Walking les Rues des Lyon

I bought a Michelin guidebook of the greater Auvergne and Rhone Valley before I came to France.

Included in the guidebook are 40 pages on Lyon. I have decided to use it for the many interesting walks that are outlined within the Lyon city limits.

On Wednesday, I took Michelin's walk #2 in the La Presqu'île district.

Interesting Building

When I came up out of the Metro's Cordeliers exit, this was the first building I saw.

Église St.-Bonaventure

This church is architecturally bare and simple inside as is the Franciscan way.

If only it was named after some other saint.

The Église's entryway

The simple main altar

A side altar

While the majority of the church is simple, the many stain glass windows are not. 

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Cherries?

A saint with a machete,
NICE!!!

Another fine side altar

Pain . . .  je t'aime!!!

Quaint Café

Rue Mercére

Restaurants, restaurants, restaurants . . .

A little early for the lunch crowd

I need one of these

Still too soon for lunch

A Waiter Waiting

Aromas emanating

I need a croissant, STAT!!!

Dylan Patrick Moore
GET DOWN FROM THERE!!!

First customers

Cool street lamp

A pink reminder, October is
Cancer Awareness Month

The Flatiron Building?

Place des Jacobins

A second Flatiron Building?

Oh, by the way, my body is a . . . 

Yes, "A Temple"

Fleurs

An Incorruptible Hair Salon

I need a hair cut.

The Lyon Theater
in the Place des Célestins

Big Mouth

Student Artists at work and . . .

. . . at lunch

Spirits

Nice Knocker

Perfumes

A Hare that cooks?

King Louis XIV
on Place Bellecour

Grapes

In the evening, the Falcon's were back at it for four hours as the Cadets and Juniors practiced again. They both worked hard but I wish that a few more Juniors had been there.

On Thursday, it was off to the Accueil des Villes Françaises headquarters to meet again with other foreigners about life in Lyon. I am now an official card carrying member of the AVF!

After the meeting, I enjoyed a typical long lunch in Vieux Lyon with three of my new friends from the AVF.

Lunch with Mary, Gérard and Viviane

The food and wine were delightful but the friendship was much better.

Les Adrels was intimate

Next year's fashions were

on display at Les Adrels

Les Adrels' kitchen

After lunch, I said good bye to my friends and took the funicular up to the top of Fourviére Hill.

Basilique Notre-Dame

St. James of Camino de
Santiago fame . . .

. . . being beheaded

A minor altar

Must be an amgel

Made me think of
"Candle Lighting" Laurie

The crux of Christianity

Mosaic floor of interest

Saint Mark

I love these Lyonnaise streets
but beware . . .

Commie bastards

lurk everywhere

The Senior practice on Thursday night was well attended and very spirited. We continue to progress.

Now, if we could just land a new American QB . . .

Laundry Day Adventure and more

Monday started with a much needed trip to the local Laverie Automatique, a.k.a., the laundromat.

While The Villa peacefully awaits the arrival of its in-house washing machine later this week, my underwear could not.

Thus I loaded my carry-on travel bag with lots but not all of my dirty clothes and hopped on the C17 bus for the short ride to . . .

A vision in bleu 

Lots of choices

My timing was great as none of the machines were in use when I arrived. Ten minutes later we had a full house.

The first joy in washing your clothes for the first time in each new country in Europe is learning the rules.

Fortunately, they were well displayed . . .

In French

It was again time to improvise and work my Frenglish magic.

Even I could figure this out easily

Money here, press the correct

machine number

The great thing about this place is that a load only took about 25 minutes to wash. In Sweden and Switzerland it took more than an hour.

It only took about an hour from start to glorious drying finish, good times indeed.

I met with our G.M. and Senior team Offensive Coordinator, Julien Urgenti, to talk football for about two hours over lunch. Good times indeed!

Monday night we had the usual two 2 hour, back-to-back Cadet and Junior practices. Lots was accomplished by two hard working teams.

Tuesday, I opted to visit more of the La Presqui'île district of Lyon.

A grand hotel

An interesting tower

near Place Bellecour 

Road signs for most, possible

blocking sleds for the Falcons 

Musée des Tissus de Lyon 

Lyon has a rich history in both the silk trade and the textile industry. This museum is dedicated to these industries that first made Lyon a major economic power in the 16th century.

Incredible Coat

Huge Rug

 Ornate Cape

Rich Priest's Robe 

Silk Flower Print

Napoleon in Silk

The museum was a bit smaller tham expected but displayed several interesting pieces.

The ticket to this museum also allowed me to view the neighboring Musée des Arts Décoratifs. It was full of items on loan from my Mother's home as near as I could tell.

I decided to walk a bit more after the museums in La Presqui'île before heading to lunch at Les 3 Brasseurs.

Here is something you 

don't see on sale in Camarillo

Great Statue 

Good Statue 

Spits Well 

The Vieux Lyon district

After lunch, I had another two hour football meeting, this time with our Junior coaches to talk about defense. It was very productive.

The Senior team finished my day with a very good two hour practice. We practiced with great tempo and good effort.

We're getting better!