We had friends visiting from the US this weekend. Today it was one of the first real Summer days here in Grenoble, and what did we do? We took these guys above 2000 meters to show them Winter (when it actually just unseasonally snowed in their home state). This is […]
We have spent a great deal of this winter planning our bathroom and kitchen renovations, visiting shops to choose materials, lighting, and furniture. And still we are not anywhere near done. Because of that we have not had any nice winter hikes or skiing trips this year. However, right after […]
Our original plan for the Ascension holiday weekend was to visit Annecy, which we have wanted to do for some time (since winter). Then we checked the weather forecast; it promised mostly rainy and chilly weather around Annecy and Grenoble. Another look at the weather map told us to go […]
We are in Joensuu, North Karelia (Finland) for the biathlon world championships. So far the weather has been miserable. And the next few days were not any better. Helsinki was all about drizzle and sleet, and a freezing wind. On march 7th we took the train to Joensuu. This is […]