Europe - 2016

Day 22: Exploring Lyon Thu Jul 28, 2016

We spent today in the historic old centre of Lyon walking through the city’s Roman and Renaissance architecture. We ended this tour with a visit to a silk workshop in the Croix-Rousse district that still uses the trditional printing techniques for silk garments.
The Rhone River in Lyon The front facade of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Gold statue atop Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Facade detail Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Pope Jean Paul II statue Facade detail Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Forecourt of Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Mosaic floor of Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Ceiling of Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Basilica stained glass windows Ornate walls of the basilica Replica Eiffel tower Pope Jean Paul II statue Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Lyon from the Basilica lookout Lyon from the Basilica lookout Lyon from the Basilica lookout Mal at the Basilica lookout Debbie at the Basilica lookout Place Bellecour in Lyon
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière On the banks of the Rhone River in Lyon On the banks of the Rhone River in Lyon Across the Rhone River in Lyon Old buildings along the Rhone River in Lyon Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Flower market A menu The silk district A street within the silk district
Entrance to a courtyard Silkworms and cocoons Silk scarves Silk scarves A traboule Traboule sign Traboule entrance
A street in the district A street in the district Entrance to a residence Open air restaurant Hotel de Ville - City Hall Atelier de Soierie Atelier de Soierie
 
Screen printing silk scarves Hand-painting silk Silk scarves Silk scarves Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière  
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