Exposing The World

France: Lyon

Second City

Lyon is the third largest city in France, after Paris and Marseille, and occupies the strategic point where the Rhƍne and Saƍne rivers join.

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Gare de Lyon

Leaving Paris via the first line of France’s TGV (Train Ă  Grand Vitesse) system to have been completed in 1981, connecting the country’s two most important cities.

This is the TGV waiting area


The station restaurant

The name is a nostalgic reference to the generation of fast express “Blue Trains” that preceded the TGV.

Dining at Le Train Bleu.

Arrival in Lyon

A TGV at the platform on arrival from Paris.

Lyon Perrache station.

Rambling in Lyon

Leafy walkways, ancient but lively streets. Lyon has maintained its prosperity since medieval times, and today is a center for banking, pharma, biotech, and metallurgical research.

The city’s symbol, a winged lion
Lyon is laid out in long narrow residential blocks running along the RhĂŽne, transected by narrow passageways called traboules.
A river cruiserl docked in Lyon
Labor disputes are common in France.
The mural building’s other side

Cathedral of St. Jean

The most lavishly decorated church in Lyon.

Food markets

Stores and stalls are everywhere along the walkways. R: The Farmers’ Market.

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