Walk: 12km; total: 465km
We took our time over breakfast as we had no real mission other than to wander the streets. When the breakfast room started filling up with people, we went back to our room. As we looked out the window, the rain started, so we delayed our departure until 9:30am, even then it was still drizzling. About 10 minutes after leaving the hotel, there was lightning, thunder, and the rain came down quite heavily so we sought cover under a shop awning. It cleared pretty quickly after that. We even saw some blue sky and the sun but not for very long.
We took more photos of things we’d already seen, but this was in a different light! Wendy had had enough by about 11:30am so called it quits while Greg continued. After lunch and a little rest in the room, we started the pre-pack procedure - throwing out that which we did not need at home and managed to fill a few small bags. Wendy’s mobile pharmacy is looking quite sad, but that is less to check in, so that is good. Greg went out for another pre-dinner wander.
We decided to eat out on our last night and decided that it was only fitting that we visit the the same restaurant that we ate out at when we first arrived - George’s Brasserie, all of 50m down the road. Both meals were good. It’s been serving good food since 1836 so they must be doing something right. It does look flash but the meals are more down to earth than that.
We wandered a bit more to settle dinner then retreated to the room because of an approaching storm.
Victor Hugo street Mall in the rain
Candy shop
Master chocolatier, the goods were more tempting than the candy
Boulangerie/patisserie, very tempting but the the queue was out the door, so it must have been good
Some people have no respect
Charity Church Tower, built in 1665, was part of a hospice built in 1626 on the Rhône. The hospice was demolished in 1934 to make way for the main Post Office.
Hotel Royal, with the Paul Bocuse (famous chef) institution inside
Telegraph, Post, and Telephone building
Fountain at Antonin Poncet Place
L’arbre à fleurs, near the Rhône river
Antonin Poncet Place
Bellecour Place with Notre Dame Basicila of Fourviere up on the hill
Saône
Cloister of Saint Jean Baptiste Cathedral
Saint Jean Baptiste Cathedral
Cinema museum
Shop with brightly coloured wares, good to see in a rainy day
Chamber of Commerce
Passage de la République
Saône and Notre Dame
St Jean Baptiste with Notre Dame above
Saône river scenery
Church of St Georges de Lyon
Not very pleasant weather, lucky it is our last day and we don’t have to ride anywhere
Rhône Riverside Aquatic Centre
Dinner venue
Rhône River scenery with a huge storm cell
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