Another Thursday, another AVF foreigners club meeting in the Vieux Lyon. Today's theme for the food offerings was . . .
Italian!
The bruschetta and prosciutto was outstanding!
So was the tiramisu!!!
After the meeting, we joined Mary Robinson Hubert for the walk/ride to La Croix-Rousse to see the latest incarnation of Le Mur des Canuts.
The Original Wall in 1986
In 1986, in La Croix-Rousse there was this large and rather ugly building. Local artists were commissioned to transform the eyesore into Europe's largest mural.
The First Mural in 1987
The original mural was unveiled in 1987 to great acclaim. Ten years later, in 1997, the mural was renovated again to the delight of the locals. It was this version that I saw and profiled on this blog before Christmas.
The Second Mural in 1997
Since then, another mural was commissioned. This one took some of the people that appeared in the 1997 version and show them again as they appear now, 16 years later.
The 2013 Version of Le Mur des Canuts
Big and Colorful
Ivy was added
The steps of La Croix-Rousse
Steps close up
Lyon's Famous Guignol Puppets
ONLYLYON Child
Break Dancers???
Laurie and Mary got in line
Mary took a seat on the steps
It is really a spectacular mural that should not be missed.
I hear you knocking
We were joined by Mary's husband Gerard for lunch on La Croix-Rousse.
GREAT Restaurant!!!
The theme is The Seven Deadly Sins. Each type of food offering has seven choices, each named for one of these biblical transgressions.
These hats should be on any
list of deadly fashion sins
The restaurant has dozens of similar hats for patrons to wear if they are seated in the sun or at today's sidewalk tables.
This was my HUGE salad named
L'Envie
Huge and GOOD!
Gerard had tripe
He shared a bite and it was quite good.
Laurie and Mary
Another Deadly Fashion Sin
In the evening our Senior team really got after it with another very intense practice in preparation for our April 28th National Playoff opener.
As their coach, I was very pleased.
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