Friday we took the TGV to Grenoble. Just a little slower than flying, and just a little cheaper. However, having a restaurant car on the train makes it much more enjoyable than flying.
Farmland outside Paris:
Mountains near Grenoble:
Mountains in Grenoble:
In Grenoble, we took the tram…
…and walked around a little…
… and ate at Caffe Forte, where Andy and his writing team often had lunch while he worked at Sun in Grenoble
When we were here on a business trip long ago, we stayed at this little hotel (second building)
We visited Nadia and baby Emile (7 months):
When we picked up Aristide at preschool (at 4:30!), Andy saw the cool artsy cup display with the names of the children:
We went to a park so the kids could play, and Andy got some chocolate as a birthday gift for his 40th:
3 unknown kids, Aristide and Leilani
Leilani took a great photo
And she finally got to ride on the zip-line after not being able to understand the French kids:
When I was a kid I had this exact same Barbie, probably even the same clothes…
Belledonne mountains east of Grenoble:
The french I think don’t eat kale, but they noticed it’s beauty and plant it as an ornamental:
Near the train station:
