Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Lyon Medieval Festival: A Travel back in Time (Old and Elegant Lyon Series 8)


Lyon Medieval Festival
A Travel back in Time
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 8 

The Lyon Medieval Festival traditionally
 takes place annually every May 18 and 19,

 

…when volunteers, including
professional artists and actors,

 

 

…come out to play a role in full medieval costumes
to bring the Middle Ages back to life in Vieux Lyon.



They wander through the streets, 

 

 to provide entertainment  by having street plays, 
horse  shows, jousts,  choreographed street combats,

 

…flag-twirlers,

 



…musicians and magicians.

 

 There are also booths dedicated to old trade-

 

 

...like bow-making, pottery and calligraphy.

 

 

The best of all, the festival gives you a chance to
 go food tripping on bygone food delicacies



..as there are booths selling 
dishes of the medieval era.

 

 



One will not need time machine to travel back 
to the past and experience the Middle Ages-


…all we need is to be in Lyon
for the Annual Medieval festival.

Read other posts for 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series
on the links below: 

Lagrange Aparthotel, Lyon
A Modern Home in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1 

Vieux Lyon  
Old Lyon in Suspended Animation
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 2 

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 
A Medieval Cathedral 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 3 

Funiculaires de Fourviere

Galeries Lafayette Lyon Part- Dieu
Lyon’s Center of Fashion 
Old and Elegant LyonSeries 10 

McDonald’s Galeries Lafayette 
Feel at Home at McDo 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 11 

Beautiful Bellecour 
Heart of Lyon 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 12   

Walibi Rhone Alps
Themepark Disappointment 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 13

The Village Outlet 
A Lovely French Bargain Outlet 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 14

Vegas Kitchen 
Taste of America in France 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 15

Parc de la Tete D’or 
Peace and Quiet in the City
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 16 

Lyon Zoo 
Entrance- Free Zoo  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17  

Loving Lyon 
A Peaceful and Friendly City  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Restaurant Beyasit: Pigging Out in Lyon( Old and Elegant Lyon Series 7)


Restaurant Beyasit
Pigging Out in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 7

We were determined to experience bouchon dining
while my family was in Veiux Lyon, but all  the
restaurants we have been to, were full packed.



It was already post- noon when we
stumbled upon Restaurant Beyasit,

 

a lovely restaurant serving
Middle Eastern cuisine,

 

…we were the only people there and
we had the restaurant all for ourselves.

 

My son ordered a Kebab meal and he was served
a giant plate of delicious lamb kebab with generous
sidings of veggies, French fries lying in a bed of rice.


My daughter had Adana kebabı, a long, hand-minced
meat kebab. It was so tasty and was also served with
generous sidings of veggies, fries lying in a bed of rice.

 

My wife hand a Steak Heche, a perfectly
grilled chopped steak, and just like the other
two dishes-it was served with generous sidings
of veggies,  French fries lying in a bed of rice.


While I had Mixte- a glorious combi meal
with all the first three variations of kebab. 

 

Restaurant Beyasit’s servings were huge
and we ended up pigging out in Lyon not
with the intended bouchon meal but with  
something more delicious and tummy filling.

Read other posts for 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series
on the links below: 

Lagrange Aparthotel, Lyon
A Modern Home in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1 

Vieux Lyon  
Old Lyon in Suspended Animation
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 2 

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 
A Medieval Cathedral 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 3 

Funiculaires de Fourviere

Galeries Lafayette Lyon Part- Dieu
Lyon’s Center of Fashion 
Old and Elegant LyonSeries 10 

McDonald’s Galeries Lafayette 
Feel at Home at McDo 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 11 

Beautiful Bellecour 
Heart of Lyon 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 12   

Walibi Rhone Alps
Themepark Disappointment 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 13

The Village Outlet 
A Lovely French Bargain Outlet 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 14

Vegas Kitchen 
Taste of America in France 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 15

Parc de la Tete D’or 
Peace and Quiet in the City
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 16 

Lyon Zoo 
Entrance- Free Zoo  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17  

Loving Lyon 
A Peaceful and Friendly City  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The Tour Métallique de Fourvière: Half of Eiffel Tower (Old and Elegant Lyon Series 6)

  The Tour Métallique de Fourvière 
Half of Eiffel Tower  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 6 

The Tour métallique de Fourvière also dominates
the Lyon skyline being located atop the Fourvière  Hill.

 

The tower’s  steel framework tower bears a striking 
resemblance to the upper half of the Eiffel Tower.

 

It was built in 1892 and completed in1894.



…and used to have t a restaurant and an elevator
that take people up to the summit’s view deck.



It was used as observation tower in the past


...but at present it only serves as television tower  
and already off limits to the public and tourists.

Read other posts for 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series
on the links below: 

Lagrange Aparthotel, Lyon
A Modern Home in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1 

Vieux Lyon  
Old Lyon in Suspended Animation
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 2 

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 
A Medieval Cathedral 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 3 

Funiculaires de Fourviere

Galeries Lafayette Lyon Part- Dieu
Lyon’s Center of Fashion 
Old and Elegant LyonSeries 10 

McDonald’s Galeries Lafayette 
Feel at Home at McDo 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 11 

Beautiful Bellecour 
Heart of Lyon 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 12   

Walibi Rhone Alps
Themepark Disappointment 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 13

The Village Outlet 
A Lovely French Bargain Outlet 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 14

Vegas Kitchen 
Taste of America in France 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 15

Parc de la Tete D’or 
Peace and Quiet in the City
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 16 

Lyon Zoo 
Entrance- Free Zoo  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17  

Loving Lyon 
A Peaceful and Friendly City  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1

Saturday, January 18, 2020

La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière: The Other Notre Dame Church of France (Old and Elegant Lyon Series 5 )

La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière 
The Other Notre Dame Church of France
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 5    

Perched at the top of  the Fourvière Hill,
La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière 
is probably the most visible structure in
Lyon as it impressively looms over the city.



Referred by tourists as the other
Notre Dame Church of France,

 

…as it is overshadowed by the
more popular Notre Dame de Paris,
the latter being located in one of
the most popular cities in the world.


The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
was built 1872 dedicated to the Virgin Mary,  


…to honor her for saving of the city of Lyon from the
 bubonic plague epidemic that swept Europe in 1643.


The basilica, is of both Romanesque
and Byzantine architecture by design.

 

 

 

It has four main towers making the church appear like
an upturned elephant with the four towers as legs and
has been called by locals as "the upside-down elephant",


The bell tower is topped with a  
gilded statue of the Virgin Mary.





The church feature priceless fine mosaics, 

 

 

 

 

…ornate religious artworks,

 

 

...and superb ancient stained glass.

 

 

The Basilica, which offers guided tours
 and contains a Museum of Sacred Art, 






…is visited by about 2 million visitors annually.


It is one of the city’s tourist top attractions and
should not be missed by anyone visiting Lyon.

Read other posts for 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series
on the links below: 

Lagrange Aparthotel, Lyon
A Modern Home in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1 

Vieux Lyon  
Old Lyon in Suspended Animation
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 2 

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 
A Medieval Cathedral 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 3 

Funiculaires de Fourviere

Galeries Lafayette Lyon Part- Dieu
Lyon’s Center of Fashion 
Old and Elegant LyonSeries 10 

McDonald’s Galeries Lafayette 
Feel at Home at McDo 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 11 

Beautiful Bellecour 
Heart of Lyon 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 12   

Walibi Rhone Alps
Themepark Disappointment 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 13

The Village Outlet 
A Lovely French Bargain Outlet 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 14

Vegas Kitchen 
Taste of America in France 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 15

Parc de la Tete D’or 
Peace and Quiet in the City
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 16 

Lyon Zoo 
Entrance- Free Zoo  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17  

Loving Lyon 
A Peaceful and Friendly City  
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1