And the other highlight of the day: IKEA!

It was quite a roller coaster day today as I made my way from downtown Lyon to the outskirts of Greater Lyon, near Lyon-Bron airport, in an area called Porte des Alpes. Here, they have a large centre commercial with a humongous Auchan hypermarche (it puts the Ecully Carrefour to shame), various electronic stores and sporting goods outlets, ... and then IKEA.

I initially went to IKEA planning to buy a light bulb for the torchiere that I have in my house, but I ended up (and this is their marketing genius) with a brand new directors chair (like the one A. has in his work room), a bottle of Blossa Glogg (I know it sounds strange, it's basically Swedish mulled (spiced) wine, a shower squeegee (Dad, don't worry, I got one for you), and two IKEA carry-all bags (which I use for putting my dirty laundry and to carry my laundry to the laundrymat).

Since I sit in the chair for hours at a time, I decided to spend the money on a good chair so that my back wouldn't get tired. There was a regular kind of chair for 20 EUR (the kind that you find in offices, the one with a small back and no armrests), but I went all-out and bought one with a comfortable seat, armrests and all. (Putting it together was a challenge, but Ikea makes their goods so easy to put together.)

Carrying it home on the bus and the metro was another story, but that's the great thing about having bus lines running right in front of your apartment. I was able to backtrack catching the bus from the shopping center to a metro station, taking a metro back to the city center, then take a bus that dropped me and the 20-lb. chair set right in front of my apartment. And yes, Dad, I did bend my knees.

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LINKS:

1. Chair: IKEA, Moses, 39,95 EUR

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15600&catalogId=10103&storeId=4&productId=17041&langId=-2&categoryId=15879&chosenPartNumber=20059711

(The Moses one isn't listed, but just to give you an idea, I've posted a link to this chair. The one I bought was 10 EUR less).

2. BLOSSA Vinglögg mulled wine
http://www.blossa.se/eng/main.asp