Lyon, France
Panorama of the inner city of Lyon, photographed from the Notre-Dame de
Fourviere.
Lyon is a city in east-central France in the Rhone-Alpes region, situated
between Paris
and Marseille. Lyon is located at 470 kms from Paris, 320 kms from
Marseille. Together with
its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the third-largest metropolitan
area in France
after Paris, with the population of its urban area estimated to be 1,422,000.
The GDP of Lyon is 62billion euro, and the city is the second richest city
after Paris.
Tourism provides a big boost to the Lyon economy with one billion euros
in 2007.
Approximately, 60% of tourists visit for business with the rest for leisure.
Lyon has a long
cultural influence on France and the world. The city is known for its historical
and
architectural landmarks and is a World Heritage Site.
 
A wide Viewcity of Lyon, taken from the Notre-Dame de Fourviere
  
(L) 'Cosplay', costumes and accessories to represent a specific style drawn
from fiction in Japan.
The chinese letter on her chest means Tokyo. This photo was taken at the
terrace of the hill.
(M) A steep staircase goes up and goes down the hill of Basilica of Notre-Dame
de Fourviere.
(R) Back alley in the Old Town, Lyon
 
(L) Old town of Lyon, Notre-Dame de Fourviere in the back hill
(R) A cafe in the Old Town, Lyon
 
A traditional restaurant and pub in the Rue Saint Jean, Lyon.
  
An alley of the Old Town, Rue Saint Jean, Lyon
The inside space of the 'Smoking Dog' pub is non-smoking.
Lyon has two major railway stations: Lyon Part-Dieu, which was built to
accommodate
the TGV and has become the principal railway station for extra-regional
trains; and
Lyon Perrache, which is an older station that now often serves as the starting
station
of the regional and long-distance rail services. In practice, many trains,
including
TGV, serve both stations. Smaller railway stations include Saint-Paul,
which serves
the western suburbs of Lyon metropolitan area.
 
Gare de Lyon Perrache
 
Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul is located between the base of Fourviere hill and
the river of Saone.
  
Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul is the rail terminal and provides the place for
storing bicycles.
The TCL (Transports en Commun Lyonnais), Lyon's public transit system,
consisting of
metro, buses and tramways, serves 62 communes of the Lyon agglomeration.
The subway
network has four lines of A, B, C and D, which run with a frequency of
up to two minutes.
There are four tram lines of T1, T2, T3 and T4.
  
(L) The street entrance to Lyon Metro
(R) Clock Tower Lyon
 
(L) Entrance gate to the Lyon Metro (R) An automatic vending machine for
Metro tickets
 
(L) Information display of the various types of a ticket (R) The stairway
down to the tram station, Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu
 
Lyon tram cars seen at and near the Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu
  
(L) Lyon tram with its an unique form seen in the city (R) Tram station
under the Gare de Lyon Perrache
  
Mercure Lyon Centre Grand Hotel Chaeteau Perrache
  
Hotel Raddison Blu Lyon
The right photo shows a top roof of the building.
  
Hotel Raddison Blu Lyon
Mercure Lyon Centre Grand Hotel Chaeteau Perrache, listed as a historic
monument, is
located in front of the Gare de Lyon-Perrach, has a total of 78 rooms.
All rooms are
no-smoking and are smoke-free. Hotel Ibis Lyon Centre Perrache located
in the other
side of the Lyon Perrache station has 13 standard and 5 superior smoking
rooms, while
non-smoking rooms are 105. The rate of smoking rooms to the total is 14.6%.
Mercure Lyon
Centre Grand Hotel has a total room of 111, of which 47 rooms are smoking,
which locate
on the 3rd and 5th floor. Non-smoking rooms are 64. Therefore, the percentage
of smoking
rooms is 57.7%.
Sofitel Lyon, a luxury hotel and face to the Le Rhone, has 164 rooms. Non-smoking
floors
are located on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th floor. Smoking rooms locate on
the 1st ( 20 rooms ),
4th ( 24 rooms ) and 7th floor ( 22 rooms ). The rates of smoking rooms
are about 42.9 %.
Hotel Raddison Blu Lyon is the tallest hotel in Europe, and it provides
a wonderful view of
the city. The total numbers of guest rooms are 245, of which smoking rooms
are 35,
which consists of 14.3% of the total.
Saone River
 
(L) A bridge crossing Saone River (R) An esplanade along Rhone River
 
(L) A police station near the Gare de Lyon Perrache (R) Clock Tower at
Place Bellecour
 
(L) A fountain on the Quai Docteur Gailleton (R) Rhone River and boat
 
(L) A coin laundry near the Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu (R) TGV train is crossing
the Rhene River.
 
Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu, the primary railway station in Lyon
 
(L) TGV train arrived at the Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu
(T) A notice of no-smoking posted at the stairway
リヨン市都市圏として人口、約1,422,000人で、パリに次ぎフランス第二にランクされる。。フランスに
おける金融センターのひとつであり、多くのフランスの銀行の本店が置かれる。1989年以降国際
刑事警察機構（インターポール、ICPO）の本部が置かれている。旧市街はユネスコの世界遺産
（文化遺産）に登録されている。
1981年にフランス国鉄、TGVが、パリーリオン間に開通した。TGVはリヨン市内でペラーシュ駅、
パールデュー駅の2駅に停車する。北東から流れ込むローヌ川と、北から流れ込むソーヌ川が
リヨンの南部で合流する。ソーヌ川の西側は石畳の街並みの残る旧市街で、リヨンの象徴
サン・ジャン大教会の建つフルヴィエールの丘がある。
France, Germany and Switzerland
 Paris 2011 Mont Saint-Michel Marseille Nice Monaco Lyon Strasbourg Freiburg Basel Berlin
Railway Travel in Europe 2011
Smoking restrictions in France, Germany and Switzerland
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All railway trains should be completely smoke-free.
海外鉄道紀行
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ニュージランド鉄道旅行記 NZ Rail: Tranz Alpine/Scenic
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シカゴCTA鉄道 Chicago CTA Rail
マイアミMETRO鉄道 Miami Metro Rail
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ストックホルム地下鉄・近郊鉄道 Stockholm County Railways
Ｘ２０００の旅 X2000:Stockholm_Copenhagen Express
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バンコク・スカイトレイン・地下鉄・タイ鉄道 Bangkok Mass Transit/Thai Railways
台湾高速鉄道 Taiwan High Speed Rail
フィンランド鉄道、路面電車、地下鉄 Railways in Helsinki, Finland
インド鉄道・地下鉄 Indian Railways and Dehli Metro
ポルトガル地下鉄・鉄道 Portugal Metro, Railways
アムステルダム鉄道・市電 Amsterdam Rail
スペイン高速鉄道 High-speed train in Spain
バロセロナ都市交通 Barcelona Railways
ワシントンDC地下鉄・ユニオン駅 Washington DC Metro/Union Station
フランス国鉄の旅 Railway Travel in France
ドイツ国鉄の旅 Railway Travel in Germany
バンクーバー・スカイトレイン Vancouver Skytrain
カナダ・エドモントン地下鉄 Edomonton Metro
カナダ大陸横断鉄道・VIA Trans-Canada Railway, VIA
     高速鉄道建設の国際競争激化 Market Booms for new High-speed Trains
 鉄道全面禁煙化は世界の常識 Smoking ban in the railway trains of the world
2011年6月執筆 2011年5月写真撮影
禁煙席ネット主宰 医学博士 宮本順伯
★記事、写真の無断転載禁止
著作権は宮本順伯に帰属
★「禁煙席ネット」へのリンクは自由
The photographs were taken in May, and the article was written in June
2011,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
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