I spend a lot of time dreaming about where I want to travel next. A relentless sense of wanderlust buried itself deep inside of my soul many years ago, and rather than ease up with time, it seems to feed upon every new adventure. It just so happens I lucked out and married a man who was also born with a traveling spirit. So it was probably inevitable that we turned a simple gift card for a nice dinner into an excuse for a mini-moon weekend adventure. In December, I bid on and won a Relais & Chateaux gift card for a fancy dinner at our office Christmas party charity auction. So we thought... what better place to head than to the gastronomic capital of France?? You might assume like I did that Paris would hold such a title. But in fact, many consider France's second largest city, Lyon, to be the foodie capital of the country. Off to Lyon!
This place is no joke, and served one of the best meals I have ever eaten. I couldn't help taking pictures of most of the dishes - they were so beautiful! And the service was amazing. It was waaaay worth the trip, and was a really special date night with my handsome guy that I will remember forever. In total, we were in Lyon for three days. But because of the miserable weather, we ended up spending a lot of time in the museums included on the Lyon City Card (definitely worth it if you ever go). One of my favorite things that we did was to attend a traditional Lyonnaise puppet show at the Théâtre la Maison de Guignol, which is mostly geared towards children, but is equally entertaining for adults. Even though we couldn't really understand much of what they were saying, it was hilarious - I mean, how can you not enjoy a show about samurai bunnies?!? On our last day, we hiked up the Fourvière hill to check out the views of the city and the Basilique de Notre Dame de Fourvière. The pollution has hit Lyon just as bad as it's hit Paris lately, so the views came with a nice layer of smog. If you're interested in learning more about the city, Anthony Bourdain recently featured Lyon in an episode of his show on CNN, Parts Unknown. It's worth a watch.
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