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Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Isere June 4th 2011

Happy birthday to me. Glorious sunny day, lovely for a drive through the mountains. The traffic was slow into and out of Annecy being a Saturday and such a popular town, but once in the countryside we had no problems. Part way along the route we saw lots of police and realised a bike race was about to come through the town. We were the last vehicle through so once out the other side, being lunchtime anyway, Bob pulled over, into a lay-by and we stopped to eat and watch the race go past. Over in a flash with, probably, more support vehicles than cyclists. We drove through the outskirts of Grenoble. We have glimpsed this city once before, in 2003 when we camped in Autrans, up a mountain just to the West of Grenoble. We ... read more
This is the nearest we got to the centre of Grenoble
Lovely views over the Alps
View across to lake Monteynard

Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Isere April 1st 2011

Taking our leave from our dear friends, Christian and Christine, we decided to do a circuit of the lake and head to photograph the old Chateau on the eastern side of the lake before heading south again, the chateau was closed but still an imposing sight from the lane below. After fueling up it was off into the hills winding steeply up the Col de Plaimpalais we lunched in the alps and what a stunning drive through the mountains it was, steep hills and switchback turns it would be great in a fast car on a closed road. Slowly leaving the main mountains we wound slowly down through a town called Chambrey and onwards to our stop for the night. We free camped again in a little village called Beauvoir-en-Royans set high up on the cliffs ... read more
Shore Of Lake Annecy
Chateau de Menthon Above Lake Annecy
Bree At The Col de Plaimpalais




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