Grenoble

So I left you last with my train ticket story. Well it turns out that it actually got more complicated! When I got to the station in Grenoble and tried to get my money back, they said that they couldn’t reimburse me there and that they would have to mail me a check or something. So not too bad you think, but then when I went to the bank to get some more cash (I spent what I had left on the 2^nd ticket) I find out that there is still a hold on my account! So now I only have about 100euro left. Hopefully I’ll be ok with my credit card.

I had a wonderful visit with Marc in Grenoble. The city is so beautiful. The streets are mostly stone and the buildings are old and beautiful and almost every street corner has a fountain. And oh the mountains! Even though it rained the whole time I was there so that you couldn’t fully see them, they were still huge and amazing! We took a ride up in a telecar bubble up to an old fort that gave you a wonderful view of the city. The rest of my time there was spent walking around town and meeting his friends. It was a great visit, but way too short.

Marc in the telecabin going up the mountain.

View from the fort on the top of the mountain in Grenoble.

Then we tried to figure out how to get me to Biberach. I was able to buy a ticket from Grenoble to Zurich at the train station, but it turns out if you want to book a German train ticket online you have to do so like a month in advance! So as I’m writing I am on my way through the French Alps towards Zurich where I will have 45mins to find someone that speaks English and buy the rest of my ticket! I hope all goes well or I’ll be stuck in Switzerland and late for work on Monday! Ack!

Swiss Alps, too bad it was cloudy all day.

Swiss cows! Yes Max, I've started a collection... Farm animals from around the world!

What I think is grape vines just outside of Biberach, but I'm not too sure.