Because circumstances have conspired to keep us inside I thought I might look to see what we have done this year but not really written about.
In June we were in Grenoble for a night on our way to Italy. These days it isn't the most obvious route to Italy, but we were wanting to see the mountains rather than just driving under them and staying in Grenoble made it a relaxed two day trip rather than a one day blast.
We arrived in Grenoble after visiting Brezé: slightly later than we expected because the car's navigation had decided that autoroutes were to be avoided. Once we had checked into our hotel (Première Class - cheap but clean) we asked reception about restaurants. The young man on the desk suggested we go in to town, a good idea because I wanted to ride the gondola to the top of the hill.
We arrived at the gondola a couple of hours before closing time and bought our 9€ tickets. The gondola consists of two sets of 5 bubbles, each bubble carrying 6 people. It's excellent, taking you from near the centre of Grenoble to the Bastille fort 700 metres away and 266 metres above the city on the other side of the river.
There was a party on at the restaurant at the top of the hill - a very noisy party - so we didn't spend much time there. You get a spectacular view of the city and the mountains that surround it. Behind you are the Chartreuse Mountains, and in front of you the Alps.
We thoroughly recommend the gondola in Grenoble - even at its busiest (sunset) it's really efficient, and so much easier than walking up the 25% slopes
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