K and I spent a very pleasant day. After shopping for some much needed shorts for K, we went to do some web work in Le 5 and found an excuse to eat Gratin Dauphinois – the famous potato dish that comes from this region. It was delicious – Le 5 make it simply and […]
I spent a very pleasant afternoon in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Grenoble. Situated in the Jardin des Plantes it is a cool, calm, polished wood, C19th kind of place. Entrance costs €2.20 if you have a job, €1.50 if not and young people pay a joyful €1.10. You can get an audio guide for […]
Today I went to the Jardin des Plantes and read Felix Holt – not all of it of course. It was so nice that I took a picnic back there in the evening and continued to read. The garden houses the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Grenoble, some lovely lawns to sit on, beautiful flower beds […]
Last night we went out with K’s work colleagues. We went to eat pizza on Quai de la Perrière which is known locally as Pizza Street due to the proliferation of pizza places there. After consuming a large meal we hurried in a group to Parc Paul Mistral to see the fireworks. The display was […]
I persuaded K to come to the Musée Dauphinois with me and he wasn’t disappointed. We had a great time munching cheese and tomato sandwiches in the courtyard until we spotted some very odd looking birds flying about. It didn’t take long for us to realise they were actually bats and when one landed on […]
The Musée Dauphinois was fantastic. The displays were good and some of information in the permanent displays was in English. But what was really unexpected was the building and garden area. There is the most beautiful tranquil courtyard where you can sit on white chairs and look up at the old walls, the grassy centre […]
I’m sitting in K’s room by the window and it’s very pleasant. Over the yellow walls and slate roofs I can see tops of mountains peeping over. There is the slightest of breezes but the fan is working overtime to keep me cool. It roars away in the background and covers the noises of the […]
We got up early this morning to go to Sainte-Claire Les Halles to buy some fruit and veg and of course bread and cheese. We muddled through with our lack of French and managed to actually come home with some food. There is a large fruit and veg stall to the left of the building […]
It’s too hot to work so I’ve taken a week off and come to France – where it’s too hot to do anything. I arrived in Grenoble last night at about 9.40pm still wearing a t-shirt and wishing I was wearing something cooler. As usual the Eurostar was smooth and quick as was the train […]
After an afternoon spent exploring Grenoble I came across the Bibliothèque d’étude et d’information. The sixth floor of the building is a wonderful library complete with solid wooden tables and those tiny library card drawers which makes you feel you’ve stepped back in time 50 years. To bring you back into the present the place […]