Lyon

We had a street food tour booked this morning so after a leisurely breakfast we went for a walk across the river to our meeting point. Our guide was a local called Shirine who gave us some history of Lyon and then took us on a walk around town.

First stop was a traditional ham and cheese (plus a few other items) sandwich called a Croque Monsieur. It was excellent. Next stop was at the Place de Terre. This is a large square with the town hall and a huge fountain originally intended for another town but it ended up in Lyon. Here we tried the local version of a greasy kebab called a tacos - a soft tortilla with meat, cheese, chips, and more. Another hit!

The huge fountain was made by the same artist who did the Statue of Liberty in New York. When it was finished the artist’s fame had increased as had the price so the original town Bordeaux said ‘Non’ and it went to Lyon instead. It represents France as a woman Marianne controlling 4 horses representing the 4 great rivers of France.

We then walked up the hill to the church Église Saint-Polycarpe. Along the way we saw some interesting street art and stopped at a small place serving empanadas. We had a chicken one and a cheeseburger version. Both were excellent. On the way Shirine showed us some small alley ways and courtyards hidden behind doors, locals use these to get around the city quickly.

We then headed back down the hill past a building which would have had a completely bare wall except it had been painted to look like windows and showing famous people from Lyon.

We crossed the river Saone to our next stop where we had some more traditional style tacos. Our last stop was in the old town for some ice cream.

Really interesting and good to get a local’s view.

Tomorrow we leave Lyon and head to Paris where we have a few days before our next tour starts on Friday. Really enjoyed Lyon it was a good place to stop and recover from our 4 week tour.Baca lagi