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Departing From Geneva
After breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Geneva, we checked out and took the hotel’s shuttle to Geneva Airport. After spending some time at two airport lounges, we flew on United Airlines back to Dulles.
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Leaving Lyon
After our final morning at the InterContinental Lyon, we checked out and revisited the Roman theatres, which were closed for wind when we visited earlier on this trip. After, we had lunch at Bouchon Tupin before catching a train to Geneva, checked into the Crowne Plaza, and had dinner in the city.
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Vienne, the Vienna of France
After breakfast at the InterContinental Lyon, we headed down to Vienne by train. Once there, we visited the Cathedral, Musée Gallo-Romain, and various ruins of the Roman Empire, including the city’s Ancient Theatre. We ended the day back in Lyon with dinner at Le Bouchon des Cordeliers.
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Chambery
After breakfast at the InterContinental Lyon, we headed over to Chambery, a former capital of Savoy, for the day. The weather wasn’t great. We ended up visiting the Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales and Musée Savoisien with lunch in between at a Savoyard restaurant. Unfortunately, the museum of the Château des Ducs de Savoie is closed on Mondays so we could not visit.
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Beaune
After breakfast at the InterContinental Lyon Hotel-Dieu, we decided to head up to Beaune as the weather forecast was the most favorable there. We came upon a marching band and the 165th Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction! We enjoyed some music and food, saw some historic buildings and a bit of the auction, and visited the Fallot mustard factory.
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A Rainy Day in Lyon
We woke up to a rainy day at the InterContinental Lyon Hotel-Dieu. After getting a late start, we spent most of the afternoon at the Museum of Fine Arts. We then had an early dinner at a bouchon in Old Lyon before an early end to the day.
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Grenoble
After breakfast at the InterContinental Lyon, we headed over to Grenoble and visited the Museum of the Old Bishop’s Palace and adjacent Notre-Dame Cathedral. After lunch, we took the gondola up to the Bastille, a fortress that overlooks the city, and walked back down.
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Dijon
After breakfast at the InterContinental Lyon, we traveled by train to Dijon. We visited the Church of Notre Dame, the museums of Fine Arts and Burgundian Life, and had lunch. Of course, we also bought some mustard before returning to Lyon!
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Fourviere Hill and Vieux Lyon
After breakfast at the InterContinental, we headed over to the Fourviere Hill. The ruins of the Roman theatres were closed due to wind but we were able to visit the Lugdunum Museum and Basilica of Notre Dame. After, we walked through a bit of Old Lyon before having dinner at a bouchon.
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Lyon Peninsula
After arriving at Geneva, we took the train over to Lyon and checked into the InterContinental Hotel Dieu. We then walked around the Presqu’ile district of the city before having dinner in the evening.
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Here and there but not quite everywhere!