09-16-2025 Entry

Had some difficulty getting to sleep, and for a while I thought I was coming down with a bug. But the feeling didn't get worse, and I was eventually able to go to sleep, waking up feeling just fine in the morning. I went out for a run after I got up, intending to run to the park and around there. But I missed a turn and got a little lost, so instead of making it worse I turned around, cut the run short, and headed back to the flat. So this wasn't a big workout.

Avg pace = 8:31/mi

Total distance = 2.45 mi

Elapsed moving time = 20:55

Avg heartrate = 118 bpm

Relative Effort = 4

https://www.strava.com/activities/15827258421

Got back, and Ann was up, working on canceling her cards and verifying no activity for either one (check). I ate a fairly big breakfast, trying to clean out our larder. Breakfast cereal I bought is pretty terrible, but the coffee I made was good. We did some wash, and after hanging it up to dry headed over to the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière to check it out. Went up a short funicular to get to the top of the hill. The inside of the Basilica was pretty, some nice mosaics on the walls and a pretty altar region. There was a church service going on when we go there, so we waited until it ended before walking around. After visiting the church we walked to see a nice vista of Lyon, including the weird little Eiffel Tower replica that the citizens of Lyon hate. Then we walked to find the ancient Roman ruins, including the remains of both an outdoor theater and indoor (no longer) odion. We got into the Roman history museum free as seniors. It was mildly interesting, a little too heavy on carved stone ruins but containing some really beautiful floor mosaics. After this visit we went back down the hill and found a slightly upscale French place for lunch. Got in there before they closed at 2:30, and we were the last ones to leave (not what I like to do). Pat enjoyed his food, I had a light salad with goat cheese brioche that was good when it was hot. Ann's quiche was good but not her beef. Had a look inside the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste afterwards, it wasn't as ornate but had some pretty stained glass. Then we took it public transit over to the purported largest pedestrian square in Europe, Place Bellecour. It wasn't all that interesting, so we walked down a pedestrian walk with stores, intending to get to a Metro station. But the Metro line was down, so we had to retrace our steps to the square and take another Metro line. Were hyper aware of pickpockets on the way back because the trains were crowded. Made it back okay, no incidents. I didn't track any specific walks but did get in over 10k steps, including the morning run. Had an entertaining light dinner together, where we polished of much of the remaining food, shared the last bottle of wine, and reminisced about Unocal days.