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Grenoble: Small city in the mountains -

A travel blog entry by aprillynnescott

... I found an amazing museum housing thousands of works of art from ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts to Picasso, Chagall, and modern day multi-media installations. The Grenoble Museum is HUGE! ...only $5 euro to enter.. and great way to spend the afternoon.

Then last evening I had the most amazing French meal of my life:
Pav� de ...

Choranche Caves

A travel blog entry by megs-anoop

... near the water. They said that was not a problem with them and it meant that they didn’t have to take a complicated and expensive train ride and we got to head south for a bit where it was warmer! So we got out the maps, checked out the route and headed off to get as close to the Italian border as we could. It turns out that the perfect spot to camp was back in St. Michel de Maurienne where we had been just over a week before to do the Telegraph/Col du Galibier ...

Escargots & Grenouilles

A travel blog entry by megs-anoop

... just perfectly. And the smell of the fresh basil as you bit into that topped it all off. Not to mention that it looked so colorful it was appealing to look at! We could have eaten a couple of the pastries without any problem but decided to show some restraint. Looking at the pictures now and writing about it, I’m getting hungry and would go back to that market if we knew that vendor would be there!

We got back to camp around 10:30, packed up ...

Alpe d'Huez

A travel blog entry by megs-anoop

... 8217;m not really a cyclist.

Only a couple kilometers from the top, I was still feeling good so I started pedaling harder and managed to pass a few more riders. I made it to the top with Megs and Hille cheering me on and sprinted across the finish line. I wasn’t competing against anyone but I guess it’s just my competitive spirit to go hard to till the finish line. Shortly after, Rod and Tan came across the finish line. This is the only one of the ...

Croix de Fer

A travel blog entry by megs-anoop

... After the last town, the road narrowed considerably and there was only room for one and a half or maybe even a quarter cars. If we had met someone, we would have had to back up to a wider spot! We kept looking ahead and up the turns to see if there was anyone coming so we had enough time to find a place, but luckily there wasn’t much traffic and it wasn’t a problem.

At the top we had great views of a few ponds, cows grazing and lots ...