Our 3-day trip from Montpellier to Koln spent its first night in the great city of Lyon at the confluence of two major river systems - the Rhone (which has a source next to Phil's chalet at Saas Grund); and the Saone (which rises in northern France). Indeed, our accommodation was close to the junction of those two rivers in a sliver land housing the CBD.
Here are some images of the city taken the morning after our latish arrival on 24 August - see I'm behind a week on these posts, with comments on Nancy, Metz, the Moselle, Trier (Germany) and Koln still to come! Amble around the city with me, starting with a farmers' market on the banks of the Saone! The peaches I bought there were delicious.
And here is the Saone itself up-stream of the confluence with the Rhone, but still a large body of water. We went up to the church on the hill and, although a considerable edifice, it was undergoing full-scale restoration which made interior photography difficult. The structure on the west bank looked like a replica of the Eiffel Tower, but was much more mundane.
The central city is a maze of little alley-ways and squares like these examples - and difficult to navigate with cars.
To get to the hill-top there is a choice of funiculars like this one, mercifully saving tired feet after a long walk. Alas, the journey was mostly in tunnels offering few views of the city and surrounds. The final image shows what a great vista could be had from the top!
Here are some images of the city taken the morning after our latish arrival on 24 August - see I'm behind a week on these posts, with comments on Nancy, Metz, the Moselle, Trier (Germany) and Koln still to come! Amble around the city with me, starting with a farmers' market on the banks of the Saone! The peaches I bought there were delicious.
And here is the Saone itself up-stream of the confluence with the Rhone, but still a large body of water. We went up to the church on the hill and, although a considerable edifice, it was undergoing full-scale restoration which made interior photography difficult. The structure on the west bank looked like a replica of the Eiffel Tower, but was much more mundane.
The central city is a maze of little alley-ways and squares like these examples - and difficult to navigate with cars.
To get to the hill-top there is a choice of funiculars like this one, mercifully saving tired feet after a long walk. Alas, the journey was mostly in tunnels offering few views of the city and surrounds. The final image shows what a great vista could be had from the top!
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