The angel stands centre stage at the top of the cathedral, looking out over the City of Lyon

The have really big eclairs here, bigger than a dinner plate. That's my dinner tonight.

The City of Lyon, the River Saone below with the River Rhone a little further back.

Lyon - just as expected

August 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

Once out of our apartment, Lyon is just as expected - boulangeries, patisseries, brasseries, (the position of the i is important) and cathedrals, including, of course, a Notre Dame.

Lyon's Notre Dame de Fourviere dominates the western skyline, perched high on a hill rising steeply from the River Saone, steep enough for a funicular railway. It makes a fabulous place from which to gaze over the City.Read more