It was freezing outside, and I needed lots of hot tea & hot chocolate to keep me going as I walked around the city...
See Lyon's own version of the Eiffel Tower? (Haha, not really...it's just a TV tower.)
Lyon has it's own version of the London Eye, too. ;)
Crossing a bridge to get over to "the old city." Lyon doesn't usually get snow this early in the season; while it wasn't fun to walk around in, it was pretty to look at. :)
At noon, this clock inside St. John's Cathedral came to life with music and dancing figurines at the top. From there, we went to a silk shop...
Lyon is known for producing silk. It's also known for its sausages...
...which I tried at lunch. (along with some gratin) Deeelish!After lunch, I took a cable car up to the grand cathedral (the great big beautiful white building in the first photo of this blog post), where I had a nice overlook of the city...
I couldn't wait to get out of the cold and inside the beautiful cathedral!
My pictures of the gorgeous interior (and amazing mosaics!) really don't do them justice.
I loved this nativity set...
...as well as the Christmas market I went to tonight! I need someone to explain to me why there are umbrellas on this tree, haha.Ah, I'm getting sooo excited for Christmas!! I can't wait to spend this weekend in New York City (which will look very Christmasy, no doubt) with my girlfriend Ariel...and then going home to spend the days leading up to Christmas with my family. :)
2 comments:
Daaayna,
You have no idea how excited I am to see you I just can't wait!!!
Looks so snowy and magical like Cinderella's castle. I imagine that with many tea and hot cocoa breaks comes a lot of pee breaks too!
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