About 3 hours by train, just south from Paris, nestled next to the Alps is a city called Grenoble! A little 'bowl' surrounded by snowy mountains. Pic above is during the morning train down. I had the absolute joy of visiting a friend of mine from UCLA who is studying there this semester. After rolling through gorgeous countryside, I arrived in chilly Grenoble just in time for a short walking tour, set down my stuff at her homestay, then headed out before lunch to see a bit of the city.
We caught some snowboard competition in the park first of all. There was a huge ramp of snow set up in their former track and it was pretty intense to be standing on some man made snow watching the guys hurtle down the very scary looking snow slide before trying some flips in the air. After deciding we were not experienced enough to join in the fun, we headed back for a late afternoon lunch with Shalom and her amazing and welcoming host fam.
Then off for a walk around old Grenoble, followed by a ride up the mountainside in these round glass ball contraptions, to get a great view of the city from the bastille, which is a fort. We then took a fabulous misty walk down the hillside before enjoying the Christmas marché in Grenoble center, eating again. We then wandered back to the apt just in time for dinner (it was so yummy so I willed my stomach to expand). Meals with the fam there were great because I got to see the traditional way of eating, with the meal, then cheese, followed by fruit, then coffee/tea and chocolate. Then I got to see a lot of pictures from Shalom's trips around France, while chatting about what we wanted to see/do, and what had been some of the great places for us in France.
snowboard exhibition:
view from inside the ride up the mtn side:
streets of Grenoble:
Yay dressing up for Christmas : )
Many thanks to Shalom and her famille d'acceuil for a fabulous W/E
xxoo
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