June 7th. Clermont-Lyon and back



 So we started the day in Clermont with a beautiful breakfast where I feasted on baguette bread and cheese. Oh so good. Stomach back to normal  


An early start for us on our way to Vizille with a stop in Lyon for lunch. Some photos from Lyon. 

Lyon street cafes on a Sunday

Lyon  Cathedral 

Lower portion

Larger Cathedral on the hill. 

Crazy burger joint. 

Selfie at cafe with Cathedral behind me. 


Jessica, Mary Ann and
Pinochio. 

Where we had Crepes and something else whose name I cannot remember. 

My chocolate crepe. 


The unnamed Lyon specialty that Jessica and Marco had. 

Lyon Sunday street scene. 



Lyon is famous for hidden alleyways between streets. These are inside one. 

The doors leading to secret alleyways between streets 

Better view of Cathedral on hill. 

One of the Caminos passes through Lyon. Too long for me. 

We are about to get back in the car when Mary Ann realized she had left her medication for high blood sugar at the hotel in Clermont. Do we pick it up on the way to Paris on Wednesday or drive back an hour and a half and pick it up today. 
So we (which means me) drive back to Clermont to get her medication.  We arrive at the old hotel and are told we cannot get it for another hour at 5:00 pm. 
So we go for a light drink since I now have the original distance to do all over. 

Almost to Jessica’s village  





After about 8 hours in the car, we arrive in Jessica’s and Marco’s town of Vizille just in time to have a couple of drinks before everything closes. Some early shots of Vizille. More tomorrow. 




Good night

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