April 10 Viernheim to Le Puy

We took a series of trains via Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Lyon to Le Puy. We had lunch on Lyon Part Dieu Station and noticed the sun for the first time in months. We were not the only folk being surprised the square behind the station was full of folks casting clouts. In Le Puy we followed pilgrims on the Camino into the centre and found the IBIS Styles Hotel. It is a new hotel and part of a chain, so it is lacking in quaintness but we had a pleasant room. We ate in Maitre Kanter next door, a chain restaurant but the food is normally excellent. This restaurant was no exception. We had the menu de terroir. The main course was lentils with roast pork leg. The lentils were chewy, in our opinion undercooked. The lentils in Le Puy are famous all over France. We should have had a quick cultural ramble round Le Puy but it had been an early start and a long day, so we hit the sack.