Lyon’s outdoor market is open everyday from around 8 AM until 1 PM. It is held on a stretch of one of the main roads along the Soâne River, and offers fresh produce as well as seafood, deli meats, rotisserie chickens, and bread. We stopped to admire an enormous pan of paella that was cooking…
Day: June 26, 2012
Vienne
We took a train from Lyon’s Perrache station yesterday for a day trip to Vienne, the southern-most city of the Burgundy region. About halfway into the ride, it began to drizzle slightly, and naturally by the time we arrived in Vienne, the drizzle had turned into full-on rain. Vienne’s businesses tend to be closed on Sunday and Monday,…
The Stone Roses at Les Nuits de Fourviere
The sole reason we added Lyon to our itinerary was to see the Stone Roses (amazing band from Manchester, England) in concert last night! Lyon has a summer festival each year called, “Les Nuits de Fourviere”, with performances taking place at the Roman amphitheatre. Cameras were prohibited, so unfortunately I had to leave my camera at…
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