So, do you remember this photo from the other night?

Well, I returned to Rue Polycarpe for a closer look. It is a gorgeous art shop with lots of images of Lyon featuring les oiseaux.

The owner told me she designs all of them.

So I bought this:

And then I saw this:

I told the owner I worked at Euronews and she told me she lives on the hill on the other side of the Saone but left the green cube out of this picture.

I said I thought the cormorant was the bird of Lyon as I’d seen so many of them. And I asked how you say cormorant in French. Cormoran.

I said au revoir and assured her I would be back. That’s two bird pictures in the flat and I’ve only been here three weeks.

A colleague invited me out for a few drinks tonight so an evening stroll into town gave me the chance to admire some night-time views.

On my way to the venue, I walked past a shop selling some Lyon artwork. This one caught my eye.

I decided to make my first journey to work by bike. Lyon has a lot of Boris-bike-style bikes and an app that makes it very easy to use.

Or so I thought until I tried to ride one this morning. I couldn’t get it to work and ended up in my usual dash for the tram.

While on the tram I worked out what was I doing wrong. So was ready to try again at the end of the day.

During the day, I looked out of my office window and saw a cormorant dive under the surface of the Saone and come back up with a big fish in its beak. In my old job I was based in the basement with no view at all, now I have real life wildlife to gawp at.

At the end of the day it was time to try again with the hire bikes. The app worked, I unhooked a bike – you get to choose which one you want by looking at their ratings!

My route home took me along the banks of the river Rhone with some pretty decent views. I had to keep remembering to cycle on the right but other than that it was fine.

Quite a pleasant commute. Might try it again.