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October 10, 2004
Subdivision
Today we went to visit one of Nathalie's friends, who lives with her husband and two boys on the other side of Lyon.
Their house stands in an almost US-style subdivision. For several years, apparently, they even had a restriction on growing hedges in between the houses to avoid cutting each yard into a separate parcel.
Stéphane said he bought the house there with his boys in mind. It's definitely good for them now, with very few, slow moving cars, lots of friends nearby, horseback riding, tennis, even a swimming pool, all within walking distance. Maybe a few years from now it will seem small, lacking in privacy. Maybe people just don't feel that way if they grow up in a suburb of Lyon.
Posted by Mark at October 10, 2004 08:53 PM