A Fun Day In Lyon

Lyon is one of my most favorite cities in France. The most special thing about the city is its cuisine - do you know that Lyon is the "gastronomy capital" of France? But that is not all. Lyon also has the most entertaining miniature museum ever.

Lyon was like a Little Paris without the crowds and tourist scams. And kindness was something I most remembered about **Lyon**. The bus driver was so kind to let me ride for free as I did not have change. A stranger was so helpful he asked another stranger to change a 20 note for me because I did not speak French. At the last stop, the bus driver asked where I wanted to go and gave me directions. And all of them smiled at me!

**That was the very good start of my fantastic day in Lyon last summer. **Not only did I get to see some of the highlights of the city like the magnificent Notre Dame de Fourviere and the **Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste **but I also visited a hidden gem of the city: Musee Miniature et Cinema (the Miniature and Theater Museum). I found this museum while wandering in **the Vieux Lyon, the Old Town of Lyon**. Since I was a former film student, the museum reminded me how much I used to love the cinema and its magical world.

I** loved French pastries so much I could not resist buying some. **Actually, I came to France just to eat pastries because I thought they were the best ones in the world! My Airbnb was near the famous market Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. I got a coffee eclair and a pistachio macaron from **Maison Claude **in the market. They were delicious as expected!

**Lyon is one of those cities that I would not hesitate to come back. **Many interesting places in Lyon I did not have enough time to visit included The Musée Gadagne, Opéra Nouvel, and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. For a full list of where to find the best of Lyon heritage, check out Nicolas's story "**Lyon and its heritage**".