General

• Turn on tolls and motorways on your GPS if you are using one or you'll end up driving local roads for hours
• Triple check the opening hours for restaurants; Many are closed on Sundays and in the middle of the day
• The Fork - Their version of Open Table.

Food

• Foie gras
• Macarons

Paris

• Not my kind of city

Food

• Les Papilles - Make a reservation
• Bouillon Chartier - They are famous but they were so rude; Not my cup of tea

Macarons

• Pierre Herme
• Sadaharu Aoki - Love their tea flavors and try their Crème caramel
• Dalloyau

Things to do

• Musée de l’Orangerie - Monet's water lilies murals were really nice
• Musee D’Orsay - Closed on Mondays and long lines
• Musee Marmottan Monet - Closed Mondays but good audio guide
• Palais Garnier - Audio guide was good
• Arc de Triomphe - I got to go in for free around 7 PM. It’s not listed that way on the website though. The sunset was nice, but it was pretty crowded.
• Citypharma - Store was extremely packed full of foreign beauty shoppers
• Galeries Lafayette - Nice view on Paris on the roof deck

St. Remy

Food

• Maison Drouot - Dinner service only

Things to do

• Grand Marché Provençal de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence - Wednesday market opened from morning until around noon with live music and lots of lavender for sale
• Château des Baux - Castle and the village were both medieval but well preserved with great audio guide. Parking lot in the village.
• Carrieres de Lumieres - 5 minutes walk from Château des Baux but offers their own parking lot. I believe their immersive experience rotates.

Cassis

• Avoid driving through Marseilles because traffic
• Parc national des Calanques is gorgeous
  • Calanque de Port-Miou
  • Calanque de Port Pin

Avignon

• Driving here is NOT recommended. It was insanely narrow.

Things to do

• Popes Palace
  • There's a light show at night
  • Daytime with with audio guide was good
• Pont d’Avignon - The view from afar is better... Save your $

Lyon

• So many things closed on the weekends

Food

• Glacier Terre adélice LYON - Line moved quickly

Things to do

• Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière
  • Théâtre Gallo Romain de Lyon-Fourvière is free and right outside the museum
  • There are other attractions here that I didn't have time for
• Museum and site of Saint-Romain-en-Gal Vienne - 5 floors with an audio guide
• Museum of Cinema Miniature - Spent about ~2 hours exploring 9 exhibits