It was the end of November, and I was starting to get pretty itchy about getting down to the Alps and finding work as I knew it was getting seriously late and that the season would start soon. My side trip to Germany wasn’t helping, but I figured that the timing would work out as it should if I continued to go with the flow.
After returning from Germany, I spent the weekend with my good friends Christina and Jonathan in Brussels, and bought my reservation for the TGV from Brussels to Lyon. As usual, I left things to the last minute, but needed to get on the road and getting closer to the mountains.
I checked for a hostel the day before I left, but didn’t find anything. I quickly hopped on CouchSurfing, did a CouchSearch, and sent a few e-mails off to people. I figured that it wouldn’t be too difficult to find something once I got there, as Lyon is a major city (I think the 3rd largest in France), and would surely have a number of hostels. (more…)