The Proprietor

 On our last day in Lyon, we went to lunch at a Vietnamese place we loved, Le Petit Grain. 

The proprietor recognized us and gave us spring rolls in addition to our orders. We told him that this would be our final meal at his awesome restaurant. He asked us some questions and gave us some of his story.  Come to find out, he has family and many friends in the U.S., in Houston, San Francisco and Indianapolis.  He also has family in Montreal.  "After the war, Vietnamese people moved all over," he told me when I expressed surprise that he had so many connections in our country.  He said he doesn't visit them often because the U.S. is a big country and it would take so much time to visit all these places on one trip. 

  The proprietor is concerned about gun violence in the U.S.  His friend in Houston has 5 guns.  The proprietor fears that this friend might accidentally shoot his wife one of these days. He also told us that he thinks it's too bad that people in the U.S. need cars to get around.  He says that's why old people in the states get lonely and depressed.  "They have to stay in their houses all the time.  When I need bread, I just walk down the street."

This fine man made some good points.  After we ate our delicious lunch, we said our good byes.  Then we walked the two blocks to the train station and headed north for Paris.  If you're ever in Lyon, check out Le Petit Grain.  Highly recommend.