There's no better way to get to know a place than to eat like a local. That is how I found myself staring at a plate of pork cartilage and fat in a typical Lyonnais bouchon. Bouchons, the casual restaurants serving traditional Lyonnais cuisine (offal anyone?), line the city's streets, beckoning you to challenge your tongue. Although it may take a while to get used to sucking meat off a knuckle, it's hard not to fall in love with the cobblestone streets, tall pastel-colored buildings and winding alleys of France's gastronomy capital. Located between Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France's third largest city is a mix of the old and the new. The city's different faces are reflected in its geographical layout. "The important to budget travel is to prepare in front. When it comes along to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new locations we have never been before, the truth of expense and budgeting is always in the back of our heads. Organizing and spending our travel budget wisely is a concern for most families. Curbing expending and fees, while still savoring your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed achievements and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thought behind saving money while travelling is simple: Even if your personal finances is really tight, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also thinking about that while traveling, regardless of whether on a funds or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel charge!..". It is split in three parts: the medieval and Renaissance old town lies to the west of the Saone River, the 18th and 19th century part of town comprises the middle peninsula, and the modern face of Lyon is eat of the Rhone river.
Eat: If eating offal in one of the numerous bouchons in Old Lyon is not to your taste, more modern fare can be found in the middle peninsula's Rue Merciere, a long avenue filled with bars, restaurants and cafes and that connects the city's two main plazas, Place des Jacobins and Place d'Albon. Cross the Rhone river and pick up picnic essentials at Les halles de Lyon, an indoor marketplace filled with breads, cheeses, cured meats, chocolates, and wines. While in Lyon, two specialties to definitely try is the Lyon salad, consisting of soft-boiled eggs, bacon cubes and croutons, and the Coussin de Lyon, an almond paste and chocolate ganache covered in marzipan confection.
Do: Work off the calories by riding the funicular and walking up to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere, a dreamy church situated on top of a hill affording views of the city. If you're intrigued by all the images of a certain puppet around town, take a peek around the small Guignol museum after exiting the church. Created in 1808, Guignol is the glove puppet created by Laurent Mourguet, a dentist who came up with the whimsical character, not to entertain kids necessarily, but to draw crowds to this dentistry stall in the market. Near the church, a little ways down, are the old Roman theaters, which do an excellent job of reminding everyone of Rome's expansive empire back in the day. While in Old Lyon and its neighboring Croix Rousse district, explore the traboules, Lyon's secret staircases and alleyways that were used by the city's once-numerous silk workers to transport their goods. Traboules open to the public to explore are clearly marked by plaques.
Stay: Hotel du Theater, located in the middle of the city, features spacious and simply decorated rooms, some of which overlook the Place and Theater des Celestins and has views of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere to the right. The views are especially pleasing at night when the square and the church are lit up. Conveniently, a row of Velib bicycles, from France's bicycle sharing system, is lined up right outside the hotel's door.
Know: Even if you plan nothing, Lyon is a great city in which to just stroll around, wile away afternoons in an outdoor cafe, have a drink in a cozy bar, and people watch.
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