A Desert Rat on the North African Coast...: June 2008

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Lyon!!!

This past week I went to Lyon, France with a friend. It was amazing! Here are some pictures from the trip!

Food Tour of Lyon Part 1... Bacon and cheese on a Jalapeno cheddar bagel! and ROOT BEER

This is a statue in Lyon. There are lion statues everywhere but this one was my favorite.

Botanical Gardens!

There was a zoo in the park. These are Barbary Lions from Northern Africa!

I love Giraffes

Ducks on the lake in the park

Lyon is the birth place of this kind of puppet show. This little guy got beat with a stick

This sign made sure people knew that there was a 20 minute limit on bathroom use.....

This is an awesome park! It has a water works game that teaches kids about water flow

These Turks were trying to get into the EU by giving away free hugs to show that they are friendly. Fun times

Amazing Cathedral on a hill top in Lyon. Listening to the chruch bells on Sunday was amazing!

Food Tour of Lyon Part 2: Toasted Subway Club Sandwich with BBQ chips!

Food Tour Part 3: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!

Food Tour Part 4: Grande Mocha with Almond

Sunday, June 8, 2008

From the Big City to the Bigger City to a Small town.... and back again!

It has been a busy couple of weeks around here. Here are some highlights from my last couple of weeks....

Some friends from the States arrived a couple of weeks ago (and I actually DROVE them home from the airport and hour away... way scary).

I went and spent a day in the biggest city in the country. I ate some Finger Lickin' Good Chicken at KFC and went to a dance recital.

I spent a few days in a small village in the northern part of the country. There is no well in this city and water has to be brought in from a well that is almost three hours away! I stayed with a local family and spent my days making pottery, playing with kids and drinking tea with the neighbors.