Friday 6th April 1883
Rose at 7 and went to Bath establishment and enjoyed for 1/2 hour a bathe in large piscina having only one fellow-bather so that it was comfortable. Water at 34º Cent. and not too sulphurous. After breakfast took Tadie out to baths and then to see the Casino wh. is being much enlarged and a theatre built. Then on towards the Grand Port in hope of seeing the lake. However as we had to leave for Lyons at 11.48 we could not reach it, but we had a fine view of Lake Bourget from the Rail wh. skirts it all the way to Culoz. The day was fine and the blue lake with the white crested mountains looked so beautiful that we turned our backs on them with regret. Staid an hour at Amberieu and came on to Lyons at 5 - Grand Hotel de Lyon just opposite Bourse. 3rd floor room only 4 f[rancs] 50 and well furnished. Before dinner walked along banks of Rhone wh. there is a fine broad rapid river with embankment on either side and bought some collars: after dinner took cab to M Ollier's, 3 Boul[evard] de la Charité, but he was out so we strolled about and looked in at the shops wh. are handsome but night was cold so we returned to Hotel at 9.30.
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