In Lyon, Artists and Designers Light Up the City.

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3. Yes, but the cruise was itself gourmet themed. And every place we visited had its own

specialty but the French chefs on the ship also made those specialties too. I had lunch in the city but it wasn't any better than what we got on board. I did buy the chocolate there. It is known for its silk and chocolates...what could be a better place to go?

Oh, and we had bikes on board we could take out and cycle around in, which I thought was a nice touch.

The only problem, of course, happened later when the rainfall made the river too high to continue so we went to Avignon by bus and stay in a hotel. I got drenched in Avignon on my way to the Palais des Papes and had to return to the hotel by taxi. My clothes were totally soaked through and I had to dry my shoes with the hotel hair dryer.

A great plus of the ship was the laundry service. They give you a little bag and have your clean clothes returned to your cabin neatly folded or on hangars on the same day. I could get used to that...