Jul 18, 2009 - random updates throughout england, spain, france

June 10th, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS OF LONDON (June 10-17) Arriving in London after 48hrs of layovers in African airports, we arrived on a tube strike day.June 10th, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS OF LONDON (June 10-17) Arriving in London after 48hrs of layovers in African airports, we arrived on a tube strike day....

Jun 17, 2009 - Plateau du Vercors

À Grenoble, je me suis installé près de Jules Arneau dans le stationnement de l’hôpital du sud. ... En me dirigeant à pied avec mon GPS vers la maison de Jules, ce dernier est arrivé à ma hauteur en voiture.À Grenoble, je me suis installé près de Jules Arneau dans le stationnement de l’hôpital du sud. ... En me dirigeant à pied avec mon GPS vers la maison de Jules, ce dernier est arrivé à ma hauteur en voiture....

Feb 7, 2008 - Grenoble, part deux

Friends and Family, I am once again writing from Grenoble, France, where I have spent the last week with Alex Fermanis, taking it easy, trying to shake off a cold. ... I had a nightmare of it, getting to Grenoble from Cassagnoles. ... I ended up waiting there for almost three hours, finally caught my train, realized that I had missed my connecting train to Grenoble and that I might arrive in Grenoble after the trams stopped running for the night, which would leave me with an hour's walk with a heavy pack in the freezing cold to get to Alex's dorm. ... Luckily, they set up an emergency bus to transport us (which I also almost missed) and I made it to Grenoble at a semi-reasonable hour. ... My return to Grenoble has been great, I was welcomed back like an old friend by all of the students that I met last time. ...

Dec 1, 2006 - Delphine + Ashley = Watch out Grenoble!

I was trying to think of things that I would rather be doing, and what did I come up with? Why visiting Ashley in Grenoble, of course! So, I called Ashley after class getting her opinion on if it was a good idea to come visit that Friday. ... I arrived in Grenoble just in time for dinner with Ashley, her Swedish man-hunk Gustav, and his Swedish roommate Karl. ... We headed over to her house which ended up being right in front of the Grenoble Christmas Market! We took the girls around the market which ended up being really cool. ... We finished lunch, thanked the mother, said good-bye to everyone, and then Ashley took me to the top of this mountain to see the view of Grenoble! We had to go up in these little cable cars that were really cool and not very safe, but still fun! It was kind of cloudy and windy but the view was absolutely amazing. ... I got to see all of Grenoble, it was really neat. ...

May 31, 2006 - Rhone Alps

We come from a city of mountains so were surprised how overwhelmed and claustrophobic we felt driving into Grenoble. ... We realized that while Vancouver has a splendid backdrop of mountains to complement the ocean, Grenoble sits in a bowl and is totally dominated by the high mountains. ... We camped in the fir-clad Chartreuse upland near where Grenoble is situated. ...

Jun 30, 2005 - Hiking in the French Alps...Jenn, you would be proud!!

We had to be up at 6:00 this morning to get to Gare Lyon by 8:30 for our three hour train ride to Grenoble. ... When Mom and I arrived in Grenoble this morning, we (as usual) had no idea where to go or what to do, so we headed in the direction of the tourist office. ... We found the tourist office deep in the city (why don't they put these darn things near the train station??) and got information on the telepherique de Grenoble (the cable cars) which were only about a mile away. ... We grabbed some ice cream, perused some shops and bought some gifts of Grenoble's specialty, walnuts. ... Besides, the streets in Grenoble look exactly like the sidewalks and I had already walked in front of two cars and a bus. ...

Nov 18, 2004 - Evian, Lyon and Orange - France

Apologises for the bad typing? its a French keyboard, the A and Q and most other keys are in the wrong places.Apologises for the bad typing? its a French keyboard, the A and Q and most other keys are in the wrong places....

Jul 20, 2004 - Grenoble - Alp d'huez

Left Bern this morning and got to Grenoble. ... On the train there met up with some people who were also going to view the Tour de France and got some good information that we were on the right track.Left Bern this morning and got to Grenoble. ... On the train there met up with some people who were also going to view the Tour de France and got some good information that we were on the right track....