Lyon

Lyon is France's 3rd most populated city and is a hotspot for art and food. It was very easy to see why!


Les Halles are where one gets the finest of all glorious, edible goodness. Lyon's Halles delivered!!


Pastry shop with the most amazing macaroons and lemon tarts in the world.






Divine-looking chocolate cake.


Mouth-watering fruits. Seriously, I've never seen fruits look so good.


A cheese shop.


It smelt like shit. Most strong cheeses do.


Escargots!






One of maybe 10 of the churches in the city.


Number 2 along the way.


The City Council




Musée de Beaux Art - Lyon's famous gallery of fine art.




Cool paintings on the walls!


The main Mega Church - The Basilica of Our Lady of Fourvière










Ancient Roman ruins.




I always find cats!

Geneva

Off to the land of chocolates, watches and diplomacy!


Our first stop was a photo exhibition of wars taking place around the world.


"Our World at War"
Quite a sombering start to the day, but well worth it.


One of many Chocolatiers in the city. There was a little factory inside which we'd wanted to visit but didn't know we had to make prior reservations for a visit.






Godiva hot chocolate. oh god....


All cities have a Vieille Ville, meaning Old City.




L'Hôtel de Ville, where the Geneva Conventions were signed.


A busker by the famous Jet d'Eau, at Lake Geneva. The Jet d'Eau is one of the tallest fountains in the world, jetting water up to 140m high.






The United Nations Office.


Palace of Nations - The headquarters of the former League of Nations and now the United Nations Office in Geneva.


The Broken Chair at the Place des Nations, a symbol to represent anti-cluster bombs and landmines.


Waiting under the blazing sun for an hour to get in.










"Ma vie est mon message" My life is my message.


"Bout-du-monde!" This bus might take us to the end of the world!


Back in Grenoble at our favourite Fajitas joint.