I really prefer the mountains (or the seashore) to the city. They are so beautifu, spacious, and pristene. So today we headed back into the mountains to retrace the route of the Tour over the Col du Galibier, the Col du Lautaret, and the Col du Télégraphe.
Before we attacked these mountains, however, we walked to a cafe in Place Notre Dame for our usual light breakfast. From there we went to a nearby boulangerie to pick up some sandwiches for lunch and then to Les Halles Market to purchase some strawberries.
Lupin still blooming in the French Alps in the Col du Lautaret
Col du Lautaret
The next 8 KM up to the Col du Galibier were the steepest and scariest we have encountered in France. I can't imagine how the Tour de France riders did it....twice!
Gary, this beer's for you!
More Glaciers than our Glacier National Park-but I'm sure these have shrunken or completed melted too. I'm not sure why since there's no such thing as climate change.
We returned to our hotel around 6 pm, just enough time to relax, shower, and catch up on news, email, etc. We then headed out for our 8 pm dinner reservation at Chez Marius, where we had lunch the day before. Our meal was very good and certainly worthy of our return.
Notre Dame de Grenoble
Two Spritzers and escargot
Andouillette with tomatoes, summer squash, onions, & tarragon in a cream sauce
Profiteroles...we shared this one!
C'est tout. Bon nuit. Tomorrow, the Pyrenees.
4 comments:
Again! Your photos are exceptional...
The vegetables look so yummy. It's a shame that the fountains are not operating. enjoy and ROCK ON 🎸
You must be having the best time of your lives. Everything is so beautiful, so colorful!!
I remarked to Mogens how scary this ride was. Too steep for me!
What a charming restaurant (those chandeliers!), and the food looks fantastic. As always, enjoying the blog very much.
I like the donkey and eagle(?) statue in the lupine photo.
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