My stay in Lyon is coming to an end in a sad way: it is raining again!!! I cheked out of the hotel at about 10:00 am but left my backpack in the luggage room to pick up later. I headed to the highest point in Lyon, a church overlooking the whole city!! There was a very light drizzle all the way and it got progressively heavy as I climbed up a very steep hill... There were some steep steps on my way which reminded me the Great Wall of China!! I started the climb with a good pace but ended completely exhausted and out of breath!! Better work on my climbing skills if I want to conquer Everest's base camp a year from now!!! When I got to the top, the views were awesome... I also discovered that Lyon is not that big of a city, it does not cover that much land! It is a very compact city crossed by two rivers; Rhône and Saône; with the downtown surrounded by water from all sides.. I have to say, Lyon is a really nice city and I advice anyone heading to France to put Lyon on their itinerary !! It has been a pleasant surprise though I was told by friends that it is a nice city... In any way, I am now drying up in my hotel lobby waiting for my TGV ride to Besançon later this afternoon.
View of Lyon from the basilica on the top
Another view of Lyon from the top: old city at the bottom of the hill
The basilica on top
The basilica continued...
View across the Saône river
Inside the basilica
Colorful candles inside the basilica
Side view of the basilica
