Clear and sunny in the morning 12 to 23 deg
Yet another day in France which had rain forecast but didn’t eventuate (luckily for us). Well, it did rain but not until I arrived back at the B&B at 1615h..
We ended up with a list of attractions that we wanted to see today - Les Halles de Lyon (fresh food hall), famous Street Art in three different locations, the Confluence Museum and Lyon Cathedral.
We decided to ride the bikes in and that way we’d cover the territory we needed in the limited time available. As we passed our favourite bakery and coffee shop just down the road, the aroma pulled us in for a coffee and a baguette. After getting that out of the way we visited Les Halles, the best fresh food market yet as far as food halls go; more of a gastronomical centre than a fresh food market. Hard to describe; the attention to detail and the variety of gourmet food and wines available was the very best I’d ever seen. It’s famous for its fine food eateries where the chefs prepare the meals in front of you. As we hadn’t long had brekky, we didn’t need a meal, but I couldn’t help myself I just had to try their beautiful looking vanilla slice. It tasted as good as it looked; even better, melt in the mouth job.
We then made our way on the bikes to the Street Art at Etats Unis. What an enormous project, the whole sides of buildings up to ten stories high painted in magnificent detail. Apparently, there’s 50 of them in this social housing district. All inspired by a famous architect from Lyon, Tony Garnier.
It was then we rode to the Confluence Museum, locked our bikes, and went inside. We had finished and were on our way out down the stairway when Bob called out to me from one floor up that his bike had been stolen!! When I looked out through the glass exterior, I could see that mine was there but his was gone. I was hoping that it may have fallen over or was hidden by mine but alas it was definitely gone. Understandably Bob was not happy, it was purchased especially for the tour. Talked to the museum’s security people but they just gave Bob the address of the Police Station and said it wasn’t on their property so they couldn’t help. The lady also said that it had happened before; why not erect a sign saying so? We saw that Bob’s security cable had been cut clean through, maybe a portable angle grinder. Also noticed that there was a surveillance camera directly above the bike stands, maybe there would be some footage for the Police. So, we walked the few km to the Police Station and Bob made a report. Luckily, he had taken out extra travel insurance for his bike, but it’s still very sad and not a very nice way to finish the tour.
Bob decided to walk away his frustrations back to the B&B, about 7 km away. Not long after he walked to the supermarket during a thunderstorm and got supplies for dinner. A delicious chicken pasta veggie stir-fry followed minutes later. Apart for the theft of Bob’s bike it has been a memorable tour. I must thank Bob for his fantastic company and companionship.
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