Day 20- Fourviere

Day 20 was my first venture into Lyon without the group. Unfortunately, I had to force myself to get out of bed as I was battling a cold/allergies/possible ear infection. It was terribly hot too, but I got out! I went to see the Basilica of Norte Dame de Fourviere which definitely makes my 'top 5 churches of the world' list! It was beautiful! I had massive colored and gold mosaics all over the church and stunning windows and ceiling. The six wall mosaics are devoted in the northern façade to the Virgin in the universal Church, the south façade to the Virgin in the Church of France. Also, thanks to my art history class, I was able to spot several places where the building's designer(s) incorporated the evangelist symbols in the architecture! For those of you who do not know the Evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and if you have read the bible you know who they are, and their symbols are a man, lion, ox, and eagle respectively (the first 3 which are sometimes depicted with wings). I also took the time to light and candle and pray a bit while I was there which was a nice way to spend my time.

The Lyon 'Eiffel Tower.' It's just a radio tower, you can'y go up in it.

Different French churches spacifically the Sacre Cour and Notre Dame in Paris, I want to say the other church on the left is another church in Lyon, but I may be wrong

The Basilica in the mosaics

My candle

Winged Ox

Winged Lion

Man, lion, ox, and eagle!

mosaic in the chapel below the church

chapel below the church

After seeing the gorgeous basilica, I headed outside and down the road towards the Roman amphitheater. By the time I got to the amphitheater I was exhausted with the heat and illness, so I quickly finished taking photos and headed back to my room for a refreshing Coke with lemon and a nap. Sorry for another short blog, but I can't remember everything (and yes, I do usually write things down as I go about my day, but usually only for bigger outings).

model of Lyon