Sophie and Mom got up early and headed on the two-hour high speed train to Lyon, to visit Daphne and her family. We were grateful that Sam and Daphne met us at the train station. As we walked to their place from the train station, we walked through old Lyon, crossing over both rivers, the Rhone and the Saône, which from the core of the city. Their apartment was built in mediaeval and the Renaissance. The door knocker was beautiful and the entranceway was an old tunnel (“traboule”), which are found throughout the old city of Lyon. We had a lovely ploughmen lunch and then headed out for a long walk. We climbed the hill overlooking Lyon seeing the amazing Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière. Helen’s mouth fell open as she entered the church; the Stain glass, gold leaf and mosaic tiles were incredible. Following the church, we walked further down the hill to see the Roman ruins, an amphitheatre and Odeon. There was a museum dedicated to this important archeological site that contained many treasures from the past. The girls enjoyed making cookings and then we had a lovely french dinner before rushing to catch our late train.
