St. Etienne Most people convened in Lyon, the second largest metropolitan area in France, either flying into its airport or rolling into the train station from all points. Some shuttled from the Lyon station to the Bas station near St. Etienne and waited for a pickup from the cars driving in from Grenoble, Lyon, Frankfurt, …
Month: July 2019
Putting Communities and Environmentalists Together
Lyon We showed up at the Alternative Bar close to what we thought was showtime to meet a half dozen of the organizers of what was billed as a showing of the documentary and a “debate” on various questions it might provoke. They said there were more people on the way, and so we chatted …
Beginnings in Marseille
Marseille After a truck key exchange in the New Orleans airport with our son, returning from Turkey and Bulgaria, we flew to Newark and then onto Geneva, where we experienced the most efficient customs and luggage handling experience ever, putting us at the ticket counter for the shuttle train into the main station within thirty …