Arrived in France

I was looking forward to the final leg of the journey and getting to France, the final flight actually got into Lyon 30 minutes ahead of schedule. Passport control at Lyon airport was the opposite of Dubai, a very quick process, unfortunately waiting for the baggage was not so quick.
My luggage had been booked all the way from Canberra to Lyon and I was a little nervous about it making all the connections due to past experience, after a lengthy wait my bag did eventually make a welcome appearance on the carousel though, I then had to wait for the bike case to arrive into the oversize items area, which it did.
It was then a very easy process to catch a shuttle to the Hertz car rental to collect my vehicle for the next 4 weeks. I collected the Citroen Picasso, a nice mini wagon style car with ample space for the bike in the back once the seats were put down.

It all felt a bit strange getting into the drivers seat on the opposite side to what we are used to and then I had to concentrate on making sure I stayed on the right hand side of the road, I'm hoping it will get easier with time because it all feels quite odd right now.
I had decided to stay overnight in Lyon rather than trying to drive to the Alps after my long journey. I brought my GPS with me all loaded with French maps, so I punched in the hotel address and off I went, finding the Premiere Class Lyon Hotel reasonably easily.
The hotel is nothing fancy but at 38 euros for the night including breakfast a bed was all I needed after a couple of days of airplane seats.