Day 4 - Tournon and Vienne
We overnighted in Tournon. After a leisurely breakfast onboard, we disembarked for a short walking tour in the city. We then got board buses for a short ride to a local train station to take a scenic steam engine train ride up the Doux River valley. Meanwhile, our ship left Tournon on its way to Vienne (pronounced VEE-ENN) where we rendevouzed after our train ride. After lunch on the ship and some private time, we got off the ship for a short walking tour of Vienne. It was a little cloudy but the rain held off. Tomorrow is Lyon...
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| Docked in Tournon, view from the back of our boat... | Vineyards up the slope of the hill across the Rhone. |
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| A statue honoring French engineer Marc Seguin, famous for inventing the wire-cable suspension bridge... | ... and look, there's a wire-cable suspension bridge crossing the Rhone river to Tournon. A connection for sure! |
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| They took us a short bus ride to a local train station, all aboard the steam train! | Fun views out the window, we were advised not to lean out too far... :) |
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While we were on the train, our ship moved up river to Vienne. After lunch onboard we did a nice walking tour through the city center. |
View of the front facade of the medieval cathedral in Vienne. The big question, can we go inside? |
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Apparently so! View of the vaulted ceilings inside the cathedral. |
Apse and alter. |
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| Vienne was a provincial capital back in the Roman days, there are ruins everywhere! |
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Vienne from above... |
... and another view. |
