 7 popes came to from the Vatican during the Babylonian Captivity. It is quite th...

I stayed in Montpellier for two nights. It has a lovely Place de la Comedie (I've been noticing they use a lot of the same street and square names in France) and a pedestrian promenade. There is also a large shopping mall called Polygone. Walk behind the mall and you'll find place de l'Europe which features a *huge* Olympic sized pool. Keep walking and you'll reach Antigone, an area with nice government buildings, water, fountains, a statue and many restaurants. ...