Still docked in Lyon. The river is rising along the banks and we are wondering if we will ever get to sail. We were told by a person living in Germany that river flooding in the springtime in France and Germany is very common. Who knew! Oh well, we had a dry day for our walking tour of Lyon. Lyon is the only major French city not bombed in either world war. The churches and buildings are all still intact. We went to the Saint John Church (Fourviere Basilica) on top of the hill. It is the highest point in the city and was originally the Roman Forum meeting place. Lyon was built by the Romans as a troop stop on the way to march into France. The city is now the third largest in France with a population of 1.3 million including the suburbs. They claim that every time they demolish a building or just dig, they find several different foundations and eventually a Roman foundation. The area was so important to the Romans that there was a 200 kilometer aqueduct bringing in water to the town. We not only walked the old city, we walked around several older neighborhoods. One area has a building with murals on all sides painted by the “City of Artists”. They have painted murals in Spain, Italy and all over the world. They depict famous living and dead French people as if they were leaning out of balconies on the building. This is a very popular tourist photo stop. We visited old buildings with inner courtyards for passage between the buildings and a silk factory. All of the famous “Hermes” silk scarves are made in Lyon. Oprah should have just come here instead of trying to shop in the store in Paris! Back to the ship for lunch and afternoon rest.