Lovely Lyon

I am going to have trouble when I have to get up early and go anywhere. We get up most mornings around 9.30 and then depending on what we have to do (eat, wash, phone someone) we leave anywhere between 10:30 to 11. Today was later. Brett had spent the night researching and we had a restaurant to go to in the old area. He also had two others just in case this one was closed. 1 tram and 1 subway and a 10 min walk and we arrived.

Lunch was lovely, but still not the best meal we have had.

Lunch was a surprise as we had 3 courses, 2 coffees and 1 bottle of house wine and when we went to pay it was 30.50 euro. We walked out and stood out the front for a while and discussed whether to leave it or go back in. We went back in. During lunch there had been some americans near us so as we walked back in and they were leaving I asked them and they had paid the same. So this place was not only good but really cheap. It sort of makes you go that is cool and the rest of the afternoon was good from there.

Lyon is famous for their silk. One of the hills is where all of the silk makers worked and lived. Their apartments were especially made as they had to be high enough for the weavers to fit into the houses. So that is where we were headed after lunch. I had heard of one of the few silk places that still are the original and open to the public but it was closed till 2:30pm so off following the tourist trail and how much fun was that. There are these tiles and arrows with different colours etc and I am sure they all mean something different but at this point I don't now what I will have to investigate. The tunnels and walk ways we have been told saved many lives during the war because they are hard to find and confusing unless you are a local, and the resistance used these passageways during the war to escape capture and when they wanted to meet secretly they used them to get somewhere.


When you get to the top the views are great and it is like a whole different place, well I guess it is. Once you get the top (out of breath as it is all up hill and many stairs) you then make your way down. Here are some photos from the trip down.












Back down and off the silk place. They let us take some photos.

They still the painting ad colouring by hand. I wish I had more money as some of these silks were beautiful and would be beautiful to wear and hang on the wall.






Off to stroll the streets and slowly walk home. More shopping. When you are somewhere for some time you have more time to look at shops. Bretty got this awesome jacket, he is going to look like he is from europe now and it was half price, gotta love sale time.

Off to George's for a relax and drink before getting home to relax and then head back out for pizza and some wine.

So Lyon today showed us she is more than just what we have seen. I know how profound does that sound. Off to have a bath and get ready for bed.

Here is a photo of george's before the rush.



Look at all those tables just waiting for people.

Tomorrow is tour day again. No snow today, maybe tomorrow.


Love Monique, Brett, Marty, Kiwi and Hooter

Location:Lyon, France