What a treat to wake up to a beautiful view of Lyon. We had breakfast on the concierge floor where they served eggs, bacon, sausage, baked tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, meats, cheeses, croissants, breads, jams and fruit. Since we have lunch reservations at 12:30 today at Paul Bocuse we tried to eat light. We drove to Pérouges a tiny town originally inhabited by craftsmen — mainly farmers and linen weavers that was founded by a Gallic colony returning from Perugia in Italy. In 1167, the Seigneur d'Anthon famously shut the commune's walls against the troops of the Archbishop of Lyon, and as early as 1236 the inhabitants earned communal freedom. In 1601 the town officially became French. Until the end of the 18th century, the textile industry in Pérouges boomed. In the 19th century, the roads and
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