Lyon. 27 June

This morning we caught the metro (which BTdubs includes a funicular) up to the hill overlooking Lyon and beyond, where we took in the view from the look out and had a walk inside the cathedral on the hill. It was pretty beautifully decorated, lots of pastel which you know we lurv.

Elise, master of Metro's worldwide

Views over Lyon

Cathedrallllsssssss

Much beauty

PASTEL 4 DAYZ

Back down the bottom of the hill we took the metro to the centre station on the old town to have a walk around. We immediately got inundated with free things from people on the street, which is always great, and then we wandered around the streets in the direction of a park we had heard of. We picked up some lunch to eat at the park, a pastry and half a roll each from some ideal looking shops.

Hey, we were just there! Good one funicular

ALL THE FREEEEEEEBIIIEEEESSSS

Ash and her horsey

We took the bridge over the river and eventually found the entrance to the park. We found out about the park from our airbnb host, and he had mentioned that there would be some animals around, which we were kind of confused about, but he said it was free, and so we were keen. So after our lunch on a park bench, we decided to venture further in. This is when it got real.
Suddenly, we turn a corner and there’s a giraffe. Ash is a little bit overwhelmed because they are her spirit animal and it was all a bit much. So we stood in the sun for a while trying to get the right photo to express her joy. It was well worth the sunburn, I’m sure.
Eventually we moved on past flamingos to an enclosure with the cutest things ever, the ‘Bat eared fox’. These were entertaining enough, but then a little dog appeared, and the fox walked over to the glass edge of the enclosure and they had a chat and it was magical. We kept looking around the enclosures, although lots of animals were hiding from the sun and heat, and eventually found ourselves at the entrance to the botanical gardens. We went into the glasshouses, which as they were full of giant lily pads and carnivorous plants, were still worth almost passing out in the heat for. We also found an area dedicated to Ash’s fave, the Dahlia.  Amazing! But actually it was, we were having the best day.
After wandering around the huge crystal palace, and amongst the many kids birthday parties, we decided to leave, thinking we has seen everything there was to see. NOPE. Giant paddock full of deer. That’s cool. So we waved at the deer and watched the same little dog from earlier have another conversation with them all (no joke, they all rushed over to it and looked up the wall at it).

Ash slightly losing her mind

Attempting not to cry

Okay Ash went giraffe crazy

SHO CUUUUTTEEEE

EVERYONE LOOK THE DOG IS TALKING TO IT, LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!

THE REAL FOX AND THE HOUND

Red Panda (for you Lauren)

Just chillin'

Trying not to get eaten by carnivorous plants 

DAHLIASSSSSSSS

Magnolia queen

DOGE IS BACK

Elise and her new Bambi pals

Walking home, we passed a wedding, which we seem to do a lot these days. We generally stand out the front like creepers as they come out of the church and take photos. We also went to the bakery and got a giant meringue, which we ate that night while watching Orange in the New Black. SO GOOD, AMMIRITE?

The wedding sitch

YURMMMMMM

Okay, lots of lurv. A&E