Hotel L'Aigle
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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
... the descent to the valley floor. Tan and I both thought this would have been a great climb to do on the bike but we didn’t have time for it. When we were off the mountain, we hit walnut tree groves which we later learned were a specialty of the region. We had a bit of trouble locating our campsite as it wasn’t clearly marked and we actually ended driving a few kilometers out of Pont-en-Royans before deciding we were headed in the wrong ...
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
... lifts. We were feeling rather hungry so we stopped at the café at the top to enjoy a café au lait and a croque monsieur (ham and cheese sandwich dipped in an egg mixture and fried – yum!). On our way back to the car we saw a motorcycle with a side-car. There were two people on the motorcycle and a Saint Bernard in the side-car! Their trailer was filled with dog food, bowls and assorted dog supplies.
On the way down we saw a beautiful ...
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