Monday was our long travel day and I'll admit I'm getting a bit tired of the bus...thank goodness I have short legs. We traveled from Tours to Lyon with several "comfort stops" along the way. I have never seen such fancy gas stations! These gas stations had full cafeterias with hot meals or sandwiches. We learned that you can only get wine for lunch if you are ordering a full hot meal...interesting French law.
We arrived in Lyon around 3:30pm and met our local guide for a walking tour of Lyon. We walked along the rivers Rhone and Saone and from the "new" city - you know, only a couple hundred years old - and to the old city. Our local guide did a fantastic job and took us in yet another cathedral and to a ledge overlooking the city and through hidden alleyways to show us buildings dating back to the 1600s.
After our tour, we settled in to our hotel then walked back to the old city for a little shopping before dinner. We ran into one of our fellow solo travelers and ate dinner with her at a traditional French restaurant. After trying traditional foods I can say...I'm not a fan. I had oysters...on ice - the French should really try them steamed with a little melted butter and Tabasco on a saltine. We had potatoes au gratin and steak for the main course and the cut of steak might as well have mooed at me even though I had asked for it medium well. Once again, thank goodness for dessert...the creme brûlée was excellent.
Tomorrow brings an early early morning so we can stop in Avingnone and Monte Carlo before arriving in Nice for 2 nights.
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