Back from Lyon

Was in Lyon over the weekend with Cindy.  We visited her friends Micheal and Silvi.   They and their children were wonderful and we were able to enjoy a relaxing weekend. The food was typical Lyonnaise and delicious. We went to church on Saturday and ended up sitting on the alter as the church was packed.  It was one of the most vibrant churches I've seen in a long time - everyone sung include a portuguese group that sung the profession of faith in a form of harmonized Fado.  Just beautiful.  On Sunday we visited the old town and several churches - I've included some of the pictures in this post.

Sunday Dog Market - people picking up puppies and adult dogs 

there wasa fox terrier there asking why I wasn't taking him home...

We visited L'Abbaye Saint-Martin d'Ainay the oldest church in Lyon, built in 1107.  

Mosaic from Abbaye

Floor of the crypte at the Abbey

Nave of the Cathedral

View from the Basilica on a very windy Sunday

For lunch on Sunday we went to Le Bistrot de Saint Jean in the 5th arrondisement.   Had a typical lyonnaise food (salad lyonnaise with frisee, lardons, poached egg) chicken fricassee, tripe gratin, and a slice of grilled foie gras - all washed down with a pot of beaujolis from Morgan.  Yummy. 

We left on Monday after lunch and went back to Switzerland via Lausanne because I needed to pick up my watch from the watchmaker there.