The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
Lyon, France's second largest city, feels like a smaller taste of Paris
One of Lyon's classically French-looking municipal buildings
French pastry shops are full of works of art
The early Gothic facade of the Cathedral of St. Jean
This clock from the 1300s still shows the time, the phase of the moon, and the dates of each year's religious holidays
A wonderfully carved modern church on the hill over Old Lyon
Lyon was the capital of Roman Gaul; this theater is one of two that survive in the city
A mosaic in Lyon's fabulous Gallo-Roman museum
A Roman theater statue
This homeless man intrigued us, with his chess games . . .
. . . and his cats
This medieval house with a tall tower was built by Florentine cloth merchants trying to show off
A street sign for those who could read and a carving for those who couldn't
Lyon was famous for centuries for its silk weaving
This workshop, one of the few left in Lyon, uses 19th-century hand looms
