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	Photo album: Paris, France, Europe, 11-16 Feb 2008 Click photo to view photo album World Heritage
	Photo album: Chartres, France, Europe, 13 Feb 2008 Click photo to view photo album World Heritage
	Photo album: Lyon, France, Europe, Apr-May 2007 Click photo to view photo album World HeritageLyon is the second largest city in France, we decided to come to Lyon to do a 2-week language course on the recommendation of a French teacher whom we met in Hong Kong. We quite like the city, as it is not as busy (and stressful) as Paris, there is an old town which is both interesting and historical e.g Ancient churches, Roman Theatre, French Puppet (Guignol) etc. Lyonnais cuisine has it own unique offering, we had dinner at some well known restaurants like Orsi (Chef Perrie Orsi, nice and high-end restaurant), Brasserie Georges (nice and affordable) and Le Sud ("The South", also nice and affordable one of the restaurants by "The best chef in France" Paul Bocuse). Paul Bocuse's flagship restaurant is also in the outskirt of Lyon, we missed it this time.
	Photo album: Lyon, France, Europe, Apr-May 2007 Click photo to view photo album We went to Lyon and took on a 2-week course at Lyon Bleu International, a small friendly French language school near the central area of Lyon. We heard about this school from a former teacher who now lives in Hong Kong. We had a fun 2-week and met many nice classmates from Germany, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Sweden etc. Adding multimedia elements like music and movie to the traditional teaching, we think this is something in between our Paris School (very interactive and more practice on spoken French) and the Antibes School (more traditional teaching). Paris is a busy capital with many interesting things to offer, and Lyon is more relax, cleaner and nice in many other ways. The school helped us to find the accommodation and the rate was quite reasonable and included breakfast and wifi access. The room was pretty decent with ensuite toilet, shower, kitchen facilities. It was also within walking distance (20 minutes on foot) from the school.
	Photo album: Tallories, France, Europe, Apr 2007 Click photo to view photo album While we were staying at Annecy, we took this boat ride around the lake and stopped by Tallories which is a small town also by the lake side. We visited a small shop and met with the owner's family who appreciates oriental culture very much, and they have spent much time in places like India and Nepal. This is part of our 2-week French language trip in Lyon.
	Photo album: Annecy, France, Europe, Apr 2007 Click photo to view photo album Annecy is a very beautiful city by the lake and there is a river that runs through it which gives a feel of Venice. There are many nice restaurants. There was a marathon while we were there. We enjoyed walking along the art market that is open every Sunday morning. We also took a very pleasant boat ride around the lake. It was very sunny weekend. This is part of our 2-week French language trip in Lyon.
	Photo album: Dijon, France, Europe, Apr 2007 Click photo to view photo album We had a pretty relaxing time in Dijon visiting gardens and some pretty government buildings. This is part of our 2-week French language trip in Lyon.
	Photo album: Bourgogne, France, Europe, Apr 2007 Click photo to view photo album Bourgogne is of course famous for its wine. Here we visited some wineyard and tasted some wine, we had a very knowledgeable local guide to explain to us and show us round. Learn more about what it means to be Grand Cru wine. This is part of our 2-week French language trip in Lyon.
	Photo album: Beaune, France, Europe, Apr 2007 Click photo to view photo album Beaune is a small town with some historical site such as Hotel Dier Hospices de Beaune which was builr in the 15th century and was once used as a hospital. We had a very nice dinner at a local restaurant (rather expensive) but was well worth it, it is called Le Jardin des Remparts. This is part of our 2-week French language trip in Lyon.
	Photo album: Fecamp, France, Europe, Mar 2006 Click photo to view photo album The Normandie coast is white, sharp cliff, simply magnificent. Very similar type of cliff can be found in England, I was told that they were the same piece of land many many years ago...

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