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FRANCE

France is a beautiful country with a lot of culinary wonders, divine designs & interesting culture. I hope to update this page with more of our travels!

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  • 1 Lyon
      • 1.0.1 Driving there for the Festival of Lights December 2021
      • 1.0.2 Taking the train to Food Trip
  • 2 Divonne les Bains
  • 3 Paris
  • 4 Cote d’Azur

Lyon

France’s Capital of Gastronomie is definitely a must for foodies. Our first visit for the Festival of Lights we didn’t book any reservations in the well-rated restaurants so we couldn’t get a table. That’s why we went back just to food trip lol!

Driving there for the Festival of Lights December 2021

  • Driving to & from Lyon snowstorm vs clear weather Dec 10
  • Lyon Centre Château Perrache hotel review of the privilege hotel room & amenities
  • Château Perrache bar & breakfast review our dinner at the bar & the breakfast buffet
  • Le Grand Réfectoire Michelin listed resto in Grand Hôtel-Dieu a grand historical complex
  • Grand Hôtel-Dieu surprise ballet performance & Christmas market in historical hospital structure
  • Festival of Lights Dec 11 8:30pm
  • Five Guys our first time eating in this fastfood joint
  • Going around Lyon See the Bartholdi Fountain, Roman Amphitheater & Montée de la Grande-Côte
  • Brasserie Georges Serving fine food & beer for almost 200 years!

Taking the train to Food Trip

  • Taking the train to & from Lyon & getting around
  • Lyon Centre Château Perrache hotel why we had to change one of our rooms
  • LYON BITES: L’Institut Restaurant
  • Place Bellecour the best view is from the Ferris wheel
  • Shopping in Lyon King Jouet for kids & Zara Home for mamas
  • Saku Restaurant a Bib Gourmand Japanese resto that’s worth the detour
  • Parc de la Tête d’Or fun for the whole family including pets
  • Sometimes you just want casual Indian & Pizza
  • Brasserie Georges this time we had to line up & stay at the bar

Divonne les Bains

Divonne is literally 5mins from us, so we do a lot of our grocery & bread shopping there.

  • Carrefour
  • Aux des Armes bakeshop
  • Lidl

Paris

  • Hotel Henriette Paris

Cote d’Azur

  • Hotel La Villa Nice Victor Hugo in Cot d’Azur
  • Favorite Bites in Nice, Cot d’Azur

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