Well I did want to post just a few more pics from Lyon... just a mix of the awesome and the weird, I guess...
At the Musée d'Art Contemporain
Typical French square:Place Sathonay
Basilika La Fourvière overlooking Roman amphitheatre remains
Art Déco architecture in Villeurbanne
Imposing gate at the Parc La Tête d'Or
The Opéra
Cool modern architecture
The Lion of Lyon
Île de Barbe in the Saône river
For my Mexican friends: this was part of a mural honoring Diego Rivera
Another huge mural - everything you see on the large wall is painted.
City Hall
Huge fountain on the Place Terreaux
Art you can sit on, on the banks of the Saône
Place des Jacobins
The ultra-modern Musée des Confluences
View of the Rhône river
Confluence - where the Saône (right) joins the Rhône
Only Lyon? Not really. We made a side trip to Avignon, with its imposing Papal Palace...
...a great view of the old city...
...and the famous bridge (Does everyone/anyone know the song, "Sur le pont d'Avignon..."? It's well known in Germany)
