Most of this day we spent aboard the TGV on our way from Nice to Lyon.
You already know that Gord is train crazy so you won’t be surprised to see train yard photos. 
The weather is lovely, if not in the single digits for temperatures and the store windows are all decked out in their woolen finery. Gone are shorts, tank tops and flip flops!
Lyon is a city of surprises. 
In early Roman times it was a centre for transport after the Gauls were defeated here by Claudius. Roman ruins embed themselves on the hillside up from the two parallel rivers, the Rhone and the Saone. The amphitheatre once sat 10,000 comfortably and still hosts concerts of up to 3,000.
Lyon was also the centre for the French Resistance in WWII. The city is made up of curious alley ways through residences, between streets and through courtyard gardens creating perfect mazes for a stealthy getaway. The museum of Vichy is a short metro ride from where we are staying and it documents what once served the Nazi’s as a sort of independent neutral after France succumbed to Nazi rule.
And to top all this fascinating history off, my History of Christianity course talks about these very things while we wander about on rich ground where it all took place. It doesn’t get much better than that!
We anticipate plenty of exploring tomorrow. For now, sleep.
