Greetings from lovely Lyon!
As you may have noticed, [or not, if your life does not revolve around this fabulous publication], we were not in France last year!!
Getting here was a bit of an adventure. The French government has not exactly been welcoming to Americans. When France finally decided to open its doors to us, it was with the proviso that we be able to prove that we were fully vaccinated against Covid, could prove via a PCR test that we didn’t have Covid now, AND sign an “Attestation Form” confirming that we didn’t have Covid symptoms and hadn’t been in contact with anyone with Covid. Whew! So getting “our” apartment reservation in Lyon, plane tickets, and TGV (train) tickets in advance of France’s welcome was a bit of act of faith. Obviously, all went well, and we are happily ensconced in the apartment on rue Moncey.
So, what have we been up to since arriving last Wednesday? Well, we have to admit that we have been mostly getting over jet-lag along and dealing with a bit of a heat wave. However, we’ve made some forays out to check on some of our favorite places to make sure they are still the same/in business. After all, it’s been two years and a Covid epidemic since our last visit. We have been recognized and welcomed by the folks at our favorite boulangerie. They actually remembered the kind of coffee we order(!), and also gave us one of their yummy baguettes as we left. And, our favorite MonoPrix security guard recognized us and greeted us with bonjours and ça vas.
It is just really great to be back in our second home, lovely Lyon!
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