Christmas in France: Lyon (Day 1)

That morning we supposedly took taxi from home to the train station, but the taxi is so late AND impatient at the same time, he ditched us. Because of that we missed our booked bus ticket to Lyon for 10.00am. So we have to opted for train at 11.22am which costs more (€16.90). The train took about 1 hour 30 minutes to reach Lyon Perrache with train change at La Verpilliere. Love their train. So spacious and comfortable.

Arrived at Lyon Perrache, we took a tram to meet our Airbnb host. It was a bit complicated because of the language but we managed to understand the tram and train line. The house is located at 8th Arrondissement area (Coordinate 45°43'30.5"N 4°52'40.7E"E). I love the place. There was a bit of confusion about time of meeting with landlord's brother but it's fine. You can check them out here https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/4487859

We spent an hour resting at home. Since my fiance is only can walk with crutches on, me and her sister went out around Lyon City Centre.

We walked from home to the tram station, heading to city centre. Not so sure where we stopped I think around Lafayette area but somehow we walked from there to the nearby river where there is a huge EURO 2016 sign. There is also number of bicycles that can be rented. The rate is cheap, around €1.50 per day, but the deposit is too expensive, around €200 if anything happens. There's also UNESCO World Heritage site across the river. We didn't go there because the place is huge and it may take time to go around the place. But you should!

Nothing much, just walk around the city. When we were going back to the tram station we felt that someone was trying to follow us so I immediately let fiance's sister know to be careful of the belongings. We wanted to get walk past them but we eventually crossed the street and entered a shop, just in case if they really following us. We bought some eggs and salmon for tomorrow's breakfast.