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| This house was across the river from where we were docked in Vienne. Jim was going to buy this one for me. |
| Our last excursion from Vienne to Lyon where we met up with the boat. This is the Roman theater in Lyon. They were setting up for a concert. |
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| Gaffer doing what gaffers do |
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| This is the oldest amphitheater in France. Built by order of Agustus in 17 B.C. |
| The Basicilica Notre Dame de Fourvier was built between 1872 and 1896 |
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| Views of Lyon That tall tower is a hotel |
| The tour guide holding court. I couldnt stand around listening, I needed to take pictures. |
| Alison and Patsy |
| St Jean Cathedral |
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| Jim and Alan listen attentivly |
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| St Jean Cathedral |
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| The detail looked so modern |
| The river Soane that band of trees in the center is where the river Rhone is |
| The tour guide had a lot to say but we never did learn anything about these relief murals that went all around the basicillica |
| The stained glass was beautiful |
| This is the alter.. The whole church is a Madona church, no depictions of Christ on the cross. |
| the walls inside were all mosaics of French history |
| The tiles have a layer of gold in them so they are very shiney |
| I have never seen as many animals in a church before |
| Detail of the floor |
| Love this hen and her chicks. Looks like a modern easter decoration |
| Pelican and her babys |
| This young man was covering the paintings |
| Woman getting a drink of water from a fountain....it was hot |
| we drive right under this fortress |
| This is a giant windowless building covered with a painted mural that depicts several famous french and other Lyon contributions to history |
| Alan Posing in front |
| Patsy taking some pictures |
| you can see the gold tiles |
| It is called La Fresque des Lyonnais. This is Antoine de Sait Exupery and his little prince |
| depicting 2,000 years of history there are Emperors, saints, artists, industrialists, writers, scientists, film makers and even Chef Paul Bocuse |
| Chef Paul Bocuse |
| Fountain of four rivers |
| Hotel de Ville (town hall) |
| We walked around the old section of Lyon |
| hmmm heres and idea for using up all those corks |
| inside one of the 150 Traboules or passageways through the old town. There were designed to help silk deliverers stay out of the rain |
| I took this picture because I wanted to get a picture of that hot guy leaning up against the building. |
| Explaining how they do this cut velvet weaving and dyeing |
| The English speaking gang |
| The answer to the ultimate question of life the universe and everything. |
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| shopping spoils |
| door knocker |
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| Day 7 afternoon excursion Lyon |
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| Back on the boat at our last dinner. I snuck over to chat with Patsy |
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| Our waiter and our Someilier.These two were great. WE had a great time on the boat cruise although it was so hot and humid but the whole world was having a heat wave. |
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| I love this simple door knob |
| Produce stand |
| Book store looks the the begining scene of a great movie. |
| this is a minature very detailed museum of science |
| Shrouded statues |