A few hours to kill in Grenoble

Cheesy Mike

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• Jun 14, 2004

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I have three or four hours to kill during a business trip on Wednesday in Grenoble, before I need to drive (rental car) back to Lyon Airport and fly somewhere else.

Can anyone suggest nice places near to Grenoble that might be worth a look? I've never been there before and will most likely need to go back at least once every three months in the next year so will probably take the bike next time.

Mike

 

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• Jun 14, 2004

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Mike...there are some superb roads up behind Grenoble........

some really nice gorges with the roads cut into the cliffs and through tiny tunnels.........

 

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• Jun 14, 2004

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like this........

 

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• Jun 14, 2004

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Area to avoid?

This is the Grenoble webcam:-


Somebody's ( Grrr!)......nobbled it.

 

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• Jun 15, 2004

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Killing in Grenoble

A few frogs would be nice, so that they'll be fewer on the road when I get there end of july

 

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• Jun 15, 2004

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Annecy is very nice if you just want to chill for a while. Stunning views, beautiful lake, old buildings & plenty of restaurants to choose from.

If you only have a few hours, it may be a little far but wotrth it for when you take the bike. Grenoble to Annecy is 66 miles & Annecy to Lyon is 86 miles.

 

Cheesy Mike

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• Jun 20, 2004

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What a stunning area. As it turned out though, when I arrived in the office my host said "I see you have a few hours spare in your diary today. I have setup an extra meeting....". Git.

As the Austrian governor of California said though - "I'll be back"

Mike

 

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• Jun 21, 2004

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Where's the road in the main pic? Looks cool. I'm in the area for a week in August, going to Jusiers to an apartment..... and Genoble and the N85 is my access riad.. but this lookslike a nice detour!