As my two years in Lyon draw to a close one thing I didn’t do too much of was swim.
The main pool in town – la piscine du Rhône – is a fantastic Olympic-sized outdoor pool right next to the river but it is a madhouse in the summer so we only went a couple of times.
But it is much nicer outside the période estivale and since leaving Euronews I have had a bit more time on my hands so I bought a 10-swim card and have made the most of it this last month.
As today was my last swim I went for a 2km swim – 40 lengths of the pool. It was sunny when I started with swifts swirling around overhead. It really is an idyllic location for a pool.
It was a good send off and a reminder that I must join a pool in Venelles – even if the sea won’t be too far away.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 