As we pulled into the train station in Lyon from St. Etienne I looked out the window and saw this old roundhouse by the side of the track. As soon as we stepped off the train I took this photo.

This is the same roundhouse. This shot better shows the engine bays that are no longer used. The same goes for the bridge in the center. I find it amazing that they didn't take this structure down when it was no longer needed.

The TGV, Très Grande Vitesse, or the really bigly fast. These are two engines sitting on tracks next to each other. We did not ride in one this trip; our train was less impressive. Notice that one of these has lost the tip of its nose.

As we were walking around Lyon I saw this statue. It is a statue of Mr. Ampere, who is known for his work with electricity and his unit of measure that is in the system of electricity measurement. You know, Amps.

I like this shot. It shows the old style buildings of Lyon and a Gothic style church in the foreground and the famous church of Lyon on the hill in the background.

Apparently before we came to France, either it rained a lot or a lot of snow melted. Either way, all the rivers were very high. There usually is a sidewalk along the river, but rising waters had engulfed it.

Here I am (with my hat) down by the water. I used the orange graffiti above me as a placer. That same graffiti is seen in the shot above where the stairs disappear into the water.

This is the famous church of Lyon. There is a whole story behind it and why it is so gaudy and fancy. But there it stands on the hillside and is known to the locals as the 'Dead Elephant.' The spires are the feet in the air. It's interesting imagery, but tells you what the locals think about the building.

We made it up the hill and this is a shot of the other side. Mainly this shot showcases a spire. There is a lot of detail carved into the stone. Very fancy, very gaudy, especially to the French.

These are the stained glass windows that look over the edge of the hill the church sits on. It may be hard to see some of the detail but I put it in to show that it is possible to take photos of stained glass windows with disposable cameras.

This is a shot of the gardens on the right side of the church (if looking at the picture 3 frames above). In the distance you can see some of Lyon, but I liked the tree.

This shows some of Lyon. If you look really closely there is another river about halfway up the photo.

I included this because I liked how the buildings looked on the hillside.

Here is a picture of a tall building in the distance and one of the bridges across the river. This bridge is the next one down from the one we crossed on.

This train was necessary since we were not up to walking the entire distance up hills to get where we were going. The special thing is that this train is at about a 30 degree angle. It would have been a hard walk.

Here we arrive at the Amphitheater where we ate lunch that day. Yes, we did all that other stuff before noon. Not bad for a group of teenagers. There are more shots of the amphitheater in the next roll.