Maison d'hotes Agathe et Sophie
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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
... tiny squiggly detour because of construction. I let them go ahead since they were definitely faster going down all the switchbacks than I was. I said later that I knew it was a tight corner when I was looking out the passenger window to see if there was any oncoming traffic!
I drove on to the Grotte de Choranche and waited for them up there. By the time I had inquired what time the tours were at, they had already made it up the hill and arrived at the van. ...
Escargots & Grenouilles
... by this, too, the first time I had been in France. Once dessert was done, it was nearing ten o’clock and they were getting ready to close the restaurant down. We had been in there savouring our meals for nearly two hours. We were all stuffed and were very glad that the campsite was only a few minutes away as we waddled back to camp. It had been an epic day of fine French food, great views and excellent company - one that was going to be hard to top.
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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
... in to town to see about getting dad’s bike fixed. It had been having some sort of problem on the descent from the Telegraph the day before so he wasn’t keen to ride it until it was looked at. Luckily the guy at the shop knew just what to do and it didn’t involve a new wheel! We then headed back to camp to have a swim in the pool. The sun was nice and warm and we all enjoyed a swim or two once everyone arrived.
For dinner we ...
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