LYON BARS AND CAFES

smoking dog- irish pub but relaxed in vieux lyon
le Spleen- old fashion corner/local drink spot lyon 2em (arret ampere)
le cafe du rhone- mirrows/woodwork/ and a cast iron oven in the middle run buy an old lady (view of rhone)
le cafe de la mairie- place satonay- parent with strollers having beers on the weekend
la cafette- student union building on INSA CAMPUS- 6 pints for 12 euros !!!! open 12-14   18-?late during semester
la passagere- peniche next to pont de la guillotiere
indo cafe- hype/lounge bar with cheap wine and expensive bo bun
red house cafe- not amazing but I meet yann there for drinks (croix rousse)
cassoulet whiskey pingpong- cheap good wine, complement the tom petty being played and you might get free drinks
terrace at the musee des beaux arts- too expensive but a kind of touristy thing to do that touristes dont do

LIST OF THINGS TO DO IN LYON

cheese plate and wine at the Halles de la Martiniere
bicycle ride out to l'ile barbe
go up and down all of the walking stairs
check out the courtyard of the musee des beaux arts
chill in place satonay- and have an ice cream at Les Enfants GATEES- sanguine orange,apricot
have coffee at Cafe du rhone, on the river banks next to the guillotiere- so freaking french and old
walk around le parc TETE D'OR
bike from tete d'or to Gerland on the riverbanks (and back again)
have a drink on a peniche
get crazy and go to the market- quai de saone
have a glass of anything at any bar
eat at 6 chez les gones and have the gateau foie de volaille (drink wine)
have breakfast or lunch on my terrace at anytime except for the summer at which point have dinner
walk up the grande montee and down the montee sebastien to the croix rousse
check out the croix rousse and laugh at the wanna be rich hippies
stand on the Gros cailloux at the croix rousse
check out the musee de la soie at the croix rousse actually very interesting
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go to the guillotiere
check out place bellecour
wander around vieux lyon
look at the opera and watch the youngsters breakdancing
check out falling flying rollerskating monster statue at place tolozan (next to opera)should be a childrens book character
check out any and all street sales in the spring and fall
go to any salon de VINS and get some serious tasting done for free
HANG OUT WITH ME because I love this city more than anyone

resto lyon le CANARD LAQUE

10 Rue Passet
69007 Lyon
04 72 71 62 76

this resto is pretty nice. i went for the pad thai that was not bad. I was hoping that it would inspire me but wasn't as good as Mai Thai's.the service was good and the whole feel of the place was pretty nice. the beef citronelle salade wasn't as good as I had hoped. (i m not a fan of uncooked fish sauce that seemed to be the secret ingredient in the salade). I can recommend this place but don t plan on being blown away.

went back and had the boh bun. (nothing amazing but decent)

LYON AMAZING CHEVRE

This is some of the most amazing cheese I have had. It is from a little organic farm in Vaugneray outside of lyon. You can eiher go there (taking a bus from Gorge de Loup) or drive yourself there. They have a cheese that is more of a wheel cheese (very different from all the other goat cheeses that they have). Can't remember the name of it but it is like a Tome and is similar to another cheese which is AOC (but they can't call it the same name because it is outside of the region. If you explain all this to them they know exaclty what you are talking about (I did it last time I went there and had no problems). Vaugneray is a great little town and the walk around there is beautiful in the Mont Lyonnais. They also sell  the cheese at the market at Place Carnot on wednesday afternoons. (every other week for half the year and every week for the other half). just give them a ring.
http://www.producteurs-fermiers-rhone.com/perrusset/index.html

Ferme de la Milonière
Chèvres et Cabrions
Marc et Monique Perrusset

La Milonière
69670 Vaugneray
Tél. : 04 78 45 97 10
Fax : 04 78 45 97 10