ANOTHER EIFFEL TOWER DAY

monday the 14th November was a beautiful day so we took the opportunity to go back to the Eiffel tower so i could see it in the sunshine.

My first visit was a gloomy, chilly day and although impressive in any weather it was good to see it from another perspective.

This is an amazing Icon.  From every aspect it intrigues making it hard to stop snapping photos.  I found it hard to look anywhere else.  Planes were leaving jet streams all over the sky, almost as if they were having fun making patterns.

The whole day glowed, the park sparkling in the sunshine, birds, trees and people.

These American tourists were having trouble getting their phone to work.



this guy could really move



they carry scary looking guns



wedding photos or advertisment?

                                                             

The fountains opposite the Eiffel tower sparkled as though they had just been cleaned.

it was hard to leave it was so beautiful, however the afternoon chill was already seeping in by 1.30pm so we reluctantly made our way home.

One last look

I'll be back at Christmas

Jo

ANCIENT LYON

Lyon is a beautiful city. 

 Ancient.

Full of mysterious passageways, called Traboules, that were used by the silk weavers of the 16th and 17th century. There is one dating to the 4th century.

They were known to be used for fleeing citizens during the French Revolution and also by the resistance during WW11.

Around almost every corner there is something to catch the eye. Whether it be the ancient,



The street art the French are so fond of

A beautiful mademoiselle!!

(no biaseness here)

French fungi amongst the overgrown patches of grass

    steps, steps and more steps, often of the very steep variety

Rooftop gardens




Ancient walls still standing after being built to help defend

Tea Salons, of which the Lyonnaise are very fond.   Paris take a hint,

old buildings now housing art and providing lovely gardens for weary tourists to eat lunch previously bought from the markets that morning

modern fountains amidst the old,

The very first cat I have seen in France that is wandering free, dogs seem to be preferred.  Go figure!!??

Doors that look as though they have been there for 500 years and will still be there in another 500.

The almost ridiculous,something was going on in this square that was important enough to be filmed,

Decorations for Christmas filling shop windows,

 enormous old churches

a very modern car parked on very old cobblestones

 And a well deserved cup of tea one of aforementioned Tea Salons, for weary travellers before they

Head home after a successful day of walking the streets of Lyon

Bon Soir

Jo