France by Bicycle | PART 26: INTO LYON

In Condrieu we spend time in the street market before cycling back to the ViaRhôna toward Lyon. This amazing trail, also known as the Eurvelo 17, takes us straight into the city of Lyon, our largest city on this trip, but before taking us through more spectacular landscapes of vineyards and hillsides, with river views marked by the magnificent bridges of the Rhône. We reach Lyon in the afternoon, celebrating Roland’s birthday at the boisterous Brasserie Georges. The following morning finds us walking along the Saône River, exploring this vibrant and beautiful city. We spend the afternoon enjoying the collections of the Museum of fine Arts of Lyon, France’s second only to the Louvre.
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[@splashpit]

Lyon is my favourite city in France , when the wife and I cycled France we stayed in a campground in the hills outside Lyon and every day we would cycle down through a bicycle tunnel that had projections on the walls and bridges over the two main rivers. The afternoons on the rivers grass embankments were like nothing iv experienced anywhere else with families eating dinner and watching entertainment.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Wow, sounds like a nice spot you found! Lyon is really a great city, it was a nice surprise!

[@thattravellingguy]

Happy Birthday once again to you,Roland. Julianne sure put in the efforts to make your day memorable forever. Atb, That Travelling Guy….

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Hey TTG, Julianna definitely treats me well. I felt spoiled!

[@dondonner1095]

Another Birthday spent watching your videos. Great Day actually.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Haha awesome, Don. Cheers!

[@amylipkin2116]

I know it's not your birthday anymore, but I hope you had a happy birthday, it sure looked it!! Again, I am absolutely enjoying this tour, the videos are so well done! You two are a ray of friggin sunshine!! I cannot wait to see what comes next....Love you two!!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thank you so much Amy! Yes, this was a great birthday for sure. I'm so glad you are following along!

[@dooley-ch]

Happy Birthday Roland. Hopefully we’ll still be following your adventures in ten years time 🎉

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thank you! Yes, I definitely hope so too!

[@michelesauret7779]

So beautiful so beautiful Rhône Valley. The scenery is magnifient all along the river. You will remember your birthday in Lyon. I am sure the next chapters will be interesting and with beautiful pictures. The weeks will be long waiting for the last one. Julianna is also so beautiful and nice ❤

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Hello again Michèle, we just loved this entire stretch along the Rhône. And you're right, Julianna is a very special lady, I am blessed!

[@westpacificmarketanalytics2384]

Nice way to finish my work week with a bike ride with Roland and Julianna, God Bless you both and again thank you for sharing! G

[@TheBicycleTourists]

So glad you enjoy these! Makes it all worth it!

[@eff6582]

Bonjour ! Another pleasant journey along the vineyards, heritage and gastronomy of Lyon. Great video

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks! What a great part of the world this is. Beauty in all directions!

[@TerrapinCyclist]

Glad to realize that while we worried about you two having covid last fall, at the same time you were enjoying the beautiful Rhone Valley! Props to your cliffhanger. Cheers. John & Berta

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Hi John & Berta! That's right, I produce these videos after the fact, and I believe the Covid video came out exactly one year after it actually happened. Everything works out in the end, always light at the end of the tunnel! Cheers!

[@belladrayven]

Loved this episode so much!! What a wonderful place to be for your birthday!! You both look so happy!! This will be such an epic memory to look back on!! I sure do adore you both, so sweet & kind, watching your vlogs is always like having friends over for dinner on the weekend :) Thanks for sharing, see you guys next week :)

[@TheBicycleTourists]

One thing I never thought about when I started posting videos is how it creates connections to people all over. It's been inspiring to find so many people who share the same approach to life as we do. Its very comforting to have you there. Thanks again Izabella for being part of this!

[@belladrayven]

@@TheBicycleTourists aww :) you guys are such an incredible inspiration, very grateful that the algorithms put you on my front page a few months back :)

[@HackHunter1835]

This chapter had it all. You both have your health, and Roland turning 63, still bike touring at that age is incredible. There is nothing like riding in beautiful weather and sharing a bottle of wine during the evenings. The "good tech" will be in on Monday. I can relate to that, on a few occasions.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Yeah, I appreciated the honesty about the good mechanic. (and it all worked out perfectly so...). I started getting into cycling in my 30s, with the express goal of having something to keep me in moderate shape as I got older, something that wouldn't beat up my body. It has served me very well, and though it's all harder than it was ten years ago, or even last year, I count my blessings. Working to stay in shape is only part of it, luck is the other part.

[@carmenraedelaney2795]

Hello! What a fantastic way to celebrate a birthday! Carmen from Fargo

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I know, right?

[@PumpkinVillage]

Just keeps getting better and better. What a beautiful time of the year. Thanks for the video and take care, Al

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks Al. I wish there was more Autumn! It's definitely my favorite season to ride in, and its all over so quickly!

[@maxdugan5319]

Happy belated birthday Roland! Another great video of beautiful France! Have a great weekend!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thank you Max! Got some heavy yard projects that have my weekend a bit weighed down. Gotta get these out of the way so I can get some rides in! Enjoy yours as well!

[@dennispiciullo8060]

Beautiful country they have! Awesome video, I hope you had a great b-day, fun celebrating it in France.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Hey Dennis! France is so beautiful. Partly because they really care about the aesthetics, appreciation of beauty is part of their culture.

[@dennispiciullo8060]

@@TheBicycleTourists always intrigued with European cultures. Never appreciated and liked ancient history, until I seen it in front of me when I went to Sicily.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Yes, there's something about touching it that makes it all come alive. You can imagine living in the day.

[@tomm8660]

What a great birthday! Wishing you many more! I've got some clicks going on too, but not on my bike! 🙂

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Yep, I wish my doctor could diagnose my aches and pains as well as my bike mechanic!

[@marksip01234]

Have a creaking bottom bracket - and the bike is noisy as well. The pressfit BBs can be a nuisance - I had mine (road bike) replaced with a threaded pressfit - a compromise but creaking has gone.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Very interesting. I'm not a mechanically minded person, so I had to look this up. I have had the "clicking" issue come up on several bikes of mine, it seems to be the same issue, don't know if it's something I'm doing, or the way I ride. But next time the issue comes up I will definitely remember this! Thank you!