Crêtes de la Molière

Hello,

Last weekend we've been doing some randonee in the massif of Vercors. We climb up the Crêtes de la Molière starting from the village of Autrans. This is another beautiful walk, with great views over the Isère river valley and the Vercors plateau. The total walk was about 5 hours, not including the 1 hour picnic-siesta break! We just missed the tarte de myrtilles from the refuge, because it was closed! But we'll go back.

The day was not totally good, and we had some wind, especially along the ridge, but we had a lot of fun. Nina did a crown of flowers for herself, luckily none of the many especies protected by law in Vercors!, just a bunch of pissenlit (dandelion).

As usual, more pictures are available in our Picasa photo-storage site, available clicking here.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Cheers,
-Manu & Nina-

Pays Voironnais

Hi there,

Last friday we've visited the region known as the "Pays Voironnais". It is situated at about 30 km to the northwest from Grenoble.

It's a beautiful area surrounding the Paladru lake. The region spans along a pre-alpine range of hills, and it is covered by beautiful forests. The landscape is amazing.

The 'capital' of the region is the town of Voiron.

We drove 160 Km along secondary roads, and we discovered many little villages in the middle of great green fields and forests. More pictures available here.



Cheers,
-Manu & Nina-

Côte d'Azur

Hi there,

Last Tuesday, May 8th, was holiday in France. Therefore, we've done "the bridge" (le pont) and took also Monday off. A lovely trick to spend 4 fantastic days (from Saturday to Tuesday) in the French Riviera (la Côte d'Azur), in the village of Les Issambres, half-way between Saint Tropez and Frèjus, not far from Cannes.

The weather was rainy Saturday but very good the rest of the time, with the temperature in the lower twenties. The water was cold, though, but not enough to avoid short (but intense) baths. Together with, sunbath, volleyball, sand-games, freesbee and archery (with a surprising win of th team "Manu & Nina" in the later). We also eat very well, thanks to our friends. Portugese bacallao was especially good.

We also witnessed the election of the new President of France in a bar in the port of Saint Tropez. When they gave the first preliminary results, the big crowd present there shouted of joy, very, very loud. Yes, Saint Trop' is a well known right-wing town.

As usual, more pictures can be seen here.

Cheers,
-Manu & Nina-