Lyon

We left Beaujolais and drove to Lyon today. We booked rooms in an old lodge in the Vieux Lyon - the old city. The house we are in was built between 1500-1600 and still has original walls and timber ceilings. Up until thirty or so years ago this was the “bad” area of Lyon - home to gangsters and down and outs. So much so the Mayor wanted to tear it down for a motorway but the Lyonnaise (inhabitants of Lyon) protested and it became a UNESCO heritage site. Now it is cleaned up and full bouchons ( Lyon bistros) for which it is famous - needless to say we are booked in one tonight! Lyon was also the centre for silk weaving in the Middle Ages and it is still a major industry here - lots of tempting shops for Jane!
We just took the furnicular up atop the big hill above the old city to a magnificent basilica but thunderstorms have rolled in so we have retreated home until dinner - Bonsoir.
I haven’t taken many pictures today so have added a few random ones of interest from last week.Leia mais