\nFarmland outside Paris:
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\nMountains near Grenoble:
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\nMountains in Grenoble:
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<\/p>\nFriday 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.<\/p>\n
\nFarmland outside Paris:
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\nMountains near Grenoble:
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\nMountains in Grenoble:
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In Grenoble, we took the tram…
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\n…and walked around a little…
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\n… and ate at Caffe Forte, where Andy and his writing team often had lunch while he worked at Sun in Grenoble
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When we were here on a business trip long ago, we stayed at this little hotel (second building)
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We visited Nadia and baby Emile (7 months):
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\nWhen we picked up Aristide at preschool (at 4:30!), Andy saw the cool artsy cup display with the names of the children:
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\nWe went to a park so the kids could play, and Andy got some chocolate as a birthday gift for his 40th:
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\n3 unknown kids, Aristide and Leilani
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\nLeilani took a great photo
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\nAnd she finally got to ride on the zip-line after not being able to understand the French kids:
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When I was a kid I had this exact same Barbie, probably even the same clothes…
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\nBelledonne mountains east of Grenoble:
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\nThe french I think don’t eat kale, but they noticed it’s beauty and plant it as an ornamental:
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\nNear the train station:
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