Lyon is the third largest city in France, and the entire city is a UNESCO World Heritage site, because of the early Roman influence. Cinematography was invented in Lyon, by Auguste and Louis Lumière.
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- Brasserie Georges, serving Lyonites since 1836.
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- Guignol is puppet show icon who amuses children and witty adults, similar to Punch and Judy in the UK.
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- The flower tree sculpture is a Lyon icon.
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- Lyon has a Notre Dame cathedral and an “Eiffell Tower”, even if the latter is only a cell phone tower.
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- On the Rhone river is a scuplture called “The Weight of One Self”
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- Pretty decent street art here.
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- Loved this, stenciled onto the pavement on a steep walkway.
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- Lyon miniature museum has plenty of examples used in movie sets, like this one of Maxim’s in Paris.
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- Here’s the baby alien
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- To give you a sense of scale, the pillow is about as big as your thumbnail.
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- Robin Williams’ actual Mrs. Doubtfire’s mask.
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- Even a triceratops from Jurrasic Park needs a little makeup once in a while.
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- Translation: Since the world was created, we’ve rebuilt it many times…while drinking together!
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- Walking the cathedral courtyard.
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- The Grand Roman Theater in Lyon was built in 15BC and seated 10,000 people.
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