From Gallo-Romans to Times New Roman Galleys

UP THE HILL IN THE FUNICULAIRE to see the Fourvière Gallo-Roman museum. Lyon was originally called Lugdunum by the Romans, when they made this their main city in Gaul. Built on the side of the hill with several major aqueducts supplying water, it had two amphitheaters and many other buildings. The large amphitheater could seat 11,000 people.










The museum had many items found around this area.





A mosaic of a drunk Hercules with Bacchus.




Exhibit 8073: glass items from a couple of thousand years ago.




After a few metro rides and a coffee we ventured into the Fine Arts museum. We had free audio guides and looked again at Impressionists, such as Dega with his obsessive paintings of dancers.




Religious painting, of course, such as the Rubens showing Mary interceding with Jesus who wants to rain down his wrath on the world. Not so meek and mild now, eh?





Bruegel, I think ...




As if we weren't already museumed enough, we went to the Lyon Printing museum.




We found out how many of the fonts were designed and the terms for specific parts of the letters.




One of the early presses.




Is this camera big enough for Josh?




And yes, we had to go out for dinner. Don's delicate digestion demanded pho and Vietnamese chicken salad.

- Posted as we explore more of Lyon