Thrive, Life is your Opportunity!
As noted previously, 4 days in Grenoble is not enough. The town is rich in history, architecture and activity. For our last day we decided to explore several things that had caught our attention, but we had failed to pursue. As usual that meant walking, quite a bit of it. There are a couple of …
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Three hundred meters above the river, but on twisting winding paths for more than a mile, not sure how much more. That is how you get to The Bastille, unless you want the easy way up by cable car. Two pictures from the lawn at the contemporary art museum of Grenoble. We hiked to the top this …
We realized fairly quickly, Grenoble is not a charming little village. In fact it is a city of 159,000 in a metropolitan area of 433,000. It is situated in a valley at an elevation of about 700 feet. A good sized and reportedly intermittently rowdy river runs through it, either the Drac or the Isere …
“I was disappointed in myself for not being tough enough to take the flak, disappointed and ashamed. But as pilgrims must discover if they are to complete their quest, we are led to truth by our weaknesses as well as our strengths.” — Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer Yesterday we …
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Bon soir! Ferias L'Esprit 2025: De Fete Nimes means "fairs the spirit 2025 festive Nimes". There is likely a better non-literal definition. Since last Sunday we have watched the main streets that form the border of old town Nimes fill with white topped tents, light and sound fixtures and …
