Logis La Cle des Champs
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Grenoble: Small city in the mountains -
22 Nov:
The gateway to the Alps... not much else to say...
23 Nov:
Actually, when I wrote that I thought it was true - the train ride here was less than spectacular and upon entering the city and moving from the station to the hotel it seemed to offer very little in the way of culture or interest.
...but after exploring the area a ...
Choranche Caves
In the morning we had a very pretty walk along the river into town; the path started in our campsite so we left everything in camp and went in to have a look around. There were ducks pecking around our campsite looking for food but we didn't encourage them. The town is known for its "perched houses" which are built right out of the rock. We headed up the stairs to walk through town which was still just opening up and over to the bridge. From there we could see the ...
Escargots & Grenouilles
... then made my way back down.
If we thought that had been a great viewpoint, we were in for a real treat about twenty minutes after that stop. The narrow, windy road was literally carved into the side of the cliff face and it was a sheer drop to the valley floor below. As we drove, we went through tunnels that bored right through the rock face and around blind corners that hung out over the edge, where the road was just wide enough for a single ...
Alpe d'Huez
... fit a single, European-sized, car. There were also a lot of loose rocks and debris on the road that had fallen off the mountain sides so you had to be extra vigilant while cycling.
We dipped down into a little valley which was a really fun descent but on the other side, I could see that we had to cycle uphill for a few kilometers over a plain. It didn’t look very steep (probably a 5-6% grade) but what I didn’t realize was how much harder that could ...
Croix de Fer
... in to town to see about getting dad’s bike fixed. It had been having some sort of problem on the descent from the Telegraph the day before so he wasn’t keen to ride it until it was looked at. Luckily the guy at the shop knew just what to do and it didn’t involve a new wheel! We then headed back to camp to have a swim in the pool. The sun was nice and warm and we all enjoyed a swim or two once everyone arrived.
For dinner we ...
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