Day 2 of Grenoble is also up on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/81692166@N05/sets/72157645873026376/
The day started with a walk through some of the markets. There was a big market just across from our apartment, on the other side of the park. In Grenoble they basically function as a supermarket - there are different stalls selling meat, fish, fruit and veg, and even pasta, wine, nuts and jams:
Markets of Grenoble
After browsing a couple, we walked to Parc Paul Mistral, which was supposed to be a nice-looking park. We were disappointed when we arrived - it was basically a place where the locals go. It was pretty dreary, and there were lots of kids' activities that were 'closed for meteorological reasons'. It was barely raining. There was a tall tower called the Perret, which has been closed for 40 years. It was also quite boring to look at. We did see a squirrel though, and so did this dog:
Dog chasing a squirrel
There were a couple of nice flowerbeds though, and some on the way to the next place, so it wasn't a total waste:
Parc Paul Mistral
We then went for a wander in the general direction of Jardin de Ville, which is a smaller garden almost on the river in old-town Grenoble, with more pretty flowers and less open space:
Jardin de Ville
Dad and I split up soon after, because I wanted to go back to the apartment rather than just wait around. Plus I knew there was a patch of heavy rain forecasted. Soon after I got back it started raining - dad showed up just a little bit soaking about an hour later.
That's the extent of what we did in Grenoble, tomorrow we will be off to the Swiss Alps. Until then!
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