Sunday, April 3, 2011

From the Rhone to the Saone Via Lyon

We started out the day touring Lyon, the second largest city in France.  They spruce up some of their buildings in the city by painting the blank walls, such as the one below.

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We saw this same thing done in Quebec City last fall. They also have a unique way to pass from one street to the next.  There are 360 passage ways throughout the city that lead from one street to another. Over 50 of them are open to the public to use from 7AM to 7PM. The following sequence of photos shows how it works.

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                                                                             Start here                                        through the first section

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in the middle                                                        out the other  side

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on to the next street.

We left Lyon in the early afternoon and spent the rest of the day cruising the Saone River.

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French house boat                                                         view of Lyon while cruising the river

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heading towards the French countryside

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Saone river view from our cabin window                                  got a little rough with other boats passing.

1 comment:

The Roberts Family said...

The passage way door totally reminds me of The Adjustment movie we just saw with heather! Did u make sure only to turn the handle clockwise? ;)
Looks like the new camera is working out for u. Those photos are gorgeous!