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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
... really well and then continued back down another set of stairs to the park below. It was a beautiful morning although somewhat chilly so Tan and I kept hopping from sunny patch to sunny patch. We admired the houses from below as well since you could really see the rock they were built on. We laughed at the sign that said “no jumping” because it looked like the only way you could jump in to the pool below was from out of a window… perhaps it ...
Escargots & Grenouilles
... off towards Pont en Royans, which was on our way to our eventual destination of Beaune. We were planning on dropping off Rod and Tan near Beaune at which point they would go onto Venice and eventually back to Davos before heading off back to Canada. Once we had dropped them off, we were planning on heading into the Berner Oberland to go hiking and explore the region. The drive to Pont en Royans took us through the Vercors National Park which turned out to ...
Alpe d'Huez
... side. The wind was so strong at this point that I nearly fell off my bike as a gust caught my wheels from the side. I managed to stay on the bike and after a few kilometers the wind died down as we were in the shelter of the mountainsides once again. The descent down was spectacular both in terms of the views we got and the fact that only a couple motorcycles passed us the whole way down until we got close to the campsite. Before heading back to the campsite, Hille, Rod ...
Croix de Fer
... when the forecast said it would, the rain stopped. When the clouds started clearing we could see snow on the tops of the nearby peaks and they decided to dress extra warm for the ride the next day. For dinner, Hille made a delicious risotto. Not sure how much to make, he dumped in the whole package of rice and later spotted “16 servings” on the side. Nevertheless, everyone hoovered down several servings and soon there was only a small amount ...