Day 3 - Dubai to Lyon

This trip was going to be a long one and it lived up to expectations and more. Left the Dubai hotel at 5.30. Flight from Dubai to Paris was terrible. Crowded, rude Frenchmen and long. Arrived in Paris and walked and walked with heavy luggage from one side of the airport to the other to find our domestic flight to Lyon. By this time we were sweating up a storm, it was so hot in the airport as they have this whole updated version of the airport with this fancy roof that lets all the heat in and therefore the aircon is not effective. Pleasant, NOT. And of course the plane to Lyon was delayed an hour and a half. We got the last row of the plane jammed up against the wall and therefore had to sit bolt upright for the plight. Arrived in Lyon 9.30 Dubai time, 7.30 Lyon time a total of 16 hours in either planes or airports. Very hot and tied by this stage.

Arrived at hotel right in the middle of the city with lots and lots of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops all around. Lyon is definitely a beautiful place. The buildings are superb. Mez had read that Lyon has more restaurants per square metre than anywhere else in the world. Had dinner just outside the front door of the hotel - too tied to look around. 

    The lovely little internal courtyard that we overlook from the back window of our apartment. The apartment is spacious with a fully equiped kitchen, dinning table, lounge with separate bathroom and toilet. We can't put a photo up as we forgot to take one before we moved in with ALL of our stuff.

BIG DAY.