Disappointment doesn't even begin to describe what I felt as I got off
the train in Lyon.

After driving by all those rolling hills and beautiful pastures, I
thought that's what I was getting myself into. Instead, I left the
train station, crossed under an overpass, walked through a busy
intersection, and entered my hotel, which lies along a main road.

I spent about an hour feeling sorry myself (which I am embarrassed to
admit to all of you) and then I did what I always do - gather my day pack, and start looking for the cool things that have ultimately
have made me love every city I've seen.

Starting with - a 4 course French meal - my first
ever!!!

Fois gras terrine with salad, beef fillet with borderlaise sauce with sliced potatoes baked in cream, a cheese platter, and a fruit tart . . . with a bottle of Cote du Rhone.

Now that I feel much more positive about things, we'll see
how it goes tomorrow.