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    • Day 1

      lyon 🥐🇫🇷

      February 1 in France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      bei unserem zwischenstopp in lyon haben wir uns wahrlich keinen französischen genusshappen entgehen lassen. gleich nach der ankunft in ein pain au chocolat 🥐 reingebissen, dann ein crêpe verspeist und zum abschluss noch ein baguette 🥖 und ein croissant 🥐 für die weiterfahrt mitgenommen. wie solls auch sonst sein..?🤷🏽‍♀️ die altstadt von lyon war auch überraschend schön! bestellt und gequatscht wurde selbstverständlich auf französisch. ging auch schon mal besser.😂🇫🇷Read more

    • Day 24

      Bread Butter Stairs!!! Lyon France

      October 12, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      I love France. I’ve been on the cappuccino French bread and butter program for 24 glorious hours. Why eat anything else when whereever I turn warm bread aromas are wafting around me?

      And I’ve climbed up and down an inordinate amount of steps today. I kept thinking I needed to call an Uber but then a 9 month pregnant woman whizzed by me and little school children passed us up. And so it was a beautiful day for many reasons and it was a day of sadness for many reasons. My heart was with family and friends today who had challenging moments. And for the suffering of so many. It was a day of everything.Read more

    • Day 24

      Wandering the streets of Lyon.

      October 12, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Lyon is a lovely city where the confluence of the Soane and Rhône Rivers is found. Today was another day of walking and walking, including the steep climb up to the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourviere, with a panoramic view of the city. Built in the late 1800s, it is yet another European church built in dedication to the Virgin Mary, to whom is attributed the salvation of the city of Lyon from the bubonic plague that swept Europe in 1643. Mary is also credited with saving the city a number of other times, such as from a Cholera epidemic in 1832, and from Prussian invasion in 1870. “So, let’s build her a church!”

      Such interesting sights, colorful buildings, and, much to our delight, not too many people.
      We enjoyed delicious food at outdoor cafes found throughout the city.

      We have seen many groups of school children out in the community in all of the cities we have been in. We loved seeing them out of the classroom. Children are children. Just like in the US, younger ones are moving, running, laughing, making noise, and are full of energy and curiosity and life. Teenagers love to gather in small groups, sit on steps or just on the ground, and talk, laugh, joke, and be teenagers.

      We also walked by many schools, and European buildings full of children sound just like US buildings full of children.

      The last photo is a solo Mute Swan, swimming in the Soane River a short distance upstream from where it meets the Rhône.
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    • Day 38

      Lyon

      August 16, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

      Tag 1:
      Um 10 Uhr sind wir in Zürich losgefahren nach Lyon. Unser Retro-Zug hat uns sehr gut gefallen aber die WLAN Situation zum Fußball schauen war nicht optimal. Im Hostel angekommen, haben wir uns ein bisschen die Stadt angeschaut und Abendessen gekocht. Zum Abschluss haben wir noch einen Film geschaut.

      Tag 2:
      Nach einem ausgiebigen Frühstück haben wir uns die escalier Mermet, einen Bücherladen, viele Vintage Shops und die Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière angeschaut. Danach haben wir gekocht und waren Cocktails trinken.

      Tag 3:
      Gleich nach dem Frühstück sind wir in einen Sport Park. Danach gab es Mittagessen bei Burgerking und wir haben eine Tgtg Tüte abgeholt. Nachdem wir in einem Café etwas getrunken hatten, sind wir in ein Einkaufszentrum. Am Abend sind wir durch Lyon gelaufen, denn in Frankreich muss man bekanntlich gar kicht so kreativ sein, um sich ein Trinkspiel zu überlegen. Die unzähligen "sauf"-Verkehrsschilder machen es einem einfach...
      Unser Fazit zu Lyon: Uns hat es dort sehr gut gefallen, mehr gibt es dazu nicht zu sagen. Insgesamt eine 9,75/10.
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    • Day 9

      Full day in Lyon

      January 22 in France ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

      Today we woke up and were feeling hungry. We decided to go to a nice little bakery called Bakery Albon. I don’t know what the French do to their croissants, but I would like the rest of the world to learn. Then it was museum time! We went to Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, which was humongous and seemed like it went on foreverrr. It was pretty shnazzy though! Afterwards we had lunch at this bistro place. I had a burger and learned that the French do NOT cook their meat anywhere near enough, ah well. Then we stopped off at a bakery again to experience French pastry goodness again :) we chilled back at the air bnb before heading out to a Lebanese restaurant yummmm (except the fly I found in my drink oops) anyway eat eat walk walk sleep sleep zzzzRead more

    • Day 15

      Musée des Beaux-Arts et au revoir

      November 21, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Der Abreisetag war gekommen und unser ursprünglicher Plan, früh nach Marseille zu fahren, fiel wortwörtlich ins Wasser. Stattdessen statteten wir dem „Musée des Beaux-Arts“ einen Besuch ab und erhielten einen wertvollen Einblick in eine unglaubliche Kunstsammlung. Ein persönliches Highlight, speziell für Josi, waren die Monet-Werke, welche sie innehalten ließ. Als letztes „Mittagsmahl“ trafen wir uns mit Paula und Martin in einer zweiten Mensa – das Essen war interessant, belassen wir es dabei. Wie wir dann noch bei den Beiden saßen und die letzten Stunden genossen, wurde das Herz beim Abschied schwer, so schön waren die vergangenen Tage in der Gemeinschaft. Doch dann war die Zeit auch schon um und unser Aufenthalt endete, wie er begonnen hatte – Paula und Martin setzten uns (fast noch) in den Zug und schon ging es weiter nach Marseille, von wo aus wir nach Teneriffa fliegen würden. In unserem kleinen Hotel angekommen nutzten wir nochmal die Chance und wuschen eine ganze Ladung Wäsche und aßen noch einen Happen, ehe wir uns dann einem zu kurzen Schlaf widmeten.Read more

    • Day 9

      Lovely to meet you LYON

      September 22, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Arrived this afternoon and once we had met our host Fanny and deposited our bags in our fifth floor apartment we headed out to explore the “hood”. We are in the 6th arrondissment, about 1.5kms from the city centre, in what appears to be a family orientated neighbourhood. We found a fabulous coffee roaster just down the street that made a great coffee.

      We then headed towards the city centre - located between the Rhône and Saône rivers - exploring this beautiful city full of fabulous sights and smells. The pastries are works of art and we are trying to restrain ourselves by looking but not buying!

      We crossed the Rhône and went past a beautiful square and the very impressive town hall. We then headed across to the next river, La Saône. Both rivers are very wide and clean. After walking along the Saône to the next bridge (a lovely but fairly wobbly footbridge), we started to wander back towards our apartment.

      We stopped at a local brasserie that appeared to be full of locals, where we started with a fabulous Chardonnay from Macon Village by Loren et Fils (Fleurie) for the aperitif. During the day the brasserie has a full menu, but at night they have a type of “tapas” style option of small pots of deliciousness. We had mozzarella with basil, ham, ratatouille, confit octopus, confit pork, gravlax salmon, seafood pie and some chicken and pork dishes. Sounds a lot, but all fairly small. We loved it all, but the seafood pie and mozzarella were my favourites.

      We wandered back to our apartment after the meal and had an early night as it had been a big day. We had walked over 20kms.
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    • Day 10

      Lyon’s Highlights and Secrets

      September 23, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      This afternoon we did a walking tour of Lyon, hosted by Toni, a native of Barcelona who has lived in Lyon for 11 years. It was a lot of fun. Toni is full of passion and has excellent knowledge and experience about Lyon. We meet in the Place des Terreaux at the Bartholdi fountain of Marianne (heroine of the French Republic) drawn on a chariot by four horses, which represent the four largest rivers in France:- the Rhône, the Saône, the Seine and the Loire.

      We meandered through the Place des Terreaux, Vieux Lyon and Fourvière Saint-Just areas over the afternoon, with Toni providing an interesting running commentary. We explored the Traboules (hidden passage ways linking two streets) of the old town, and saw some wonderful architecture, as well as hearing about the history and development of the different areas of Lyon, the Vieux (old) city, the Presque Île (between the two rivers) and the newer area our apartment is located in.

      We visited a silk shop, where we saw silk worms chomping on mulberry leaves, visited the Place St Paul, where all the good wine bars are located, and passed the Cathedral of St Jean, where many of the angel and saint statues were beheaded by the Huguenots in the 15th & 16th Century.

      We also strolled down the Rue de Boeuf to check out the numerous Michelin star restaurants and visited the Place de Change where the Italian, Swiss and French bankers gathered to exchange currencies. We also found out the origin of the word banker - a reference to the tables (or baca in Italian) used by the money changers, and of the term bankruptcy - which was a result of people loosing their money and getting so angry with the merchants that they would bang the table until it ruptured. We visited the largest house in Old Lyon which was owned by the Gadagane family. Even today in Lyon, they refer to people being “as rich as the Gadaganes”.

      After exploring the lower part of the old city, we caught the funicular up to the top of the hill of Fourviere (named for the Roman Forum originally located there). We checked out the Roman Ruins from 43 BC, which included a theatre for the poor folk and an Odeon for the wealthy folk. We then popped into the Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourviere, where nearly the entire inside is covered in mosaics. This Basilica was funded by the people of Lyon, to thank the Virgin Mary from sparing them from the Prussians, and is approximately 150 years old. There was a mass underway, and so to be respectful we weren’t able to walk through the Basilica or take pictures.

      We then proceeded to a terrace just beside the Basilica that afforded lovely views of the city of Lyon. After taking in the views, we descended from the hill through the Jardin du Rosaire, which was a lovely shaded walkway, and down a large staircase where we had wonderful views of the rooftops and chimneys of Lyon. This was a wonderful afternoon getting immersed in the history and culture of Lyon.
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    • Day 33

      More of Lyon

      October 28, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Lyon shopping centres are amazing. Well planned and food hall on top levels. I managed some last season summer dressers.

      It is true, women in particular, that French can be rude. Italians laugh at Ollie`s antics. French openly show their displeasure.Read more

    • Day 38

      Lyon Part II

      September 1, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Heute begann der Tag, dass wir im Zoo waren und danach mit Alex der Kanadierin Karten gespielt haben. Danach sind wir zur Flusskreuzung gelaufen und haben abends Pamela aus Italien wieder gesehen. Dann sind wir noch einmal zur Kirche hochgehechtet, um die nächtliche Aussicht zu genießen und anschließend haben wir erneut Karten gespieltRead more

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