Marianne and France’s Four Great Rivers
April 11, 2026
That’s the theme of this work by Bartholdi at Lyon’s Hotel de Ville; he also designed the Statue of Liberty
That’s the theme of this work by Bartholdi at Lyon’s Hotel de Ville; he also designed the Statue of Liberty
The man under the pigeon is Andre-Marie Ampere, the scientist whose name lives on in our fuseboxes
These stairs at the Museum of Lyon History looked like a shortcut to the end of my own history.
A lovely lunch in Lyon’s old quarter, accompanied by a ham-and-cheese crepe and a small beer for less than €20
This impressive Renaissance Revival monument had its cornerstone laid on Louis XIV’s 8th birthday (he had already been king for three years)
A small selection from the city’s Museum of Marionette Arts
An accordionist enterntains passers-by outside the Fourviere basilica on a hill above Lyon
Out on a walk today: Given the proliferation of love locks, this seemed so sad—rusty and lonely in Port Townsend, Washington.
This carousel of many moods in Lyon also has horses, an elephant and a tram among its rides
Sunny spring skies bring out a crowd to bask on the banks of the river
That’s the theme of this work by Bartholdi at Lyon’s Hotel de Ville; he also designed the Statue of Liberty
The man under the pigeon is Andre-Marie Ampere, the scientist whose name lives on in our fuseboxes
These stairs at the Museum of Lyon History looked like a shortcut to the end of my own history.
A lovely lunch in Lyon’s old quarter, accompanied by a ham-and-cheese crepe and a small beer for less than €20
This impressive Renaissance Revival monument had its cornerstone laid on Louis XIV’s 8th birthday (he had already been king for
An accordionist enterntains passers-by outside the Fourviere basilica on a hill above Lyon
Out on a walk today: Given the proliferation of love locks, this seemed so sad—rusty and lonely in Port Townsend,
This carousel of many moods in Lyon also has horses, an elephant and a tram among its rides
Sunny spring skies bring out a crowd to bask on the banks of the river