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Lyon, France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France
May 9, 2008 (19 photos)

"Day 71 - This morning we packed and prepared to leave Paris. The train to Lyon took only two hours. Lyon is the second larges city in France but it feels like a small town compared ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by tbassplayer
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Vieux Lyon (World), Lyon, France travel blog Vieux Lyon (World)
Feb 15, 2007 (4 photos)

"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 Not sure why she chose to do that, since it seems outmoded and outdated.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 ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by kitkatgo
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Gastronomic Capital, Lyon, France travel blog Gastronomic Capital
Jan 6, 2007 (23 photos)

"So we left Paris and headed for Lyon, the gastronomic capital of the world apparently. Here was the place to sample French cuisine - and as I had already tried escargot the first t ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by lozdotcom
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Collioule, Avignon, Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Collioule, Avignon, Lyon
Mar 29, 2006 (15 photos)

"DAY 27 FRI Margaret awoke feeling more than a little ill. This was not good as we had a rather long drive ahead of us. Our original itinerary called for us to drive to Perpignan, s ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by cullism
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A night in Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog A night in Lyon
Apr 9, 2004 (1 photo)

"After stopping in Avignon for a bit of a break and a peek at the Palace of the Popes, we headed off to spend the night in Lyon. Took a lovely walk around the city at night and took ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by itsem
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Lyon, France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France
May 15, 2005 (1 photo)

"History: The history of Lyon, known at the time as Lugdunum (meaning "the hill of light" or "the hill of crows") began under the Romans, in the first century B.C. when the city was ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by benandtrudie
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Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Mar 28, 2006

"Land of Buchons and Trabules, this was Michelle's preferred destination for the trip home. We walked the city streets and the steps and loved the cobbled lanes. that night, we dine ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by zzmatt


Bordeaux to Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Bordeaux to Lyon
Jun 5, 2008 (1 photo)

"On Monday I arrived at Bordeaux station to find my pre-booked train didn't exist - whether it was cancelled or abducted by aliens, the board just had a blank line for the time it w ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by supersazza


Annecy and Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Annecy and Lyon
Aug 11, 2005 (6 photos)

"Over breakfast in Geneva I chatted to a Canadian girl (who's name I never got) and asked her if she could recommend any nice towns near Lyon. She said she loved a town called Annec ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by constantinople


Offal and rain, Lyon, France travel blog Offal and rain
May 31, 2007 (4 photos)

"Hi people! Wow, a lot of you have been on here, but not nearly enough are replying! Come on, I want to test if you are actually paying attention! Well, we are now in Interlaken, Sw ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by tiddlywink


Arrive in Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Arrive in Lyon
May 11, 2006

"Arrived in Lyon and met up with Joyceee at Perrache. After a relatively long trip I was ready to crash, but instead we decided to acclimate my internal clock. So we had a big dinne ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by marg85


La Belle Ville de Lyon: A Tourist's Tale, Lyon, France travel blog La Belle Ville de Lyon: A Tourist's Tale
Jan 7, 2007 (34 photos)

"le 5 janvier | January 5th| 一月五日 After a long flight from Vancouver to Lyon via Amsterdam with KLM Royal Dutch, which by the way was one of the most exc ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by ackc


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Aug 3, 2004 (6 photos)

"Lyon was the first place where the grotty nature of French hostels really presented itself! Apparently males and females couldn't share dorms despite them relenting to someone else ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by sianeth


Lumières de Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lumières de Lyon
Dec 6, 2007

"Of all the things I "had" to do while I was in France was take pictures of Christmas lights...one obligation I promised my mother. Lyon is famous for its lights displays, from Dece ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by erinkoval


Lyon and Luxembourg - my long weekend with Owain, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon and Luxembourg - my long weekend with Owain
May 31, 2008 (72 photos)

"I took Friday and Monday off to enjoy a long weekend with Owain... Thursday We had a terrific storm last night - it seemed to wake everyone up and we'd had to shut all the win ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by watchoutworld


Lugdunum, Lyon, France travel blog Lugdunum
Sep 15, 2005 (9 photos)

"'Von hier kommen wir nie mehr weg,' dachte ich, an der Bushaltestelle stehend. Basel, Mittwoch Mittag, Auffahrt mit zwei Spuren, gespeist aus drei Richtungen. 2 Stunden schauen wir ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by mart


Windy Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Windy Lyon
Nov 18, 2006 (7 photos)

"I took the TGV or train à grande vitesse, and two hours later I was in Lyon to visit Tomaso, the fellow I met in Venice. He hadn't been feeling well, but was better during my visit ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by philsed


Lyon... gastronomical capital... apparently, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon... gastronomical capital... apparently
Aug 15, 2007 (1 photo)

"Today we drove to Lyon. On the way we stopped briefly in Avignon, which was the residents of some of the Popes for a brief period of time. Nothing much else to say about that! We a ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by ericavt


Serendipity, Lyon, France travel blog Serendipity
Jul 7, 2006 (3 photos)

" In the past two days, our path has been accentuated by serendipitous moments of beauty, surprise, warmth, and rejuvenation. Prior to this trip, I have been to Paris six times and ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by bhendrickson


Meeting Dylan in Lyon for the new adventure, Lyon, France travel blog Meeting Dylan in Lyon for the new adventure
Oct 12, 2006 (14 photos)

"October 12 Dylan was still 'lost' When I was slowly preparing to leave Lausanne. I sent a note to Frank saying to take relais as I wont be on the net to reassure or eventually be c ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by maplefanta


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Jun 13, 2006 (7 photos)

"We haven't had a bad city yet and Lyon is no exception. Again, I don't know how to say it but we just love it here. After some slight troubles trying to find our hostel and wanderi ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by ericrg


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Nov 20, 2007 (2 photos)

"After a chanllenging travel day we finally made it to Lyon! We thought we were going to have to stay somewhere else for a night as it was looking like the trains were't going to ge ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by bluetriangle15


Lyon - Gastronomic Capital of France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon - Gastronomic Capital of France
Feb 24, 2006 (5 photos)

"Lyon is known as the gastronomoic capital of the world since it has more restaurants than anywahere else in France. Lyon was once the capital of France before one of the kings (can ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by sanderson256


Lyon, France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France
Jul 22, 2007 (5 photos)

"Lyon, France   Sunday, July 22   Having a rental car has really opened up the countryside! We're able to drive through some of the most beautiful countryside - sunflower ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by whatboundaries


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Oct 27, 2002 (2 photos)

"visited annick in Lyon ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by admcc78


Lyon, France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France
Jun 12, 2006 (9 photos)

"Yesterday ended up being very interesting. Becuase we knew that the USA had its first world cup game, we knew that it would be an early start to the day drinking wise. Its amazing ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by ryanlacey


Lyon...Flash in the Pan!, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon...Flash in the Pan!
Jun 6, 2005

"Arrived by train into the French town, Lyon at 11pm....we overshot the stop we were supposed to stop at but managed to get the last train back to the right stop. Whoops! Only 1 hou ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by psycik


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Jun 4, 2006

"we had a quick night in Lyon. Very nice city, but our opinion may have been skewed by the fact that the sun started to show up here! ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by trentp


around lyon, Lyon, France travel blog around lyon
Apr 10, 2005

"after that trip i visited my ex-girlfriend (now) and spent some days at her place!! ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by fabien


lyon, Lyon, France travel blog lyon
Jul 22, 2008

"this will be our travel blog ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by antonym


Frogs legs and snails yum yum, Lyon, France travel blog Frogs legs and snails yum yum
Mar 28, 2007

"hey hey! i finally managed to find an Internet cafe cheap enough to give me enough time to update! Lyon was a very busy place. We were only spending one night here on our way to Ni ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by laura-jean


Lyon, France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France
Mar 20, 2006 (5 photos)

"Lyon is fantastic! The second biggest city in France has not let me down. It beautiful- buildings, food, basilisque.... We're staying with our friends Benny and Laura, who live in ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by alexengel


Allez - Lyonnais!, Lyon, France travel blog Allez - Lyonnais!
May 28, 2005 (2 photos)

"Yesterday morning we arrived in Amsterdam...it was a long flight, but okay all the same. After we found out that all the trains to Paris were sold out, we decided to take one to Br ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by rohanandchris


Leaving Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Leaving Lyon
Mar 1, 2005 (1 photo)

"e - I thought leaving Lyon would be easy. Turns out these things are harder than you'd imagine. I did well mind, holding it together through many lasts and good byes but sitting on ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by edc


Almost gone / Presque partis, Lyon, France travel blog Almost gone / Presque partis
Sep 3, 2006 (2 photos)

"We stayed in Paris for a week, getting visas for Egypt and India, buying equipment we needed for the trip and especially for the Kilimanjaro climb, you would never believe how much ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by patandsaoyuth


J-7 le compte à rebourd a commencé, Lyon, France travel blog J-7 le compte à rebourd a commencé
Apr 6, 2008 (1 photo)

"Bon ! Finalement on a réussi à le créer ce blog. Nous manquons de pratique, mais nous y arriverons. Prochaine étape finir les bagages. Béta-mèche : "Je suis super content. Des ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by maialex


Time to leave Nice :(, Lyon, France travel blog Time to leave Nice :(
Jan 24, 2006

"I can't believe i just deleted the entire message again! I have to stop pressing that key... Anyway - i was sad to leave Nice, as it is such an incredibly beautiful place and i hig ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by nikki86


A height barrier on a park and ride, Lyon, France travel blog A height barrier on a park and ride
May 18, 2005

"No where to park so abandoned in a huff ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by chrisandpaula


Nearly there..., Lyon, France travel blog Nearly there...
Apr 1, 2008

" Alex is so hot and dehydrated, he has the waiter pour the first beer straight onto his crotch - refreshing the parts other beers cannot reach. ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by tomandanna-rose


La maison du fou, Lyon, France travel blog La maison du fou
Nov 1, 2007

"Kevin rejoint à Paris. Nous passons la soirée assis avec notre bouteille de rouge sur la gigantesque place de l'hôtel de ville, sous les pluies des bonbons d'halloween distribués p ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by mig.qwerty


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Mar 3, 2006

"Quick stop in Lyon ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by allysonlewin


Lyon, France!!!, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France!!!
Apr 12, 2007 (13 photos)

"Tuesday night, my last night in Paris, I was able to meet up with David Thogmartin, an old friend from when I was 8 years old! David now lives in Paris (although he's about to ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by dgreen78


The Rugby World Cup 2007, Lyon, France travel blog The Rugby World Cup 2007
Sep 7, 2007 (15 photos)

"Well the wait was finally over, after 4 years 2 days 8 hours and about 30 seconds it was time for the rugby world cup to kick off, this time in France, wales and Sco ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by amberyan


The Wrong Side of the Tracks, Lyon, France travel blog The Wrong Side of the Tracks
Jun 24, 2005 (2 photos)

"We took an amazing train from Paris to Lyon - a double decker at that! When we arrived in Lyon we were a little put off by the lackage of directions to our hotel and had to spend a ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by europebaby


Home and alive!, Lyon, France travel blog Home and alive!
Dec 21, 2007 (14 photos)

"Itinerary : Praha - Kaiserslautern - Reims - Paris - Lyon Dates : 18th to 21st December 2007 Mileage in Europe : 2700 km Mileage so far : 23650 km. This time I can see and feel the ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by caprile


Avignon & Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Avignon & Lyon
Aug 13, 2008

"Avignon & Lyon Wednesday 13/8/08 Tour: "13/8: Along the Cote d'Azur and past Cannes to Van Gogh's beloved Provence. Stop in Avignon, an important spiritual centre in the Middle ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by meganwadey


Escargots et cuisses de la grenouille pour 11, Lyon, France travel blog Escargots et cuisses de la grenouille pour 11
Jan 3, 2007 (7 photos)

"We left Paris somewhat reluctantly, I know I would quite willingly have stayed for an indeterminable time. However Lyon called, and we were all set to answer.   Everyone made ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by croucher


Lyon, France, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, France
Apr 6, 2008 (5 photos)

"We didn't spend any time in Lyon, just wanted to show our travel route and add some photos. There have been noticeable differences changing countries. Which of course is nice becau ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by travelmenu


Lyon, taking it easy!, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, taking it easy!
Jul 12, 2006 (5 photos)

"Drove to the outskirts of Lyon. Everyone is a bit tired due to too much drink, all day activities and lack of sleep. Took it easy the last 2 days. Went to taste wine, hiked a mount ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by lalalaura


Parler vous anglais?, Lyon, France travel blog Parler vous anglais?
May 13, 2007

"I'm sitting in a Macdonalds using the laptop of a fellow traveller here in Lyon, who just so happens to originate from Sydney (I had to bump into an Australian eventually). We're b ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by cheli


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Nov 22, 2004 (2 photos)

"hey all so our next stop around a little trip was to lyon in the south of france. Here we stayed with a friend of my dad's Raja. It was a very short stop over but a good one for ma ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by leecej


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Aug 21, 1999 (3 photos)

"Morning finally arrived and we were on the bus at 8am and on our way to Lyon. When we arrived we set off for the hotel with our backpacks on, but when it turned out to be a km or m ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by heatheravan


Paris - Lyon.....Day 3, Lyon, France travel blog Paris - Lyon.....Day 3
Jan 23, 2006 (3 photos)

"Today would be the first of many long driving days, although this would not be the longest on the trip. Before getting on the bus we filled up on another good buffet breakfast akth ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by missjaneo


Lyon, the most boring city on earth, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon, the most boring city on earth
Aug 4, 2006 (4 photos)

"So I've left the joyous world of Paris where I saw Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf in Père Lachaise; walked the 300+ stairs to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and took abou ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by dannielle


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
May 15, 2005

"www.travelpackers.com ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by albycindy


La capitale de soie et textiles du monde, Lyon, France travel blog La capitale de soie et textiles du monde
Feb 26, 2008 (2 photos)

"We caught our train at the crack of dawn and immediately fell asleep on the train, since the sun wasn't coming up for several more hours.  We arrived in Lyon as the sun was co ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by schritz


Beaujolais Wine Region, Lyon, France travel blog Beaujolais Wine Region
Apr 19, 2006 (4 photos)

"After a couple exhausting days in Paris we spent the day travelling to Chateaux de Cruix, which is a Contiki owned Chateux in the Beaujolaid vineyards. Absolutely beautiful!!! It w ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by naomiwyman


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Jun 23, 2001

"Also, a very nice place, cobblestone streets and whatnot. I remember Brian broke down and ate McDonald's and I made fun of him for it. ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by starlagurl


Fr_Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Fr_Lyon
Oct 11, 2007

"Lyon is the capital of the Rhône-Alpes Region in France. Lyon is third town in France (1:Paris, 2:Marseille) about inhabitants. Lyon is a big academic town. Lyon is the historic ca ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by jaguar74


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Jul 6, 2008 (6 photos)

"Lyon 6th July Time to leave Paris, didn't have any trouble getting to Gare Lyon, not to many people on the Metro. However definitely have too much luggage, haven't bought anything, ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by friiskiwi


lyon, Lyon, France travel blog lyon
Aug 12, 2007

"seein maggy ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by neildavis136


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Jun 5, 2006

"Lyon, stopover from Amsterdam to Nice, June 5 ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by collier.heather


Views and Gardens, Lyon, France travel blog Views and Gardens
Sep 24, 2007 (8 photos)

"We packed up and left our Paris friends then hopped on a train to Lyon. We arrived around dinner time and were greeted by our hosts at the train station. A nice young couple that a ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by robertlevi


My first stop in France-Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog My first stop in France-Lyon
Jan 4, 2005 (6 photos)

"I left Singapore in a hurry. I packed my bags the day I am supposed to take the flight. I was so exhausted from the parties for Christmas and New Year. Many late nights and dinner ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by jumanji


Imagine that, Lyon, France travel blog Imagine that
Jun 29, 2007 (3 photos)

"From Lausanne I went to Franfurt to wait for Chris to arrive. After three days he lets me know he could not get a flight to Frankfurt and will be flying in to London. So late in th ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by 2enhance


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Dec 12, 2007

"Lyon ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by gianfrancozola


la vue de lyon sur fourvière, Lyon, France travel blog la vue de lyon sur fourvière
Sep 19, 2007 (4 photos)

"la vue de lyon sur fourvière ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by sujinlee


Sites in Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Sites in Lyon
Jun 22, 2005 (5 photos)

"While in Lyon I toured the Lyon Opera House by Jean Nouvel, many cathedrals, and saw years of beautiful history. ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by trevor.ajn


This would be a great place to explore sometime..., Lyon, France travel blog This would be a great place to explore sometime...
Jul 15, 2006

"I was really just passing through Lyon on a long trip across France, so I had just an evening to wander the streets but I really liked it. My impression was that Lyon would be a gr ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by rosey


A day in Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog A day in Lyon
Sep 24, 2007 (6 photos)

"One may think that taking all of the trouble to get to Lyon from Paris  to spend only a day there would not be worth it.... and they would be wrong. Our hosts alone have made ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by isaacfitz


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Sep 27, 2007

"Woke up in the carpark in st ettienne, and all agreed that it was a good place, very friendly people and could stay another night here, happily, so we went to the shop and halway t ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by gez_skip


De Paris à Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog De Paris à Lyon
Nov 6, 2007

"Voila Miguel est avec moi, ca fait du bien...Petite bouteille de vin sur la place de l'hotel de ville de Paris. Des gens en roller-blade deguise donnes des bonbons ... DODO Aller d ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by kevin.mauris


point de chute, Lyon, France travel blog point de chute
Aug 2, 2005 (8 photos)

"Seule connaissance en Europe, du moins avant mon chantier. Je vais chez Jacques et Élisabeth. 2 personnes formidables et que j'admire. Petit tour de Lyon c'est une ville sympa. J'a ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by mari87


21st Birthday, Lyon, France travel blog 21st Birthday
Jun 21, 2008 (52 photos)

"I'm 21! that's crazy. Went to Lyon. Fete de la Musique is my birthday. there is music and concert all over France--perfect for me! ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by lncollins05


Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Lyon
Apr 25, 2008

"Today we drove all day, stopping in the Beajoulais region famous for its red wine. We stopped off at a chateau owned by contiki, where some old dude makes good wine. we all tasted ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by lockmccleary


Looking for internet in Lyon, Lyon, France travel blog Looking for internet in Lyon
Apr 22, 2008

"Looking for internet ..."

A travel blog entry from Lyon by chervin