Weekend Fun
It's hard to pack a description of everything I did over the past two weekends into a single blog post, but I will try without being too descriptive.
So, on Saturday Oct 1, we went to the city of Lyon. Dave (shown at left in the first picture) previously lived in Lyon and was our tour guide.
Isn't Lyon a beautiful city
We visited some ancient roman ruins. This is an amphitheatre built ~40 B.C
We also visited some beautiful cathedrals. Here is one.
Here is a second in a different but similar style
We went also to the city park. They had interesting bicycles and boats to rent.
They also had a large zoo that was free to the public. In typical french style, dogs are also welcome to enjoy the zoo.
On Sunday Oct 2, we hiked to the top of a volcano (see the remains of the volcanic Crater below)
There were a lot of us on the hike. The Clermont area has a lot of volcanoes. See the famous Puy du Dome in the back ground.
This is a picture of our hiking group
This is a view of the city of Clermont Ferrand on the way down from hiking. See the beautiful cathedral Notre Dame de L'Assomption (which is built from volcanic rock)
Saturday Oct 8 we traveled south. This is a monument to Michelin in the form of a train bridge. In the past Michelin was famous for its train cars that connected areas of France.
I have been avoiding this for weeks, but at the rest stop I was forced to us a "traditional" restroom. EEEK
This is the worlds tallest bridge. A modern Marvel!!
The Mediterranean Sea! There us a light house in the distance.
I played in the sea. Yes, in October it is COLD!!!
Finally we visited an ancient roman aqua duct which was build in 19 B.C (a big contrast to the modern bridge we saw in the morning)
Isn't this amazing. There is no structure this old in America!
Even the trees are old. The sign tells us that this tree was "born" in 908!!!!
I miss everyone but I am having a great time. The week days are quite stressful, but the weekend is a time to explore. I am hopeful that we can arrange a trip to the Alps next weekend!!!!
So, on Saturday Oct 1, we went to the city of Lyon. Dave (shown at left in the first picture) previously lived in Lyon and was our tour guide.
Isn't Lyon a beautiful city
We visited some ancient roman ruins. This is an amphitheatre built ~40 B.C
We also visited some beautiful cathedrals. Here is one.
Here is a second in a different but similar style
We went also to the city park. They had interesting bicycles and boats to rent.
They also had a large zoo that was free to the public. In typical french style, dogs are also welcome to enjoy the zoo.
On Sunday Oct 2, we hiked to the top of a volcano (see the remains of the volcanic Crater below)
There were a lot of us on the hike. The Clermont area has a lot of volcanoes. See the famous Puy du Dome in the back ground.
This is a picture of our hiking group
This is a view of the city of Clermont Ferrand on the way down from hiking. See the beautiful cathedral Notre Dame de L'Assomption (which is built from volcanic rock)
Saturday Oct 8 we traveled south. This is a monument to Michelin in the form of a train bridge. In the past Michelin was famous for its train cars that connected areas of France.
I have been avoiding this for weeks, but at the rest stop I was forced to us a "traditional" restroom. EEEK
This is the worlds tallest bridge. A modern Marvel!!
The Mediterranean Sea! There us a light house in the distance.
I played in the sea. Yes, in October it is COLD!!!
Finally we visited an ancient roman aqua duct which was build in 19 B.C (a big contrast to the modern bridge we saw in the morning)
Isn't this amazing. There is no structure this old in America!
Even the trees are old. The sign tells us that this tree was "born" in 908!!!!
I miss everyone but I am having a great time. The week days are quite stressful, but the weekend is a time to explore. I am hopeful that we can arrange a trip to the Alps next weekend!!!!
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