Monday, October 27, 2008

Lyon with our friends Diana and Kevin

Here we are at the roman ruins in Lyon! We had such a great visit with our friends Diana and Kevin! Thanks so much guys for showing us the sights. What a beautiful city! We rode bikes everywhere and did lots of walking to see the sights. Lyon was the first city in France to implement a system of renting out bikes all over the city for everyone to use at a very small cost. There are several pick up and drop off stations all over the city. Its a great way to get around!

Lyon has a network of tunnels between buildings that were used when silk was a big commodity. In order to carry the long spools of silk, tunnels were cut through the city. These secret tunnels were also used during WWII, where allied forces and others trying to escape the Nazi troops would hide. We spent some time searching for these tunnels called Traboules in the old part of Lyon. Check out more of our pics on www.kozbath.shutterfly.com to see more of these pictures.


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