Friday, August 2, 2024
After arriving in France, we took the train to Gare de Lyon and dropped off our luggage in a locker. We took the subway to Trocadéro to see the Eiffel Tower. We walked across Pont de Bir-Hakeim, and then took the subway to the Champs-Élysées. We walked down the Champs-Élysées, having to take a detour around Place de la Concorde until we reached the Louvre. From the Louvre, we took the subway back to Gare de Lyon, collected our luggage, and took the train to Lyon. After checking into our hotel, we ate dinner at Brasserie de la Bourse du Travial.
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Saturday, August 3, 2024
We woke up early to take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to go back to Paris for the Olympic quarterfinal in women's football between the United States and Japan. An extra-time goal by Trinity Rodman gave the US a 1-0 victory. We took the subway back from Parc des Princes to Gare de Lyon and then the train back to Lyon. We had dinner at La Squadra.
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Sunday, August 4, 2024
For our last day in France, we explored Lyon. We took the subway to Vieux-Lyon, and then the funicular up to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière. From here, we had an amazing view of the entire city. We walked through Parc des Hauteurs to the ancient Roman theatre. From here, we walked all the way down to Vieux-Lyon and wandered through the streets of "Old Lyon." We took the subway to the Musée des Beaux-Arts to see four works by Eugène Delacroix: Woman Stroking a Parrot, Murder of the Bishop of Liege, The Bride of Abydos, and Last Words of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. After a short respite at the hotel, we took a one hour cruise on the Saône, with views of Vieux-Lyon down to the Confluence. When we got off the cruise, we walked across the Passerelle du Palais de Justice and took the subway from Vieux Lyon back to our hotel.
