Wednesday, Aug 31. Rather than join a group bus/walking tour of Lyon, we took off on our own, using Rick Steve’s Tour book. We saw many interesting sights, though I wouldn’t call any of them remarkable. I’ve become blasé I fear.

Ran into one VIking group after another, so we seemed to hit all their stops, though we missed the guide’s commentary. I’m sure we had several experiences they missed. Very hot. Sadly for Lyon, extremely hot weather has not been a common occurance, so the city is not air conditioned. It was remarkable that no window displayed an AC unit.

Lots of bicycles. Plus scooters. Transportation is cheap and easy. The waterfront had at least two workout stations, in use. Everyone looked very fit. Traffic was heavy, but amazingly orderly. No speeding, no horns, no screeching tires. As one would expect, small cars and smaller streets. One way is the norm.