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Dijon"the Owl Trail"
Whether: Light rain, avg temp 12
Dijon has a great walking tour concept of following a marked trail of brass arrows on the pavement. Carved into a church is a small owl on the Rue de la Chouette. It is reputed that by rubbing the owl happiness and wisdom is bestowed on you. The owl looks like a nob nowfrom centuries of rubbing. Continuing on we walked through the old town of Dijon, the French architecture very much reminded us we werein France. Towards the end of the walk we came across the CathedralSt Benigne where we visited the crypt under the church.Upon arriving back in Lyon we took the metro(underground rail) to theold town of Lyon. The Basilique Notre Dame de Fouviere stood high onthe west bank and was brilliantly lit up. Eglise Notre Dame was a strange church with many strange gargolespearing down on you.The train trip between Dijon and Lyon provided tempting sights of theFrench country side. Everything is so green here from the rain andoften you see French chateus (large mansions) on the hill sides ormonastry like buildings made of stone with witches hat turrets.
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