My Two Nights at the 2016 Fête des Lumières in Lyon
Our American contributor Jenna enjoyed the 2016 Fête des Lumières in Lyon despite the crowd. A story about vin chaud, mud, churros, machine guns, music and flames
Search Results for: student
Seven places to eat in Lyon 7th
Our American contributor Jenna reveals her favorite food finds in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon.
How to find accommodation in Lyon?
It’s not very easy to find accommodation in Lyon as a student or an expat because the demand for single or family housing exceeds the availability. So for your flat hunting, here is our housing guide in Lyon with a lot of good addresses and names of real estate agents.
Rémy: Franco-American drummer living in Lyon
“Lyon is a beautiful city with great energy” First a short sentence to introduce yourself with your name, age, familiy, country of origin, job, centres of interest Hi; My name is Rémy Kaprielan. I’m 39 years old. Happily married and father of two. I was born in France. My mom is American and my father’s […]
Video: my 5 best Hip-Hop artists from Lyon
Our contributor Dominique Bissai presents his selection of Hip-Hop artists from Lyon for the occasion of the rap Original Festival.
Which way to the hospital in Lyon?
How to find the good hospital in Lyon when you don’t speak French ? Our English contributor Emma reports her first time to emergency centre.
Fears for Erasmus scheme after Brexit
The Erasmus scheme is celebrating its 30th birthday, but could Brexit mean the party is over for thousands of students? James Edgar reports from Lyon.
The Art of Playing Pétanque
An Average Individual meets a few improbable pétanque players in the Croix Rousse
Lost in Lyon: Bonjour, Bonsoir and Everything In-Between
Halfway across the world in Sydney, Australia, lies my little home… but here in Lyon lies my heart! I’m Celeste, a 21-year old student studying at Lyon Lumiere II for 2017, and I enjoy making cheesy jokes (see above) and eating cheesy bread. ‘Lost in Lyon’ details my fails at French and my adventures from […]
Crime book festival Quais du Polar 2017
Major event on the world map of the noir genre, 2017 Quais du Polar’s edition will focus on the main theme “Europe, from East to West”, and other topics. This year, throughout this main focus, Quais du Polar will explore alternative or unknown territories of crime fiction: Germany, but also towards further East Romania, […]
The Albion
The Albion is a nice authentic English pub and a great place to get together with friends. It’s a calm and relaxing place to have a drink in the early evening and becomes much livelier later on in the evening especially on weekends.
Nuits Sonores festival
Lyon’s international electronic music festival. Les Nuits Sonores is an electronic music festival held every year in Lyon during the month of May.
The Journal of an Average Individual #2: Hitler in an armchair
An Average Individual wants to sit in a park and watch the world go by, but ends up drinking rosé wine and supping up ordinary racism
15 Top Tips To Visit Lyon On A Budget
Travelling, visiting, discovering new places does not always have to be expensive.
Very Useful Stuff About Lyon and France
As I am a proper Shopaholic and an Internet Addict and on of top of that I am simple girl who just …