Monthly Archives: April 2019

Lyon by bike

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Start the day with early yoga and a three hour bike ride after breakfast.Went along the Rhone and saw numerous river boats that were retrofitted as bars and restaurants. We had to cross through the Viking to get to the shore. Headed to the park and past Interpol.

Chalon-sur-Saone and Beaune

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Bourdogne wine country. Burgandy wines are chardonnay or pinot. On short stubby vines. They were burning candles and straw bales overnight to add warmth due to frost. Dont ask for any wine except burgandy produced or you are subject to the stink eye. The hospital for the poor was a highlight in Beaune.Back to Chalon for lunch on the boat and a walk with Drazen. Our Croatian activity director.

Wake up in Lyon

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A lovely breakfast to start the day.

And off we go via taxi to Lugdanum to see the Musee Gallo Romain and the Roman amphitheater.

A place to water the pups.

The mosaics were spectacular. Up the hill to Fourviere to visit the Basilique.

Take the funicular to Vieux Lyon.

Lunch at Chez Lyon. Delicious. The artichoke dish paired well with a wine that tasted like olives.

Walking back to pick up our luggage we find the toilettes. You have to wait for it to wash and dry itself between each use. Very tidy. Dont get caught in the wash cycle

And off we go to our bateaux the Emerald Liberte.

Fancy it is. While we were eating our 4 course dinner with Cote de rhone wine, Steve from Lenne added some pinot noir from his winery.And they fancied up our room.

Planes trains and automobiles

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A very long day from Seattle to Paris to Lyon to our hotel Boulevardier. And waiting for someone to let us in was another challenge.

Yes we have our own courtyard with seal. Yes we do.Ok let’s walk around in a daze trying to stay awake to knock off that 9 hour time difference and 10 hour plane trip and some sort of TGV train from Paris and cab to hotel.

Deux vin rouge for cinq euro.

And there are some odd free tapas with a not good cocktail…stick to the vin rouge.