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Grenoble: Small city in the mountains -
... de Grenouilles et Ris de Veau, Salsifis aux Jus de Truffes, Beurre d’Herbes
Which roughly translates to:
Filet of Turbot (fish), sauteed frog, veal sweetbreads, with a truffle and herb butter sauce.
Truly unique and AMAZING!!!!
Delightful and strange, Grenoble is worth a quick visit if you ever find yourself passing through.
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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
... time and popped the chain off the ring. So I pulled off to the side thinking this wasn’t a good omen and got my chain back on. The others were keeping a pretty good clip that I didn’t think I could maintain and so I just toodled along at my own pace. The first part of the ride was fairly steep and I soon turned the first of twenty-one switchbacks! We gained elevation very quickly and on the third switchback or so, had a bird’s eye view over the town ...
Croix de Fer
... was going to do the epic Alpe d’Huez in the rain, we had a relaxing morning and decided to make pancakes. Not having any measuring tools and tripling the recipe, we kind of winged it with the proportions which resulted in a sort of crêpe/pancake cross. Since it was pouring out, we had to dash between awnings as we prepared the pancakes. They were very tasty and we had a huge fruit salad which was also delicious. Dad had found maple syrup in the store ...
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