Lyon

[menton1]

It seems that my vacation itinerary will bring me to Lyon on a Sunday and a Monday. Can anybody tell me what restaurants will be closed, what is open, and does anyone know if the shopping and tourist attractions are open or closed? Thanks.

[Bux]

A quick look at last year's Michelin suggests slim pickings on both Sunday and Monday among the better and better known restaurants. A lot of the smaller places may be open one of those days. You should be able to get some information at the ViaMichelin site, but it will be a tedious search as there's no way to ask specifically for a list of those open on Sunday or Monday. Bocuse's bistrots seem to be open. Current copies of the latest red and green Michelin guides are the best suggestions I can make.

I'm not sure about shops and attractions, but I recall spending the better part of a lovely Sunday strolling in the Parc de la Tête d'Or and visiting the Contemprary Art Museum in the Cité Internationale at the far north end of the park. We took a bus to the museum and walked back the Presqu'ile.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Menton, we will be facing the same situation this fall. Gault-Millau indicates, as Bux suggested, that there are many "13" (read: possibly small, probably ordinary, at least average) choices.

Looking above that rating, I note that that Le Saint Alban (2 quai Jean Moulin) , rated "14" is open Mondays but closed Sundays, while Le Trois Domes, "15", in the Sofitel Bellecour, is open both days, and L'Art en Ciel, also "15", located in the Meridien Part Dieu, is open Monday but closed Sunday.

[Bux]

I've never eaten in the St. Alban, but I know the name as it was recommended to us by several friends as a good buy, a few years back.