[2015 France-Lyon] Sunday, market day

It's Sunday today. As the French are devout Catholics, most of the stores were closed. I remember reading about the Marche de Creation by the Saone river every Sunday morning, so hence started our morning. I've never been too comfortable taking picture of artwork, so the one above will have to suffice. It was a pleasant stroll, not super crowded, very low key, and some of the stalls had interesting artworks.

 This is one of Lyon's main attractions: the library mural. Lyon has converted various empty wall spaces into these spectacular works of art. I highly recommend seeking them out.

[2015 France-Lyon] Leg-breaking start in Lyon

Lyon, with its 490k population, is the third largest city in France, situated between Paris & Marseille. Ever since I saw Bourdain hunting with Lyon's famous chef Paul Bocuse, I've been dying to visit this gastronomy capital of the world.

Life was hectic before the trip, so I didn't think too clearly before booking round trip tickets to Paris first, then adding on round trip tickets between Paris & Lyon. This turned out to be a mistake in two ways:

1. The airports are very far out of the cities.
2. French airport security is slow/strict.
3. We had to pay crazy check luggage fees for the domestic flights.

Turns out the TGV train to Lyon also stops at CDG airport. I'll remember this for future reference!


 

First impression of Lyon airport: wow!