Walking Lyon

Today we woke early to get some washing done. After a 15 minute stroll in dark Lyon (the sun has been rising about 7:30am and setting at 5:30am) we reached the laundromat. Of course, it was all in French but not that hard to use. B's favorite sweater came out like a doll's! Haha. I'll try to fix it when we get to Nice. Then we grabbed some breakfast of cappuccinos and crossaints. Next up we walled to the old town to get the funicular to the top of the hill to see the Notre Dame basilica. Making our way down the hill we walked to find a cafe for lunch. €50 for a three course lunch and 500ml of pretty good wine! We could get used to eating at lunch and having small dinners! I had booked a Lyon City Greeter walk online before we came so we met with Karim who showed us lots of traboules (passageways through buildings that Lyon is famous for) and a few structures and monuments. We also saw this wall that has all the famous people born in Lyon painted on it. We finished the walk having a drink in a square. What a great atmosphere - people are really enjoying this warm weather. Karim left us but B and I stayed to try a "Monaco" - beer, lemonade and grenadine syrup. Yum! A bit too sweet for B but very drinkable.En savoir plus