No boys allowed

The last weekend in April, some girlfriends and I headed to Lyon, France, leaving our kids with our wonderful husbands. Lyon is about an hour from Geneva and is the second largest city in France. It has a lot of the charm that you find in Paris, without all of the crowds. We ate yummy food, shopped and stayed up late talking. On Saturday, our friend Jessi drove in for the day with her baby Chloe. I loved Lyon and will definitely be going back with Pete and the kids. Thanks girls!

When we got to our hotel we found out there was parking underneath. The desk clerk opened up the gate and we pulled in to find we were in an elevator for cars! In these pictures you can see that we were completely enclosed...not great for someone like me who is a bit claustrophobic.

Sarah and Aimee at Mendo Restaurant
Our first night we ate Japanese food! Crazy, I know, but it was so delicious and hard to find over here.

Sarah, Suzy and me in front of the Rhone River and the Hotel-Dieu de Lyon

Hotel-Dieu de Lyon

Each morning we went out to the street market right outside our hotel to get our breakfast of pain au chocolate (chocolate bread), fresh fruit and fresh yogurts. It was so good and a lot better deal than the 16 euro breakfast our hotel was offering.

Don't these look yummy? Only 20 Euros a basket!

Jessi, me and Chloe in front of the Rhone River and the Hotel-Dieu de Lyon

Suzy, Aimee, Jessi, Chloe and Sarah crossing over the Rhone River

Stopping into a French bakery

Suzy and Sarah enjoying some yummy macaroons

Aimee, Jessi, me and Sarah

Notre-Dame de Fourviere

Saint Jean Cathedral

Shopping around town

We stopped for lunch at a restaurant recommended by one of Pete's colleagues who is from Lyon. It was interesting ordering in French, sometimes not knowing what exactly we would end up with.

Suzy and Aimee

Sarah, Jessi and Chloe

Our view eating lunch included the mini-Eiffel tower and Notre-Dame de Fourviere

A parting view of the Saone River