TWS and I feel very lucky. This 9-day France itinerary is a summary of our trip listing hotels where we stayed, restaurants where we ate, and highlights we enjoyed. Future posts will provide more information and photos. The photos here are also part of the Traveling with Sweeney Instagram gallery where you can find more travel inspiration.
We traveled by train on this trip since our plans were to stay within the three cities and take small group tours to Beaune and Burgundy wineries from Dijon and to the Champagne region from Paris for which transportation was provided.
This worked out perfectly for what we wanted to accomplish. This itinerary could have been reversed, but since we were also flying home from CDG, we wanted to end the trip in Paris and take a taxi to the airport from our hotel.
My high expectations were easily met, and I highly recommend a visit. We walked up to the basilica from there. After visiting the basilica, we walked down the hill on a winding path accessed behind the church through a wooded area to Vieux Lyon. We learned very quickly that there is no such thing as a traditional and light meal in Lyon.
The bouchons are particularly memorable for their hearty regional dishes. Every meal we had was delicious. Breakfast in Lyon tip: Skip it β at least if you want to really enjoy scrumptious but filling Lyonnais lunches and dinners. We decided to take a slower pace on this visit to Paris. Instead of trying to see everything we missed on previous trips, we wanted to focus on the pleasure of just being in this exceptional city. As always, we hope to return again. Traveling by train tip: We travel first class by train when possible, primarily for extra space and distancing.
