Revolving door of Rue Ferrandière

On the same sad day that my roommate and bestie Valentin hopped on a plane to Ireland (for two weeks), I came home from work to an apartment bustling with action and filled with people. It was an awesome surprise. Gabriella, a girl that used to live here, returned from her summer of traveling and just got back in time to start classes next week. She brought along with her a friend from Paris who would be staying the for the weekend. And my new roommate of two weeks Marie-Lawrence (from Quebec-- I know, right?) was home; so to celebrate Gaby's return, we decided to go out for dinner on the swanky Rue Mercière.

(I didn't take this picture)

It's a beautiful street lined on either side by restaurants that showcase all kinds of cuisine. It's a pretty well known street with tourists and locals, so finding a table on a mild Saturday night in September, was kind of tricky. So we waited a little while for a table at this Italian styled restaurant. It was lovely. Marie-Lawrence had never met Gaby and I had only met her once, so we had lots to talk about. The two girls talked about which courses they would be taking at the university Lyon 2, and I wanted to hear Gaby's stories about her time traveling around the United States this summer. After that we met up with even more people and hit the town of Lyon on a Saturday night. Living in a colocation (apartment w/ roommates) never really gets boring. There are always people coming and going or visiting and moving in and out.