France

[May 2026] On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,…

[May 2026] We easily arrived at Cour St-Emilion station, the nearest metro station to our reserved hotel, via Metro Line 14 from Orly Airport in Paris, France. It was smoother than we expected; we arrived…

[Oct. 2025] Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit…

[Oct. 2025] On our final day of a short trip to Lyon, France, the sky was a deep blue, a stark contrast to the previous day. First, we went to see the cathedral in the…

[Sept. 2025] After a meal in Pérouges, one of France‘s most beautiful villages, we enjoyed a stroll around the town. The village originally developed around a fortress built in the 12th century. Despite being located…

[Sept. 2025] On this day, we travelled from Lyon, France, where we were staying, to the nearby village of Pérouges. I had previously searched for easy day trips from Lyon, and Pérouges was the first…

[Sept. 2025] On our second day in Lyon, France, we climbed Fourvière Hill after lunch. There’s a funicular, so we decided to use that. The 72-hour metro ticket we bought on the first day was…

[Sept. 2025] Near the hotel we stayed at in Lyon, France, we came across a folkloric-looking building with a simple red pattern on its exterior walls. I thought it was probably a monastery, but we…

[July 2023] That night, we went to see a ballet at the Opera House (Palais Garnier) in Paris, which was one of the purposes of this trip to France. What was different from previous years…