- Caught a ride with Eve to SeaTac around 1115a. For the long flight, got row 28J/K, unfortunately next to the bathroom and one of the doors wouldn't stay closed, leaving the light on during our "pretend" sleep. Individual TV was nice, watched "Green Zone" and "Iron Man 2", both pretty good and passed the time. In-flight food was good, and saw the sunrise over Scotland (we knew it was Scotland due to tracking the plane's progress on the TV, a very nice feature).
- At Paris CDG, 3-4 hour layover including passport and additional security (term. 2F). Terminal was new and had lots of light. 1 hr. flight to Lyon. Met by driver (we felt famous) for a 45 min. ride to our hotel, the education-themed College Hotel (French accents...there were school desks mounted on the outside of the building, and in the lobby there was a very old TV playing black & white French movies about kids). Arrived at hotel around 4 p.m. local time. Walked promenade along River Saone, took pedestrian bridge across and back. Too early for dinner (7:30 p.m. is the very earliest anyone will serve you) so took a quick nap, then out for Thai food (French lesson #1: a "crevette" is a shrimp, not some sort of vegetable) and and excellent lemon Sorbet ("glace") afterward.
14 years ago