Lyon

Lyon

After being in Paris last week we decided to travel to Lyon. The first place we visited was Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste. The Cathedral dates from 12 century and is very imposing. Sadly when we were visiting the Cathedral was in the middle of 5 year restoration project, so therefore not all of the Cathedral was accessible at the time. We also went to the Parc de la Tete d’Or. This park is the largest green place in town in Europe. With Zoo and "un jardin botanique" (with hundred different types of roses,great trees like libanes pine, sequoia,giant magnolia tree)and an ancient carrousel from de end of 19 century. The zoo is surprisingly well equipped considering its free and the greenhouses in the botanical gardens were a good place to warm up on a cold day. This park would be good to run around or perfect for an afternoon stroll around the lake. After the park we decided to do something a bit more culture and we went to the Musee des Beaux-Arts, this museum is home to an impressive collection of paintings, both French and international. We loved this museum. It's beautifully curated and a pleasure to walk through. The audi guides are free, which is a major plus as all of the plaques are (understandably) in French. This is one of those galleries where, amongst some very ordinary artwork there are some real treats - a Gaugin, some Matisses, and some Courbets - to name a few