Hopefully our last day of jetlag!

Our morning started out early as Ally woke up at 4am, Eric at 5am and I at 6:30am. Just as I tried to go back to sleep, there was a voice of a man crying out like he was mentally ill or tripping on something. We contemplated on whether we go down to make sure he wasnt hurt or in need of help but with the language barrier we are not sure how we would even be able to help. Finally someone must have called police because we could hear people talking and then it was quiet again. So we were all awake and hungry so Eric and Ally walked down to the farmers market and pastry shop just a couple blocks away. After some delicious treats that disappeared quicker than they could be photographed we all laid back down and woke up at noon. We got ourselves together and headed across the river to the Old Lyon area to stroll around.

 We ended up at the Museum of Miniatures and Movies. They had a lot of props, costumes, and miniature sets used for movies.

                                 Terminator

 The head of the triceratops that was laying sick on the ground on Jurassic Park.

 Hoverboard from Back to the Future 2

 See if you can name all these actors/actresses by their plaster mask molds.

 This was a cool subway scene that was from a 6 inch viewing hole. So much realistic detail.

 This is another cool miniature scene of a market. It looks so real but only a 12 inch box

 They had so many scenes like this one of a natural history museum that could have been used in movies like Night at the Museum. So much detail but would look real on film.

 After the museum we walked down all these charming streets full of restaurants and shops. We settled on an ice cream shop that had close to 100 flavors. It was a nice refreshing treat but we enjoyed the place with Alexis yesterday a little more. We had to check out both because yesterday we had Alexis' favorite place and today was his mom's favorite.

 All these cobblestone streets are amazing, I don't see how women can wear such high heeled walking around them all day.

We made it back to our apartment to chill and relax since it was getting hot. Eric got to watch the Tour de France in live time, he was in heaven. We hung out until it started to get dark (not until 8:45) then we went to check out one of the famous Brasseries by Paul Bocuse. Le Nord location is just 2 blocks away. The food and service was amazing!

 Lyonnaise Sausage wrapped in Brioche appetizer.

 Ally and I had a delicious Hake fish dish

 Eric had the delicious chicken breast entree

 We all had our own blueberry tarte for dessert. We love how the desserts here are not overly sugary but bursting with flavor. It was a well needed meal since were had been subsisting on bread, cheese, salami, and ice cream for the last 3 days.

 Even though we are staying in a popular area of the city, there are hardly any cars on the streets especially in morning and night. We felt safe here and everything you could possibly need is within a block or two. As we walk home we could see our next door church in a new light at night as well as the Basilica on the hill. We loved Lyon, the people are all very friendly and would offer to speak English once they heard our broken French. Eric actually speaks really well but its when they start talking back really fast in French then we must look like Americans.

 They also don't joke a round with parallel parking here, I hope all these people know each other and leave at the same time tomorrow morning. It was a line of about 10 cars parked this close to each other.

 Everything is compact in the cities including the elevator for our apartment which barely fits the 3 of us. But we are thankful for not having to climb 6 flights of stairs.

 We got a little goofy after a good meal!

Tomorrow we leave Lyon and head to The Jura where we will meet Gaëlle's family. Bonne nuit!