What to see in Lyon, France?

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:45:56 +0200, Alfred Molon <alfred_molonm> wrote:

>Any suggestions on what to see in Lyon, France? We'll visit the tourist
>sight in the centre of the city tomorrow (the roman threatre, the
>churches, old town etc.), but what else is there to see in Lyon? Can
>also be a modern building, or something else typical of Lyon.
>
>By the way, what food/handicraft/local products are typical of Lyon?

Did you consider buying Michelin green guides?
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Martin

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:10:43 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>>> 30C outside here atm. :-)
>>
>>How hot is it inside where you're working? :)
>
>It's Tim's day to operate the reheat furnaces :)

lol! "inside" would be a lot warmer. Asbestos undies would be called
for, I think.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:16:12 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>Chitterling sausage with sauted potatoes and a mustard sauce sounded good to me,
>and it looked good when it arrived. I cut into the sausage and squirmy things
>oozed out, spilling onto my plate.

Er, what did the writer expect ordering chitterlings? Doh!

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:44:02 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>>I love it... but I do all things tripe...
>
>You are in the right newsgroup :)

very droll. :-)

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:16:36 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>Tripe has no flavour by itself, just a disgusting texture.

I'll second that! my mum used to make tripe and beans which tasted
lovely. I couldn't eat the wobbly bits in it to save my life.

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:48:54 +0200, Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:

>On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:10:43 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>>>> 30C outside here atm. :-)
>>>
>>>How hot is it inside where you're working? :)
>>
>>It's Tim's day to operate the reheat furnaces :)
>
> lol! "inside" would be a lot warmer. Asbestos undies would be called
>for, I think.

The reheat furnaces when the lids were rolled back were my first experience of
just how how hot a steel works could be.
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Martin

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:23:07 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>[]
>> Is there a British stand offering Watney's Red Barrel, Chicken nuggets, and
>> tripe and onions?
>
>Don't know, but if they add some ginger to the tripe and onions, you've
>got a classic dim sum dish! :)

If you shove some ginger up a greyhound's bum you have a medal winner according
to Raoul Dahl.
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Martin

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:31:43 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:23:07 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>> >
>> >[]
>> >> Is there a British stand offering Watney's Red Barrel, Chicken nuggets, and
>> >> tripe and onions?
>> >
>> >Don't know, but if they add some ginger to the tripe and onions, you've
>> >got a classic dim sum dish! :)
>>
>> If you shove some ginger up a greyhound's bum you have a medal winner
>> according to Raoul Dahl.
>
>One wonders how they discover such things!

and whether they test for it at the Olympics.
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Martin

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:33:50 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:31:43 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:23:07 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> >> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >[]
>> >> >> Is there a British stand offering Watney's Red Barrel, Chicken
>> >> >> nuggets, and tripe and onions?
>> >> >
>> >> >Don't know, but if they add some ginger to the tripe and onions, you've
>> >> >got a classic dim sum dish! :)
>> >>
>> >> If you shove some ginger up a greyhound's bum you have a medal winner
>> >> according to Raoul Dahl.
>> >
>> >One wonders how they discover such things!
>>
>> and whether they test for it at the Olympics.
>
>Clearly something which requires a thorough probe.

I was think of the event horses rather than the riders.
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Martin

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:21:44 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@noos.fr.invalid> wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:38:35 -0500, Joseph Coulter <seeSIG@> egrapse sto mhnyma
>syzhthshs :
>
> ... Alfred Molon <alfred_molonm> wrote in
> ... news:MPG.230ad17a51bf694698bdbd@news.supernews.com :
> ...
> ... > Any suggestions on what to see in Lyon, France? We'll visit the
> ... > tourist sight in the centre of the city tomorrow (the roman threatre,
> ... > the churches, old town etc.), but what else is there to see in Lyon?
> ... > Can also be a modern building, or something else typical of Lyon.
> ... >
> ... > By the way, what food/handicraft/local products are typical of Lyon?
> ...
> ... Do go up the funicular to enjoy the view from the top. From there you
> ... can see the infamous "Crayon." There are numerous good restaurants in
> ... Lyon check out the Red Guide (Michelin) for particulars.
> ...
> ... My favorite lingere shop (or anywhere I love the name have someone
> ... translate for you) is in Lyon "Le Baise Sauvage".
>
>I'm hoping you mean "Le Baiser Sauvage".
>
>"Baise" is a feminine word and I'm not translating, either.
>

Actions are better than words.
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Martin