Old Lyon (Vieux Lyon)

When I left the NH at Lyon Aeroport and made my way to the RhoneExpress station, I was excited. This was my first time in months to see a European city. I bought my ticket to ride the RhoneExpress on the machine, and then I went down a staircase. The crimson red color of the modern, sleek tram made sure I was very excited to be going into a …

Ce matin, il y a neige sur la ville de Lyon pour environ 5 cm d'accumulation. On sort quand même, car ce n'est pas de la neige qui va arrêter des Québécois! De plus, la ville est magnifique sous cette couche de neige, ça lui donner un autre charme.

Sur la route vers le Vieux Lyon, on passe par la Place des Terreaux où on peut admirer la …

... was that Lyon was not comparable to Paris or Avignon in terms of atmosphere but the next day's expedition to Vieux Lyon (old Lyon) quickly changed our minds. I have found that my highly rehearsed French phrases, beautifully enunciated, can lead people ...

... a polar bear. I don't know it this was some indecision in the bureaucracy or if polar bears actually have something to do with Lyon, France. If anyone knows the answer to this, please help me out. We took the funicular to the top of the hill where a ...

... . I really enjoyed France, but I was kinda of just looking forward to getting home and recovering but we have two nights in France. Ok - back to Lyon to do some Lyon stuff and then home. A quick bus ride to the train station and onto one of Frances ...

"Enclave of Medieval and Renaissance France" Ok, first of all, it bugs me that the author spells Lyon as "Lyons." Apparently that is an old spelling. Not sure why she chose to do that, since it seems outmoded and outdated. I spell it L-Y-O-N. That's how ...

... headed to Bellecour square which is not much but a massive open square with a statue in the middle and a Ferris wheel, France loves their Ferris wheels. From here we could see the pedestrian shopping street which was decorated with lights that would ...

... a few hours we went out to explore the city. Lyon was more mellow than I expected for being the second largest city in France. We stopped and looked at the church which was being renovated so you couldn't see the front, but was fairly nice inside. The ...

... town. So back I walked to sleepy Perouges (again!) via the town's favourite landmark, Carrefour, which is a large supermarket chain in France. From there I bought most of what I needed - all those things like juice, cheese, quiche, salads - which would ...

... have looked forward to the most in the past few weeks of planning is heading outside of this city to explore the rest of France. My expectations have been met and even surpassed. Driving has given us the time to enjoy the French countryside as we weave ...

... -morning and agreed to leave our bags at Lucie while we could go enjoy some adventure in the city before leaving to the middle of France in Auvergne. Our walk went just as it come and started well, having a blind man 'showing us' the way in town from ...

They say French women don't get fat, but Australian women in France might get fat! This is because I have had to sample so many coffees to try to find a good drop in Lyon, and with every coffee there must be a pastry, oui? The coffees we've had have ...