Residence de La Cime Caron
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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
... really well and then continued back down another set of stairs to the park below. It was a beautiful morning although somewhat chilly so Tan and I kept hopping from sunny patch to sunny patch. We admired the houses from below as well since you could really see the rock they were built on. We laughed at the sign that said “no jumping” because it looked like the only way you could jump in to the pool below was from out of a window… perhaps it ...
Escargots & Grenouilles
... to camp quickly and relayed the good news. Rod didn’t blink an eye before deciding he wanted to check out the restaurant. I had already bought treats and they probably wouldn’t be very good tomorrow so we decided we should have it as an appetizer. They went down pretty easily and although I’m a chocolate fan, I have to say that the citron tart was tastier. We then walked into town along the river and checked out the menu. It looked good ...
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
... 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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