A Weekend in Lyon Part II

(Continued) 

We all made it to the top! We didn't even leave Sarah behind this time. 

At the top of the hill sits the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière. Some of us were brought to tears by the beauty and intricacy of the design. Each stone and smear of paint was there for a reason. It was one of the most incredible buildings I have ever seen. 

The next day we discovered the traboules of Lyon, which are now homes, but were originally used by silk manufacturers to easily transport their products. The traboules are marked by large green doors, and visitors can walk in and out, searching the seemingly secret passageways by themselves. 

After walking through the passageways that silk workers used years and years ago, we went to some modern silk shops. 

Live silkworms doing their thing

We spent the afternoon at the Museé des Beaux Arts de Lyon. 

"Woman Seated on the Beach" by Pablo Picasso 

Here was my last view of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière very far off in the distance as we walked back to the train station. My first weekend of traveling was fantastic!