Duane last had a haircut from the amazing Megan in early July, Paula just before we left. Yet, as we were having trouble recognizing each other because of our flowing locks, we went out for haircuts in Lyon. This is always little scary because these talented women speak less English than we do French. So basically, there was a lot of motions, waving of arms, finger scissors and holding your fingers tightly together and saying over and over, "Just a little bit!" It all worked out and we look like humans again as if we just got off the boat yesterday. Paula is a full 5 lbs. lighter and Duane can now see again. Or, as they say in Italy, "Grosso Successo!". . . . GREAT SUCCESS!
Dinner in Lyon was another Grosso Successo as well! It doesn't really matter what you eat or where you eat it . . . . It is great! Lyon's reputation as a gastronomic capital is well earned. We did find in Paris that you can get bad or mediocre food, apparently in Lyon, you can't.
The people in Lyon are terrific. We think it is because they are not overrun by tourists 12 months a year. Sure there are tourists here, but very few and they all seem nice. Tonight we were giving our Maître d a few marketing tips on how to get more people into his restaurant, he said, "No Thanks" and said they use only the low key approach of telling potential customers what great care they use in preparing their food. It is the Lyon way. Slow and easy wins the day. Probably a good lesson. By time we left at 8:30 his restaurant was nearly full and the real French dinner hour was just around the corner.
We leave here in the morning and Duane gets his Peugeot in Avignon. He warns you now that the frequency of blog posts may fall off as he'll spend a lot of time lost. See ya!
Ohhh no you can't stop the daily updates now that you have us addicted. That'd just be cruel! Sooo glad I've been in your pocket this trip. Have had loads of fun!
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