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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
... tart, apple tart and piece of dense cake which they then had to cycle with! I had stopped at the top of a hill and Dad rode up saying that he had carried the tart in his hand for quite a ways so as not to squish it, but then looked up at the hill and decided to fold it up carefully in his back pocket. Somehow it still arrived intact and we all enjoyed a sample of each partway along the ride. Afterwards, they continued on and I met up with them one more time before ...
Escargots & Grenouilles
... to). The wind was howling and as I jumped out of the van to get pictures, I had to lean into the wind to walk up to the viewpoint. There was a small hill which seemed to have a path leading to the top so I decided to go up it. It was a steep and slippery climb up and I was using my hands to clamber up the hillside in a few places. The view from the top was pretty amazing but it was way too windy and cold to linger up there. I got a few photos and a short ...
Alpe d'Huez
It was a chilly morning but yesterday's rain had cleared leaving us with blue skies and some fresh snow on nearby peaks. Fortunately, the pass we were taking today didn't head up that high. We had a slow morning with coffee to get us into gear. Breakfast consisted of fresh bread (which Hille had gone into town to get) and cheeses. We had purchased an Italian stove-top espresso maker the day before that made six shots and it was perfect for four café au laits and one ...
Croix de Fer
... After the last town, the road narrowed considerably and there was only room for one and a half or maybe even a quarter cars. If we had met someone, we would have had to back up to a wider spot! We kept looking ahead and up the turns to see if there was anyone coming so we had enough time to find a place, but luckily there wasn’t much traffic and it wasn’t a problem.
At the top we had great views of a few ponds, cows grazing and lots ...