Mural detail

This one actually wasn't part of the Tony Garnier Urban Museum. I stumbled across it in the middle of the city. The entire facade of an empty building was painted to look like a series of shops and people going about their daily business. In the shadows it looked fairly realistic!

Hill of the Crow

November 28th 2009
A strange name for a blog you may think, but apparently that's what the name Lyon actually means! (And here I was with lions on the brain *shakes head*) And it was to Lyon, France's third largest city, that I headed next. Mind you the city doesn't actually feel all that large. Perhaps because of the two rivers, la Saône and la Rhôn breaking it up. After hiking up quite possibly the tallest mou ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more

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