First Day in Lyon

We needed to go to the tourist office first thing to get oriented and get our city tour and boat rides scheduled. While we were there, there was a big French military event going on. We just happened to be there when their military band was doing a show on the square. They were quite good.
From there, we went to the Roman ruins, which included a trip up the funicular. That is part of the city's public transportation system, so included in the price of our public trans card. There are two Roman amphitheaters there next to each other. There's also an incredible museum that houses many things extracted during construction projects from around Lyon. I think the ,out amazing things there were the large mosaic floors, many nearly complete.
After that, we had lunch at the Brasserie Le Five. We enjoyed our selections from the menu du jour and welcomed the chance to speak a little French in a forgiving environment.
Made our way back to the apartment and then went out for our cruise on the Saone. It was a beautiful late afternoon for this, and we had a great ti,e. Luckily, our tour guide also presented in English, so we didn't miss out on the explanations of what we were seeing. Everywhere in Lyon, if you aren't hemmed in by tall buildings, you can see the Basilica on top of the hill. Check out the 10th pic with the yellow building. The windows facing you are actually paintings that include portaits of some famous people from Lyon. Our ride lasted about an hour. Then we found some ice cream and ate that at the Place des Jacobins. On the way home, we made a stop at the Saint Nizier church with two very different steeples from different centuries to end a great dayRead more