We were in Lyon this weekend, a 3 hour drive. What a delightful city. Easy walking to sights, great shopping, beautiful architecture, and delicious food. Lyon is known for its cuisine and silk industry. We found more English speaking people there.
We visited the Museum of Fine Arts (Beaux Arts) and due to a youth demonstration (police were in riot gear), we were stranded for several hours in Old Lyon, a wonderful place to get stuck. All the bridges were barricaded, no one was allowed to cross the river (where our hotel was located). By sundown all bridges were open for travel again.
Old Lyon has narrow winding streets, small restaurants and shops. Vendors were selling hot wine and hot chocolate drinks on the street. It was cold!
We found large open air markets on Sunday selling everything from puppies to fresh meats/vegetables/cheese to bras.
Here's some photos.
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjy5tybK
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