Monday, 25 September 2023
No rugby today, so I took some time to explore the little part of Lyon between the Rhône and Saône rivers. That area is called the Presqu'île.
I walked south along the Rhône.
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| Looking across the Rhône |
Much of the way I was able to walk right along the edge of the river, but part of the route had a highway in the way.
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| The river walk -- sycamore trees everywhere |
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| Architecture: Hotel Dieu in Lyon |
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| The Rhône. A juxtaposition of rundown barge houseboats on the nearside and extravagant river cruises on the far side |
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| One of the houseboats is being used as a homeless shelter. Very neat idea |
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| Architecture: a tram bridge across the Rhône |
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| This one is for Mitzi and Steve |
I reached the confluence.
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| The confluence. I'm still not sure why there is a train track going out into the water |
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| Looking back upstream. The angular steel and glass building in the top center is the Confluence Museum |
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| The Lyon tourism committee enjoys the anagram |
And then it was back north along the bank of the Saône. The Saône had a good river-walk the entire way.
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| Left and Right on old grain silos |
How do French kids learn their gauche from their droit? Do they contort their gauche hand into the shape of a "G"? English has it pretty good with "left" starting with "L".
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| I don't know if Lyon is really the Capital of Funk, but someone certainly thinks so |
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| A pedestrian bridge across the Saône |
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| Le Poids de Soi -- The Weight of Oneself |
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| Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon |
...doug
While getting dressed this morning, I noticed that my new socks -- purchased in France -- have "L" and "R" on them. So either France uses "L" and "R" as abbreviations instead of "G" and "D", or the socks were made assuming an international market. But the curiosity of what French schoolchildren use as a mnemonic of sorts remains.
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