Bonjour again.
We arrived in Lyon by train yesterday afternoon and our hotel is lovely - right in the old town core.
Old town in Lyon is the oldest populated area in France, older than France itself as it was originally a Roman fort.
The Diana Krall concert tonight is in an ancient Roman amphitheatre which took me about an hour of walking in the hot, hot sun to find yesterday. We have to take a cable car up to the entrance since it is entirely too steep to force Granny to navigate.
I got lost twice yesterday on my quest to find the theatre then to find our hotel - both times to end up exactly where I started from. Old town Lyon is built like a fort and you can't get through the perimeter wall. I found some steps upwards, about 300 just to find steps back down, about 300 as well - just to find myself back where I started. I wanted to throw my bag on the ground and scream - but I restrained and a very nice lady noticed my distress and walked me back to the hotel.
Never leaving again without my map.
So after that, I have been hesitant to explore because I really don't think that Grannymeister would appreciate a 600 step detour of any kind since her poor feet have just healed.
Anyway, very excited about the concert, we are leaving in about an hour and half for that.
Lyon is known for its culinary delights, but so far I have had a Subway sandwich and Gramma continues to eat only ice crème.
Tomorrow we start the final leg of our trip to Reims - the gateway of the Champagne region and home of the coronations. We will be there for three nights, then back to Paris the night before Gramma jets back to Canada.
We phoned Karen today for Pake's birthday and Granny is hoping the royal heir will be born today.
Until next time,
c
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