Exploring...Lyon: Festivals!

This weekend Cassandra's parents visited us in Lyon. We all lucked out because there happened to be a wine festival going on right in the square by our house. For 1 Euro you got your own glass and you could sample and taste any wine from each tent. All wines came from the Beaujolais area, in the Rhone Alps region which is close to Lyon.

Cheers!

 And we were lucky enough to see a show put on by Guignol - the famous marionette associated with Lyon. He is a canut, which is a traditional silk worker, from maybe the 18th century when Lyon was a major silk making hub. He was often involved in political satire and skits that represented the hardship canuts faced when the industry began to become more technologically based. Today, the shows aren't so dark, he's just a funny muppet - but I've seen a version up close, he's really creepy looking.