Sunday, September 9, 2012

Exploring...Lyon: The Nightlife

Finally! A night out!

(To be fair, Cass and I have gone out ourselves a few times but it's been more casual) So we got together with the girls and decided that we needed to go out and shake our rumps!!! 


The best pass time in France, and probably my favorite of all the French rituals we've learned so far, is how they spend their evenings. Everyone heads to the riverside in huge groups, with bottles of wine, cheese and grapes, spreads out a table cloth and just sits by the river drinking and talking. It really is a sight to be seen, the boardwalk and surrounding grassy areas fill up with students, couples, even middle aged adults all socializing. It's such a nice way to get out and meet people and just enjoy the outdoors - it's like nothing we've seen at home. 


We decided to join the party so we grabbed a bottle of Rose and headed to the water! It was such a nice experience and we'll definitely do it again.


When we had finished we decided to head into one of the boats docked right against the boardwalk. There are a few boats that park themselves there and turn into clubs and bars at night. We had such a fun night! They play mostly English music - but we were some of the only people who knew the words! Besides being on a boat it was pretty much the same as any Toronto club. 





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