Just some faces of lovely Vieux Lyon neighbors....

We have been evicted..

It is true..

Someone didn't make sure the dates we were going to be here ...

matched the dates ORIGINALLY given to the Villa Property Managers

and they rented it out to some other Americans..

and we...

were evicted!

Now we sit in a hotel, much much closer to Rob's work ! yeah!

It is very small, and awkward :(

but...has Air conditioning! YES!!!!!!!!!!

with this bout of stomach ICK I have had for over a week,

a relief from the heat is wonderful...

This hotel also has a swimming pool

and tennis courts, so the children are rather occupied with FUN play...

and other children... :)

Here are some photos of folks from Vieux Lyon

Faces

Impressions...

I couldn't get everyone... butThis is who we believe to be the owner of Mirabelles Glace!

The best Ice Cream in Vieux Lyon BY FAR

he even makes his own cones,

they are always fresh & crispy

and taste a bit like a cookie!

A photo of the "fruit lady"

who generously threw fruit from her bountiful garden

to my children to enjoy as a snack!

Friendly faces abound in Vieux Lyon!

ah.. the silk weaver.. technically in St. George's Quarter

but that is only two blocks away, and we count him in!

cute darlings from the park!

ladies at the park, crocheting,

talking and watching the wee ones ...

just some regular faces we've seen about...

off to school?

Helena! The best waitress from the ONLY place in Vieux Lyon

that can cook a steak properly,

makes the BEST desserts,

and makes you think potatoes my be divine after all...

really this gal is lovely!

the bakery boys..

don't know where the girls suddenly went off too...

miss them,

but these fella's always had a lolly for the kids !

and were more than friendly!

street musician working WITH a puppeteer!

What a delight these ladies were!

This nice man was as foreign as we are,

and his french... only a little better than ours..

than again maybe not.

His way of saying "bon soire" was to say

"I'm sorry"

so each time you leave the store

and say Au Revoir,

he would smile and say clear as can be..

"I'm sorry"

nod and smile :)

but from him we often bought our beverages,

and cookies

This lovely gal could be seen walking her dog in the earlier part of the day

and always stopped to chat for a few minutes..

She would tell me how lovley my children were

how intelligent,

how well mannered,

how adorable,

she would just go on and on...

all in French...

never stopping long enough to learn how bad our french was...

we knew just enough to respond..

She only figured out we were not french on one of our last days

when Princess told her we were going back to America...

too sweet...
We shall miss her and her sweet pup..

by the way, she was one of the FEW to actually clean up after her pup!

What a dear!

Lebanese food anyone?

If you go to Cedar Blue this gal is sure to treat you well...

She always had an extra treat

and a bisous (the French kiss given in the air next to both cheeks) for the children..

She was a gem! We shall miss her

and the great food she brought to us!

The Mime dressed up

The mime dressed down...

The gypsy band..

Man could they play!!

We would run to grab a soda, so we could just sit and listen,

oh my daddy would love this music!!!!

I knew most of their songs because of my Dads reel to reel

of music I grew up on...

Fantastic to hear it live

on the streets of Vieux Lyon...

oh yes they too all had a wink for the Princess

and would do their best to not laugh

when Buddy would start his dancing in the street...

:)

here is the Beautiful Afhsan,

a delightful lady

working in her fathers restaurant..

She and the children were very dear to each other

and we were crowned with the honor of being

"favorite clients"Here is her father, the Chef of

Coco D'Or

our favorite "Afrikan" restaurant...

they specialise in things from the Island of Sechelles

in the Indian Ocean

he knows how to make things...

spicy!!!!!

just the french guy that rides his bike to market..

so... quintessentially french..

love it!

this lovely lady has never said Bonjour

she just walks past...

and walking... isn't the easiest thing for her...

we so enjoy smiling at her, and greeting her

each day we would see her...

one of the staff at our favorite

Kebab place..

my personal favorite sauce

is Hassine

it's ... spicy!!!!

and my preferred Kebab is

the Kebab Galette

it's wrapped in a tortilla rather than stuffed into a pita

It also has lettuce (lots) tomato's and onions

I even converted Rob & Princess Ki from the burgers served here to this delight!

oodles of yummyness... (is that a word!?)

Chef and the lovely hostess..

we don't know if that is his wife or not..

But he has the Best Thai food!

also serving Vietnamese,

and located on the famed Rue du Boeuf

This lovely artist is married to a stone cutter,

who recreates the lovely masterpieces found all over the architecture of the churches

and government buildings, in miniature!

She paints on wood, and is simply gifted!

Always a smiling face and ready to help teach you

about this wonderful cultural heritage...

There are more faces, but these were some of the ones of Vieux Lyon,

that I wanted to share with you

and even more,

that we wanted to put here for our own memories...

faces we saw, some every day,

some each week...

lives that somehow or other

touched ours..

May God's grace abound here once again...

Lovely Vieux Lyon...