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Leaves Changing

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:10 -0700

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Arriving In Lyon late in the day and it was raining. Our hotel was about one hour from Lyon so we didn't stop there and went straight to our hotel. We arrived in the dark and left the next morning in the dark to go back to Lyon.

Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France.

Lyon, traditionally spelt Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Etymologically it relates to the Celtic God Lugoves, Lugh as does Laon and Leiden. Lyon is located approximately 470 km (292 mi) from Paris, 320 km (199 mi) from Marseille, 420 km (261 mi) from Strasbourg, 160 km (99 mi) from Geneva, 280 km (174 mi) from Turin. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.

The population of Lyon is 484,344 (2010).Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the largest conurbation in France outside Paris, with a population estimated to be 1,551,228 (2010); its overall metropolitan area was estimated to have a population of 2,118,132. Its urban region represents half of the Rhône-Alpes region population with 2.9 million inhabitants. Lyon is the capital of this region, as well as the capital of the smaller Rhône département.

The city is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lyon was historically known as an important area for the production and weaving of silk and in modern times has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France. It has a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who invented the cinematographe in Lyon. The city is also known for its famous light festival 'Fête des Lumières' which occurs every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights. Legend says that the Virgin Mary saved the city from the plague and, to thank her, a statue was built. On the day it was erected, the whole city was lit by candles that its citizens had put at their windows. The local professional football team, Olympique Lyonnais, has increased Lyon's profile internationally through participation in European football championships.

Economically, Lyon is a major centre for banking as well as for chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. The city contains a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games, and in recent years has fostered a growing local start-up sector. Lyon also hosts the international headquarters of Interpol, Euronews and International Agency for Research on Cancer. By some measures, Lyon is ranked 2nd in France as an economic centre and convention centre. Lyon was ranked 8th globally and 2nd in France for innovation in 2011 It ranked 2nd in France and 38th globally in Mercer's 2010 liveability rankings.
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Raining Again

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:48 -0700

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Curry Anyone?

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:52:06 -0700

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The Eyes Have It!

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:58 -0700

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May of the Area

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:39 -0700

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The Puppet Shop

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:26 -0700

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Interesting LIttle Windows

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:41 -0700

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Arriving In Lyon late in the day and it was raining. Our hotel was about one hour from Lyon so we didn't stop there and went straight to our hotel. We arrived in the dark and left the next morning in the dark to go back to Lyon.

Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France.

Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors....

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People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.

Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned factories? Sorry, no. Again.

In fact, these pictures show just a few of the five hundred unique and more or less undetectable secret passages which lead from one street or building to another here in Lyon. It's worth coming to Lyon if only to discover them, and many people do just that.

You have to have a guide though, or someone who knows them well, because many are to be found behind anonymous doors, and nothing would indicate their existence....

Some of these passageways have existed since before the Renaissance period, and are an integral part of Lyon’s heritage. They are called ‘Traboules’, which is the noun version of an old local verb meaning ‘traverser’ in modern French, or ‘cross’, ‘go through’ etcetera.

Lyon is a dense and compact matrix of streets, and there are hills on two sides of it. The traboules were thus constructed in order that people could go up and down these hills in a straight line instead of zig-zagging their way up or down the streets. They are everywhere, but largely unseen.

They were extensively used by the local silk-weavers in the 17th and 18th centuries to transport raw materials and finished silk. These silk-weavers once staged a revolt against their working conditions and many hid in them from the vengeance of the police and other authorities, as some traboules were constructed without the knowledge of anyone but their users.

The same thing happened in WWII. Resistance fighters often planned attacks on German troops and patrols in a way that would ensure their escape from pursuing survivors by using traboules as an escape route. They carried out their attacks, ran round a corner, and, when the soldiers turned the corner to follow them, they would be disagreeably surprised to see that their attackers had quite simply disappeared as if by magic......

Only forty of these traboules are now designated as tourist attractions, and they have (small, of course) copper plaques indicating their existence. Others are inaccessible because those who live in the buidings around do not want tourists wandering around.

But if you know anyone who knows Lyon well, he’ll take you places you would never have dreamed existed.

And it is well-rumoured here that some traboules remain unknown to anyone, except those people of long-standing Lyon origins...who will never divulge their existence.........to anyone.

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
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A Slight Bend

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:54 -0700

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Lovely Detailing

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:33 -0700

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Arriving In Lyon late in the day and it was raining. Our hotel was about one hour from Lyon so we didn't stop there and went straight to our hotel. We arrived in the dark and left the next morning in the dark to go back to Lyon.

Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France.

Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors....

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.

Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned factories? Sorry, no. Again.

In fact, these pictures show just a few of the five hundred unique and more or less undetectable secret passages which lead from one street or building to another here in Lyon. It's worth coming to Lyon if only to discover them, and many people do just that.

You have to have a guide though, or someone who knows them well, because many are to be found behind anonymous doors, and nothing would indicate their existence....

Some of these passageways have existed since before the Renaissance period, and are an integral part of Lyon’s heritage. They are called ‘Traboules’, which is the noun version of an old local verb meaning ‘traverser’ in modern French, or ‘cross’, ‘go through’ etcetera.

Lyon is a dense and compact matrix of streets, and there are hills on two sides of it. The traboules were thus constructed in order that people could go up and down these hills in a straight line instead of zig-zagging their way up or down the streets. They are everywhere, but largely unseen.

They were extensively used by the local silk-weavers in the 17th and 18th centuries to transport raw materials and finished silk. These silk-weavers once staged a revolt against their working conditions and many hid in them from the vengeance of the police and other authorities, as some traboules were constructed without the knowledge of anyone but their users.

The same thing happened in WWII. Resistance fighters often planned attacks on German troops and patrols in a way that would ensure their escape from pursuing survivors by using traboules as an escape route. They carried out their attacks, ran round a corner, and, when the soldiers turned the corner to follow them, they would be disagreeably surprised to see that their attackers had quite simply disappeared as if by magic......

Only forty of these traboules are now designated as tourist attractions, and they have (small, of course) copper plaques indicating their existence. Others are inaccessible because those who live in the buidings around do not want tourists wandering around.

But if you know anyone who knows Lyon well, he’ll take you places you would never have dreamed existed.

And it is well-rumoured here that some traboules remain unknown to anyone, except those people of long-standing Lyon origins...who will never divulge their existence.........to anyone.

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
For More Info: www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...

Looking Up

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:50 -0700

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Arriving In Lyon late in the day and it was raining. Our hotel was about one hour from Lyon so we didn't stop there and went straight to our hotel. We arrived in the dark and left the next morning in the dark to go back to Lyon.

Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France.

Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors....

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.

Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned factories? Sorry, no. Again.

In fact, these pictures show just a few of the five hundred unique and more or less undetectable secret passages which lead from one street or building to another here in Lyon. It's worth coming to Lyon if only to discover them, and many people do just that.

You have to have a guide though, or someone who knows them well, because many are to be found behind anonymous doors, and nothing would indicate their existence....

Some of these passageways have existed since before the Renaissance period, and are an integral part of Lyon’s heritage. They are called ‘Traboules’, which is the noun version of an old local verb meaning ‘traverser’ in modern French, or ‘cross’, ‘go through’ etcetera.

Lyon is a dense and compact matrix of streets, and there are hills on two sides of it. The traboules were thus constructed in order that people could go up and down these hills in a straight line instead of zig-zagging their way up or down the streets. They are everywhere, but largely unseen.

They were extensively used by the local silk-weavers in the 17th and 18th centuries to transport raw materials and finished silk. These silk-weavers once staged a revolt against their working conditions and many hid in them from the vengeance of the police and other authorities, as some traboules were constructed without the knowledge of anyone but their users.

The same thing happened in WWII. Resistance fighters often planned attacks on German troops and patrols in a way that would ensure their escape from pursuing survivors by using traboules as an escape route. They carried out their attacks, ran round a corner, and, when the soldiers turned the corner to follow them, they would be disagreeably surprised to see that their attackers had quite simply disappeared as if by magic......

Only forty of these traboules are now designated as tourist attractions, and they have (small, of course) copper plaques indicating their existence. Others are inaccessible because those who live in the buidings around do not want tourists wandering around.

But if you know anyone who knows Lyon well, he’ll take you places you would never have dreamed existed.

And it is well-rumoured here that some traboules remain unknown to anyone, except those people of long-standing Lyon origins...who will never divulge their existence.........to anyone.

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
For More Info: www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...

Our Guide for Lyon

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:46 -0700

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Not Open Yet

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:04 -0700

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Looks Interesting!

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:21 -0700

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Suns Coming Out

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:37:02 -0700

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Blue Skys at Last

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:37:17 -0700

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Punch and Judy Show

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:35:15 -0700

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Some Locals

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:28 -0700

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Secret Passages

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:06 -0700

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Arriving In Lyon late in the day and it was raining. Our hotel was about one hour from Lyon so we didn't stop there and went straight to our hotel. We arrived in the dark and left the next morning in the dark to go back to Lyon.

Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France.

Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors....

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.

Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned factories? Sorry, no. Again.

In fact, these pictures show just a few of the five hundred unique and more or less undetectable secret passages which lead from one street or building to another here in Lyon. It's worth coming to Lyon if only to discover them, and many people do just that.

You have to have a guide though, or someone who knows them well, because many are to be found behind anonymous doors, and nothing would indicate their existence....

Some of these passageways have existed since before the Renaissance period, and are an integral part of Lyon’s heritage. They are called ‘Traboules’, which is the noun version of an old local verb meaning ‘traverser’ in modern French, or ‘cross’, ‘go through’ etcetera.

Lyon is a dense and compact matrix of streets, and there are hills on two sides of it. The traboules were thus constructed in order that people could go up and down these hills in a straight line instead of zig-zagging their way up or down the streets. They are everywhere, but largely unseen.

They were extensively used by the local silk-weavers in the 17th and 18th centuries to transport raw materials and finished silk. These silk-weavers once staged a revolt against their working conditions and many hid in them from the vengeance of the police and other authorities, as some traboules were constructed without the knowledge of anyone but their users.

The same thing happened in WWII. Resistance fighters often planned attacks on German troops and patrols in a way that would ensure their escape from pursuing survivors by using traboules as an escape route. They carried out their attacks, ran round a corner, and, when the soldiers turned the corner to follow them, they would be disagreeably surprised to see that their attackers had quite simply disappeared as if by magic......

Only forty of these traboules are now designated as tourist attractions, and they have (small, of course) copper plaques indicating their existence. Others are inaccessible because those who live in the buidings around do not want tourists wandering around.

But if you know anyone who knows Lyon well, he’ll take you places you would never have dreamed existed.

And it is well-rumoured here that some traboules remain unknown to anyone, except those people of long-standing Lyon origins...who will never divulge their existence.........to anyone.

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
For More Info: www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...

The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:13 -0700

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Arriving In Lyon late in the day and it was raining. Our hotel was about one hour from Lyon so we didn't stop there and went straight to our hotel. We arrived in the dark and left the next morning in the dark to go back to Lyon.

Day 10 of our Cosmos tour, October 9, 2012 Lyon France.

Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors....

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.

Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned factories? Sorry, no. Again.

In fact, these pictures show just a few of the five hundred unique and more or less undetectable secret passages which lead from one street or building to another here in Lyon. It's worth coming to Lyon if only to discover them, and many people do just that.

You have to have a guide though, or someone who knows them well, because many are to be found behind anonymous doors, and nothing would indicate their existence....

Some of these passageways have existed since before the Renaissance period, and are an integral part of Lyon’s heritage. They are called ‘Traboules’, which is the noun version of an old local verb meaning ‘traverser’ in modern French, or ‘cross’, ‘go through’ etcetera.

Lyon is a dense and compact matrix of streets, and there are hills on two sides of it. The traboules were thus constructed in order that people could go up and down these hills in a straight line instead of zig-zagging their way up or down the streets. They are everywhere, but largely unseen.

They were extensively used by the local silk-weavers in the 17th and 18th centuries to transport raw materials and finished silk. These silk-weavers once staged a revolt against their working conditions and many hid in them from the vengeance of the police and other authorities, as some traboules were constructed without the knowledge of anyone but their users.

The same thing happened in WWII. Resistance fighters often planned attacks on German troops and patrols in a way that would ensure their escape from pursuing survivors by using traboules as an escape route. They carried out their attacks, ran round a corner, and, when the soldiers turned the corner to follow them, they would be disagreeably surprised to see that their attackers had quite simply disappeared as if by magic......

Only forty of these traboules are now designated as tourist attractions, and they have (small, of course) copper plaques indicating their existence. Others are inaccessible because those who live in the buidings around do not want tourists wandering around.

But if you know anyone who knows Lyon well, he’ll take you places you would never have dreamed existed.

And it is well-rumoured here that some traboules remain unknown to anyone, except those people of long-standing Lyon origins...who will never divulge their existence.........to anyone.

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Secret Passages. The Hidden City behind Anonymous Doors.... | NowPublic News Coverage www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...
For More Info: www.nowpublic.com/culture/secret-passages-hidden-city-beh...

Wonderful Old Buildings

nobody@flickr.com (Jocey K) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:34:55 -0700

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