Brian went to meetings in the morning, but in the afternoon we decided to visit the confluence of the Rhône and Saône Rivers. The temperatures were soaring, but we figured out the bus and tram systems and went.

It is dangerous to catch the tail of a tiger, but Clare decided the tail of a lion would be OK (this is near the confluence).

Looking back upstream, the Saône is on the left and the Rhône is on the right. Downstream, the river is called Rhône.

The confluence river museum was closed unfortunately, but it was nice from the outside.

After admiring the huge amount of water flowing through the city, we wandered back toward the tramway to find an indoor/outdoor mall for some shade. This large complex is modern looking, with all kinds of stores and restaurants. Lunch at la criée consisted of salmon and tuna tartare “burgers”, spiced with wasabi mayonnaise. Like eating a sushi sandwich!

Back at the Goldschmidt conference, we saw an orange man statue made in the style similar to the brown and blue bears of Lyon and Denver. And some crazy penguins! Clare for scale, both with her crystal dress.

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