He was surprised to find that the vineyards were almost as small as he was. Apparently they cut them back very short to allow for a more bountiful harvest of grapes.
Marie had chosen a surprise visit to the Dulac patissier in the town of Montelimar, just north of Chateauneuf du Pape. Here in his store, the owner hand made chocolate, nougat and other baked items. He put out lots and lots of samples for everyone to try!
Back on the road to Lyon, Misterpiggy saw many power plants and wind mills. He learned from Marie that the country of France had 58 nuclear power plants operational and that it was #2 behind the USA which has 104 and ahead of Japan which has 55.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_by_country
This complex is located on the Rhone river nestled right in the wine region.
By late afternoon, misterpiggy arrived at the Park and Suites Residence hotel in Lyon. It was about ten minutes walk from the Lyon Part Deux train station. The hotel was in a business district and there weren't many restaurants around open for dinner. Not even the one in the hotel.
Here's misterpiggy's review of the Park and Suites hotel in Lyon.
Luckily, after much searching misterpiggy found the Luna ristorante nearby. It served up great pizza and pasta at reasonable prices! Highly recommended.
Here's some pics in and around the Lyon train station.
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