From the place or square of St. John, you can see Fourviére up on the hill. We drove up toward the cathedral but stopped to see the Roman ruins just below. The ruins are a giant amphitheater that seated thousands of people during the Roman era. Today it is used as a concert venue during the summer.
After seeing the Roman ruins, we drove on up the hill to Fourviére, the large cathedral that overlooks Lyon. From that wonderful vantage point, we could see Lyon stretched out before us. In the first picture, you can see a tall brown building in the center. That is the Radisson or the "pencil." It is at the end of our street, Rue Tête D'Or. When we see this landmark, we know that our apartment is in that area.
A four day training was held at the Ecully chapel for the elders and sisters from the Lyon area. There were 42 in attendance and they met each day for special training on how to teach from Preach My Gospel. Sister Murdock and I made chicken a la king for Wednesday's lunch. Thursday they had Dominos Pizza, and Friday Soeur Henry made her special lunch. On Saturday, they had Subway sandwiches. They all love American fast food.
In the final photo, Elder Badger is washing some of the large pots and pans after Soeur Henry's meal.
This was our final "Break the Fast" meal at the Lyon Center for Young Adults. We had a good turn-out and they all seemed to enjoy the meal and the company of one another. Yue from China and Denise from Mexi
co are the two beautiful young women in the second photo. We celebrated Landry's birthday in the third photo.
The Hinmans are the next couple to leave our Swiss Geneva Mission. We had a wonderful barbecue with 
chicken, potato salad, watermelon and lemon meringue pie. The Hinmans are in the last photo. 
On Saturday, July 31st, we drove over to Ferney for a special farewell barbecue for the Hinmans. We spent the morning at the marché and then drove around to see our old stomping grounds. The sunflower fields were in full bloom.
The dahlias growing in the botanical garden at Parc Tête D'Or are now almost fully grown and they are beautiful. We spent a Saturday morning just walking around the garden enjoying the views.
