Today's my first full day in my new home of Lyon, France! It was a long day of travel between Thursday and Friday (last minute cancelled flight, 2 hour delay, then missed 2nd flight) but by the grace of God, Dave and I made it! My host family is wonderful! I live literally in the middle of the city and our apartment dates back to 1652! (though everything inside is modern now) Already I can tell my camera will be snapping shots left and right. My host father explained that as you move from west to east in the city, you can see the historical transformation of the buildings from Roman ruins to the Renaissance to modern-day. I love European architecture. There's so much depth and detail that you don't get in America just because these buildings date back to when buildings took years and years to perfect--not months or weeks.
My host father helped me buy a French phone after comparing different providers and I bought a cheap phone with unlimited texting and 10 hours of calling for the next 3 months for a decent price. We walked around the streets filled with shops and restaurants, reminded me of South Korea and how great it was living in the city there. It has a similar ambiance. Plus, it's the weekend and winter sales are still going on. Granted, their sales are still pretty expensive. But it was cool to walk around and do some window shopping.
So today is a French holiday where it is tradition to eat crêpes. We had homemade crêpes with cheese, egg, and ham and then dessert versions with nutella, sugar, and jam! I LOVE crêpes and since we made our own, I had a large share and it was delicieux. :)
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