Grenoble

I just realised that I have written a lot of stuff about places outside Grenoble and not about the main place of events. However it is true that the strength of Grenoble actually lies in its surroundings. Because Grenoble really is an outdoor and nature lovers paradise. There are three mountain ranges just next to the city and all of them have some unique properties. They all have ski facilities, however one tend to forget the summer activities. The summer activities is just as fun with mountain biking or hiking. All the mountain trails seem full with almost endless views, waterfalls and beautiful sceneries. Surprisingly there are also a lot of people doing water sports like sailing wind- and kite-surfing in the surrounding mountain lakes. No wonder that the Grenoblians can consume sometimes 3 desserts during lunch and not looking too chubby.
Well anyway back to the town itself, there are a lot uninteresting and greyish Soviet style suburbs which I never tend to visit, I rather stay close to the city centre with its broad avenues its building in Hausmann style architecture to the small narrow paths through the old town. Of course there are numerous of cafe's and bars all over the place where you can sit and take a sip of coffee or pastis.