Look at this grue. Not a dicky bird.

Unlike here – in summer they all seem to head off somewhere else. Somewhere cooler?

I spotted these local beers in a café in Croix Rousse. They had interesting local names.

If you didn’t like the idea of jumping in La Saône to stay cool, why not try this?

These people prefer to dip their toes in the waters of Le Rhône.

Qu’est ce que c’est l’optimism? Regardez ça.

Un panier de basket. Mais c’est un panier de basket sur une peniche sur la Saône.

Once again it’s that dilemma of how do you stay cool when the weather is hot.

It was 27 degrees when I went for a lunchtime stroll along the banks of the Saône.

These guys had the right idea.

It was clearly the weekend for les braderies – clearance sales – in Lyon.

First up quite a posh one outside the shops in Avenue Foch.

Then a more car-boot sale style one in Cours Franklin Roosevelt.

Even the library was getting in on the act – but the queue was too long on a hot Sunday.