Up & at em early again to get some time in before the heat levels rose again . This shopfront was on our walk to the metro - appropriate for and art teaching and supplies shop in France !!
The Metro took us across to the funicular again , but today we left that station and wandered into the old city . If this wall could talk , it would be a very interesting tale I'm sure !
The Notre Dame Cathedral towers above us .
But there's also Saint Jean Baptiste Cathedral as well. There were groups of school children wandering around with teachers monitoring them closely .
Back to wandering around narrow cobblestone streets and alleys , with occasional squares opening up unexpectedly . Any areas in shade were very well received . The Museum of Cinema & Miniature had some seats in the shade , so we sat and cooled a bit .
Continuing on , we passed many cafes & restaurants , with all the other people that had the same idea today .
Seemed we couldn't get away from the school kids .
We stopped and tried some truffle at a little shop , chatting to the owner . Turns out he is a chef and used to work at a restaurant in Melbourne , and knew Australia reasonably well . It was a pleasant chat in the cool - he also told us about an alleyway that the cold air comes out down the bottom like it's fan forced . We didn't find it unfortunately . This is a water tap we found .
Thought slushies were for kids , think again , they are a great way to cool your insides down quickly - ice cream headaches and all . A little treat for us both .
Someone got creative with shading their plants on their windowsills - parasols - who would have thought .
It was starting to get hot now , so we found some plane trees beside the river , grabbed a seat and had lunch . We had plenty of time to spare and took our time meandering slowly around , before our river cruise departed in a couple of hours .
This statue is beside the river opposite the Palais de Justice
Which is an impressive building in itself . It has 24 columns to represent the 24 hours in a day .
There are multiple bridges crossing the river , this is one of them , and a ferry boat .
Fort Saint Jean
This is a fresco painted on the end of this building , it depicts 30 of Lyon's most important people in various rooms .
The houses were built on solid rock , here's the proof .
This is the National High Conservatory of Music & Dance . The old & the new really .
This was the turning point on our cruise , an island in the river . There was an abbey founded here in the 5th century . The monastery was pillaged several times in the 6th, 7th and 9th centuries , before again being devastated and burned in 1562 . There's some history for you . It has been used by French Presidents as well . Now it's a few lucky people who can call it home .
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