Lyon in less than twenty-four hours
Tuesday afternoon, I cut out of work early to catch the train to Lyon, France. Waiting for me in Lyon was a veritable posse of former Bay Area All Stars: Loren, Jess, Dan and Jen. Loren lives in Grenoble, Jess was visiting him, and Dan and Jen are on their honeymoon and were in Lyon to visit some friends of the family. Since the train was late (those darn Swiss trains!), by the time I arrived, there was already an empty wine bottle on the table. Things pretty much progressed from there. I spent about 7 waking hours in the city, and it was raining and/or dark for a lot of those, so I didn't exactly see the sights. We did have a nice meal, and we did have a great time hanging out afterward, so it was an awesome mini vacation. And, of course, I found something stupid to photograph. Fig. 1: This is what Europeans think of us. If you take the time to read this sign, you'll notice some awesomely French things about it. First, it's called "American Sandwich," whic...