Some places are just meant for wandering around, without any set path or in-depth historical account – and Annecy is one of them, which is why this post is just a selection of photos I took that day. I hope you enjoy looking at Annecy as much as I did.
Originally posted 2021-06-24 10:07:22.
I thought that maybe somewhere like Innsbruck would have a better claim to the title, so I looked it up and can you guess what I found? Yep! That’s right, Innsbruck is also called the capital of the Alps.
I’ll leave it to the powers that be to decide which they think is the best candidate for the title, but if nothing else, it did focus my mind a bit more on how the city of Grenoble sees itself.
There’s no doubt that its location in south-eastern France, where the Rivers Isère and Drac meet, would have been a natural place to build a settlement, and from its humble Gallic beginnings in 43 BC, Grenoble has grown into a fair-sized city.
The official population is around the 160,000 mark, but if you include the sprawling suburbs of the metro area that stretch up through the valleys either side of the Chartreuse Massif, the population is nearer to 700,000.
Originally posted 2019-10-08 05:33:40.
Our visit to Lyon was over the New Year period of 2013, and so before I forget what we saw, I thought it was about time I sorted some of the pics out if nothing else. If I ever get the time, inclination, or both, I’ll try and write something about this city, which, I have to say, would probably be better seen at a warmer time of the year.
Originally posted 2023-04-18 17:54:56.