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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
... be a problem? We walked back to camp and Dad, Tan and Anoop got changed into their riding gear to do a loop along the scenic route.
They set off and I followed in the car. On the way, they stopped at the bakery; I had asked for a chausson or croissant, neither of which they had. Tan shook her head as I drove by so I figured that meant they didn’t have anything worth getting and continued on. Little did I realize that they actually had picked up a ...
Escargots & Grenouilles
... as an appetizer. This was followed by a plate of cuisses de grenouilles (frogs legs) fried in herbs, garlic and butter. Next was the cheese course and a dessert of our choice….all for the very reasonable price of 29 euros! The restaurant, which was in a 3 start hotel, overlooked the river and had a very quaint and pleasant ambience inside. When our plate of escargot arrived, I wasn’t quite sure how to use the utensils provided but soon got the hang ...
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
... also made a kind of apricot nectar sauce so we were all set!
After brunch we wandered in to town to get a café and hide out from the downpour. Mägge ordered a café grappa which they didn’t have, but instead the bartender put something else in and said “bon courage” as he handed it over. Afterwards, we wandered through town for a while and checked out some shops – we found a particularly lovely hat/toque thing that sort ...
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