Trabouler

The Duolingo podcast I have been listening to today featured a story from Lyon!! I learnt a new word – trabouler. It means to walk in a traboule – an old passageway that connects the buildings of Lyon. Out of sight from the main streets. The oldest ones date back to the fourth century and were used to give residents quick access to the river. Silk merchants then used them to transport their goods safe from thieves.

I also learn that the la Basilique de Fourvière is known locally as l’éléphant renversé – the upside down elephant.