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Happy Around the World 360 Day #51 -- Lyon France From Wiki -- Lyon is a city in east-central France, in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. ...The residents of the city are called Lyonnais. ... together with its suburbs and satellite towns Lyon forms the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in France with a population of 2,188,759 at the January 2011 census. Lyon is the capital of the Rhône-Alpes region, as well as the capital of the smaller Rhône département. ... Lyon ... in modern times has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France. It has a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who invented the cinematographe in Lyon. The city is also known for its famous light festival Fête des Lumières which occurs every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights. Who knew? -- Rollerbladers hook up on place Bellecour for a mass scoot around town every Friday at 8.30pm (12km, 1¼ hours) [UTC/GMT +2 hours] youtube/watch?v=yfOZDSzA3Zs
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:10:36 +0000

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