Lyon
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-Alps 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. This picture was taken
from the reception floor.
  
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.
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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.
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
All railway trains should be completely smoke -free.
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 Smoking ban in the railway trains of the world
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。
歩いて登ると息が切れるが、展望台から見るリヨンの街並みは圧巻である。
リオンには良質のパンがあることが知られている。ミネラルウーオータよりおいしいといわれるリオンの水道水を使って
製造しているからとパン職人は語るが、ぜひ一度食してみるとよい。
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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 2011年6月執筆 2011年5月写真撮影 医学博士 宮本順伯
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This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel.
The photographs were taken in May, and the article was written in June
2011,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
Copyright(C) 2011 Junhaku Miyamoto, All rights reserved.
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