The awesome adventures of Jack Chi: Grenoble-the city surrounded by mountains

I woke up bright and early today to explore Grenoble. After a quick breakfast I checked out the museum Dauphiné halfway on a mountain.

Getting there proved to be easy as I had my bike and Cassandra lived only about 15 minutes from the city center. The first impression of Grenoble is that it is really pretty. As I biked along side the river I saw many typical French architecture - some built halfway on the mountain and with the alps in the backdrop circumscribed by the clouds it is really a sight to be experienced first hand!

The museum Dauphiné turned out to be free and featured exhibits about skiing, people of the alps and the first world War. The best part was the lack of visitors and so it was really calm and quiet when I walked around. The museum used to be a covenant for nuns and so still retained it's Chapel which was totally empty except me and the classical music playing in the background.

The best part of Grenoble however was still to come. In the afternoon I met up with Cassandra and Sophie and we checked out Bastille together and did Acrobastille! So Bastille is the top of a mountain which is accessible by cable car. We jumped on and saw an amazing view of the city! Acrobastille is a zip line and obstacle course built into the side of the mountain and battlements. This was my first experience zip lining and it was amazing!! The view of the city and the alps in the background really gave you a sense of vertigo.

We ended the night by eating dinner together which I cooked of course to thank them for hosting me.