We are off on a river cruise down the Rhone from Lyon to Marseilles. I am not sure what we are doing, but I know that Emerald will look after us. 7:40 flight from Gatwick which meant a silly-o-clock get up and a struggle around the M25 orbital. Many sections closed with "workers in carriageway" signs. I did not see any carriages, nor did I see anyone working. Frustrating to have speed limits suddenly reduced and to have to leave the road unnecessarily. As we neared the M23 turn we got repeated "junction closed" up on the electronic sign, Mr Google helped out & took us on a 5 mile detour for us to find when we actually got to the junction it was open! Oh the joys of the open road - did I get a radar speeding ticket. Who knows?
Fast track at the airport & speedy boarding to a emergency row seat made up for it - almost. I muddled up the flight confusing it with a second Lyon flight that was delayed an hour. Spotted the error luckily before my muddle did any damage. Boarded, Captain comes on & says we are going to push back early - great, 5 minutes later he comes back on & says a few people had decided not take the flight and their baggage has to be offloaded. So we missed our take off slot and departed an hour late - not so great.
Arrived in Lyon, it's freezing here, only a couple of hours from the Alps ski resorts and the cold air must have been falling off the mountains.
Booked into the Radisson hotel on the 37th floor ( hey you, get off of my cloud) Lovely hotel, room and views to die for.
Went out and had drinks & savoury pancakes in a bar. Lin has Parma ham & rocket, I went for Provencale minced beef with a soft fried egg in the centre. Nice! Boarded the boat, lunch followed by a stroll along the river bank to where the Rhone & Saone meet. It's a gentrified old dock land but seems a bit run down, may be better after Easter.
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