We have both explored Parc de la Tête-d'Or many times. David regularly rides his bike around and through the park, and Anna often includes the park in her walks around Lyon. In fact we’ve been wandering around in the park ever since we first came to Lyon in 2004.
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| One of the gates to le Parc de la Tête d'Or |
The park is huge – one of the biggest in France. It’s 117 hectacres (a little over 289 acres) in area. It has a large lake with its own island and boats to rent, a zoo, the Lyon Botanical Garden, an incredible children’s play area, a Merry-go-round, lots of paths for biking, running, strolling, and huge grassy areas for running around, playing, just relaxing. It’s just the perfect escape for the many apartment dwellers in this City of Lyon and a favorite destination of ours. And, we were sure we knew the park!
We were reading our local AVF newsletter (Accueil des Villes Françaises, a volunteer organization originally set up by the French government to help returning French and expats, like us, get integrated into current life in France). And, we saw an invitation to a Mini-Golf party at Parc de la Tête-d'Or. What a surprise! In all of our wanderings, neither of us had ever seen anything resembling a Mini-Golf area.
We both enjoy playing Mini-Golf as well as
getting together with other folks in AVF, so we signed up. The
course is an interesting one – here are some photos:
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| David demonstrating his winning style David came in first in our little group of four, but, alas, did not have the lowest score of all the AVF players. After the arduous, laughter-filled afternoon of Mini-Golf, we, of course, headed for the Snack Bar to celebrate with various types of liquid refreshments and discuss our near-misses and perfect shots. Lyon continues to surprise us with enjoyable, interesting discoveries. Who would have thought that there would be a Mini-Golf Course in a park we both were sure we knew! |
