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Grenoble: Small city in the mountains -
... 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:
Pavé de ...
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
... to). The wind was howling and as I jumped out of the van to get pictures, I had to lean into the wind to walk up to the viewpoint. There was a small hill which seemed to have a path leading to the top so I decided to go up it. It was a steep and slippery climb up and I was using my hands to clamber up the hillside in a few places. The view from the top was pretty amazing but it was way too windy and cold to linger up there. I got a few photos and a short ...
Alpe d'Huez
... that because it was Magge that had selected this loop. If it had been Tanya, I would’ve known that downhill actually meant uphill (and uphill is also uphill). The scenery once we left town was simply stunning and was one of the best of all the rides because of the combination of the panoramic views and almost non-existent traffic (I guess that’s one of the benefits of going on a really tiny road). The road was paved the whole way but it was only wide ...
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 ...