Lyon

Yesterday, seven of us went to Lyon, the second biggest city in France. Our train dropped us off right in front of an enormous mall; which is veryyy dangerous for a group of girls. We had a look around inside and of course the stores and the things inside them were amazing, but I exerted a considerable amount of self control and only bought presents for a few people so far! What a loved about the mall was that there wasn't a huge food court, but patisseries and delis every couple of stores. Even the McDonalds had croissants and tartes on the counter! After that, we wandered around the town for a bit, saw a couple of cathedrals and then found a place for lunch. We sat an an outdoor cafe and I got the salade feta et mozz. It was one of the best salads I've ever had, very fresh and colorful. Then, we made our way past more expensive stores and took a very tourist-y picture with the huge ONLY LYON sign they had by the tourist center. Next we weaved our way through a maze of restaurants and candy shops and finally had to run and catch our bus!

Today has been very stormy and cloudy and the first day I have been able to sleep in and do absolutely nothing. I went for a run near the Alpes (the mountains surrounding Chambery) which was awesome, and I'm about to do some homework. I do have to confess, I also watched a few episodes of The Real World and Jersey Shore.