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Monthly Archives: June 2009
How can you be in Dijon and not buy some mustard?
However, don’t expect to find Grey Poupon. Maille, since 1747, is *the* mustard place in Dijon. They have over 30 varieties in a variety of colors including Mango with Thai Spices, Clementine Pistachio, Pesto and Rocket, and, from the Spring 2009 … Continue reading
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Your supposed to rub the owl of Dijon with your left hand for good luck.
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Lyon has great nightlife along the Rhône river.
In some bar in a ship with tables made out of barrels that have lighted dioramas inside. Mine is a mountain ski scene. Continue reading
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French kids on a field trip at the Lyon fine arts museum. Tres cute.
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Hello Lyon – Saint Exupéry.
Took Easyjet from Madrid to Lyon. The Easyjet check in was horribly inefficient. And they charge you 20 euros to take check in an extra bag, but they don’t give you extra weight allowance for it. Makes no sense. The flight itself was ok. Continue reading
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Half and quarter bottles of wine are sold next to bottles of water at the Madrid airport. Enlightened.
If it was later in the day I’d try one out. On my way to Lyon, France. Continue reading
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Sentimental stop at Bar Noviciado
My junior year at Berkeley, I spent my spring semester in Madrid as part of the Skidmore / Tufts abroad program. I took classes at the Universidad Autonoma and the program center, and I lived with a single mother who lived by the Noviciado subway … Continue reading
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