Skating Rink and Giant Ferris Wheel!? in Place Bellecour

Right in the center of Lyon is Place Bellecour, and for a limited time, the Ville de Lyon (City of Lyon) is sponsoring an ice skating rink for its citizens. For 4 EUR you can skate (although I'm not sure if the price of the skates is included in this). My Russian colleague, who played ice hockey back in Moscow, looked really excited about the rink and joked, "hey, how come none of these French guys know how to skate?"

Not far from this outdoor rink is a giant-sized ferris wheel. And by that, I mean, not just your ordinary EK Fernandez ferris wheel, I mean, seven or eight stories high -- that's clear above many of the buildings in that area. From the top (yes, you know, I just love heights, yeah, right), could see over the Rhone river all the buildings lit up at night, could see the top of the Opera house, could see the Fourviere cathedral all lit up on the nearby cliff, could see the entirety of Place Bellecour (something one never gets to see).

It was a nice view, although, I'd have to say nothing will ever compare to the London Eye ferris wheel looking out over London from its clear plastic domes.