Laundry Day Travels

Our Lyon hotel has no laundry service, so today started as laundry day. Google pointed me towards the nearest laundromat (“laverie”), so we headed off with our bundles of dirty clothes - only a 9 minute walk,

Along the river, over the Pont Bonaparte, and up the hill, to find - a long empty shop. #%^* Google!!

Another 15 minute walk, and - YAY! - a working laverie. And two unlikely looking but very helpful young men who bent over backwards to succour two incompetent oldies!

Hurray, we have clean clothes again!!

Lunch at Café Anne, on the way back to the hotel. Beautiful filet of daurade (bream) on a bed of polenta, perfectly cooked & presented, accompanied by a lovely white burgundy. And a delicious apricot clafouti (tart) and Earl Grey tea to follow.
(Tonight Subway!)

In the afternoon we visited the Gallo-Roman Museum. A wonderful collection, brilliantly displayed in a modern format, the best Roman museum we saw on our trip. Stunning!Read more