The first thing we noticed in Lyon was its modern-ness and how it was so disabled friendly. There were a much higher percentage of wheelchairs than is usually in one city. A wheelchair could get off the train, cross the tracks; go through the station and shops, over to the tram track and onto the tram without any help, without any lifts and using all the same routes as everyone else. I found it quite amazing and it gave the whole city quite a sculptured feel.
The city is kind of like Paris as it is set on a river, the Rhone, which flows wide and splits and joins again to create an island in the centre of the city. It is on this island that we were staying. Our hotel was basic but nice, we were basically happy to have a bath to enjoy! In general we spent our time sleeping in, eating out, watching movies and shopping at the end of financial year sales. We were so tired that the fact that there wasn’t all that much to do in Lyon turned out to our favour and we just relaxed.
We did climb the hill on the side of the city one day. It rose up steeply as soon as you crossed the river off the island and was crowned by a large church. It took us some time to find our way up to it but when we did the view was magnificent. The highlight for me was being able to see Mount Blanc in the distance. We stayed for several hours at the top of the hill admiring the church and view and discussing things religious.
One night, at a Chinese restaurant Claire ordered the frog’s legs in some kind of marinade. They came out like tiny little chicken drumsticks in a pile and we shared the plate. They tasted just like a delicious marinated chicken drumstick! On another occasion we purchased delicate little macaroons, which melted in our mouths.
On leaving Lyon we laughed at the airport terminal which was effectively a large marquee but we soon found out it had the tightest of any of the European cities we had been to. They picked up things when scanning our bags that no other place had and took the time to really assess our passports, another rarity.
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