{"id":1094,"date":"2008-11-24T08:28:35","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T08:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wiki.davelevy.info\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:30:57","slug":"lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/lyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I made this page in 2008, when I needed to travel to Lyon on business. For various reasons, I had another look in 2026, for a tourist trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g187265-Activities-Lyon_Rhone_Auvergne_Rhone_Alpes.html\">Things to do in Lyon<\/a> from Trip Advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attraction_Review-g187265-d195593-Reviews-Musee_Cinema_Miniature-Lyon_Rhone_Auvergne_Rhone_Alpes.html\">Mus\u00e9e Cin\u00e9ma &amp; Miniature<\/a> from Trip Advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrd.lyon.fr\/musee\/resistance-and-deportation-history-centre\">Resistance and Deportation History Center<\/a> inc. records of the Gestapo in Lyon, infamously led by Klaus Barbie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/europe\/france\/lyon\/articles\/the-best-wine-bars-in-lyon-according-to-a-local-sommelier\">A Local Sommelier&#8217;s Guide to the Best Wine Bars in Lyon<\/a> at the &#8220;culture trip&#8221;, and her personal offering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winedinecaroline.com\/home\/\">https:\/\/www.winedinecaroline.com\/home\/<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g187265-Activities-c20-t206-Lyon_Rhone_Auvergne_Rhone_Alpes.html\">Trip Advisor, on WIne Bars<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Train might be best. Allegedly flights from Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton. KLM do it from LCY, with one stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Currency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>France uses the <b>Euro (EUR)<\/b>. Google now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/finance\/beta\/quote\/GBP-EUR\">shows a rate directly<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Itinerary Nov 2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hotel La Pyramide, 14, boulevard Fernand Point,38200 Vienne, France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cit\u00e9 Internationale, 50, quai Charles de Gaulle, 69463 Lyon Cedex 06, Lyons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hotel Mercure, 12, Boulevard du Mar\u00e9chal Joffre, 38000 Grenoble, France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<center><br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;s=AARTsJorW77JhVhnN3YrZqo_0rfpz6o-4Q&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=103078717444100836357.0004417ce7157c1d4be53&amp;ll=45.74836,5.603027&amp;spn=1.341618,2.334595&amp;z=8&amp;output=embed\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br><small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=103078717444100836357.0004417ce7157c1d4be53&amp;ll=45.74836,5.603027&amp;spn=1.341618,2.334595&amp;z=8&amp;source=embed\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made this page in 2008, when I needed to travel to Lyon on business. 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