My Grenoble
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Grenoble is a city of approximately 150,000 inhabitants located in the South Eastern region of France, at the foot of the mighty Alps. It is in a region of Europe which comes alive during the winter months due to the extremely huge numbers of skiers and snowboarders who flock to what is regarded as the Mecca of winter sports. When I said it comes alive in the winter, I lied. In fact it never sleeps. The city itself is situated in a valley surrounded by the Alps, and with very high temperatures in the summer months and perfect skiing weather,it is the perfect destination any time year round. Grenoble`s claim to fame was the hosting of the 10th Winter Olympics in 1968.
Historically, Grenoble evolved from an old roman settlement which came to the forefront in the 1700s as the birth place of the French Revolution.
Places to visit include:
"La Bastille" which are ancient fortifications overlooking the city and only a short ride by cable car.
Chateau de Vizille - offical residence of the "dauphin".
Museum of Grenoble
Museum of St Laurent
There is also the new 20,000 seater football stadium as used by Grenoble FC.There is a large pedestrianised area in the centre of the city and on the annual "Fete de la Musique" there are huge amounts of musicians from all over the world perfoming.
Some of the notable "Grenoblois" include Stendhal (Writer), Jean Jacques Mournier (Orator of the French Revolution), Henri Fantin Latour (painter) and Cristobal Huet (NHL player).Some of the people who have lived in Grenoble include Jean Luc Godard, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Andre the Giant.
Grenoble has been twinned with numerous cities including Oxford,Phoenix and Bethlehem. The city is also famous for its walnuts and also Gratin Dauphinois which is the speciality of the area.
Being my hometown, I would advise any travellers to pass through this beautiful city in a beautiful part of the world. Be it for fine French Cuisine, seeing many notable historical monuments, or just to have a good time sipping coffee on the banks of the Isére river and watching the world go by.
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Yay, keira7!! LOVE this hub! I want to see all of Europe some day. Learning more about such wonderful places only gets me more excited. Looking forward to reading so much more from you!
Thanks for that Invictus, its taken me a long time to publish my first of hopefully many more hubs. Thanks to you all for your kind words of encouragement.If you do go to Grenoble I guarantee you will love it. Take care.
Thanks Daniel I have already started on my second hub and if it wasnt for all your kind words I would have probably not had the confidence to continue. Thanks again.
Hey, Keira. Congrats on your first Hub! I sure would love to visit someday, as I have relatives in Belgium. Truth be told I'm actually one-eighth French (my paternal grandfather was half-French). My father has been to Paris and abroad and always get envious whenever he tells me about it. Thank you and I hope to read more of your upcoming hubs!
Great Hub Keira. I would love to visit this area. Can't wait to see more hubs from you!
Very good job. Keep up the good effort.I am very happy for your starting.Take care.
Good work on your first hub Keira. Thanks for giving us a tour of your beautiful hometown. My Mom and Aunt are going to France just don't know if they'd stop by Grenoble. God bless.
Hi Kiera 7, WOW WHAT A GOOD HUB YOU HAVE WRITTEN MAN I CANT WAIT TO STUFF SOME CASH INTO MY POCKET AND VISIT EUROPE!
I LOVE YOUR HUB!
Kiera! You did it! I'm so pleased for you :) This is a wonderful first hub and way better than my first one. In fact it was that bad I deleted it! I'm extremely happy to see that you grabbed your courage in both hands and delivered (as you said you would) though I can't see anything about Quentin here ... this was a shock ha ;)
And it's lovely to read about your hometown. I've never been to the South of France and it never ceases to amaze me just how many beautiful places there are around the world.
I look forward to hub number 2 - well done kiera :)
Nice,, nice,, nice,, tell me more about France bro,,, :)
Thank you so much Dohn121 for your support. You can always rely on me if you come to visit Grenoble. Take care and God bless.
Thank you very much Jane@cm. This is very nice of you. Thank you for your support and nice comments. God bless
Thank you meteoby. Your support means a lot to me. Thanks again.
Thank you Chin Chin. Glad you like my hometown hopefully you will get a chance to visit sometime. Take care.
Hello Eve. I would be happy if you came to visit one day.Thank you for your support and your comments.
Hi Frogdropping., if Ive finally done it, it`s thank to you. I was flattered you think my first attempt was good. When I read your comments it brought a lump to my throat. Quentin will be arriving slowly but surely.Thank you very very much.
Syam17 thanks for your comments. i may produce more hubs about France in the near future, and also i'm a woman :)
hey i have been thinking about a visit to France...off the beaten path. great article!
Oh Keira, i love your first hub. Wonderful! I have never had the opportunity to visit France, except on a stopover on my way to the States for a couple of hours. I still dream to visit someday soon, and will love to visit the South of France especially.
Great, great hub. I can't wait to read the 2nd one you are working on.
Continue like this and you will become a great hubber in a very short time. We are so proud of you.
GodBless.
Hello Cosette, thanks for the word of encouragement, lots to see in France, go for it. See you soon.
Viryabo, Thanks you, I never thought I will finish one or even to have the confidence to write but now thats done. I have a lots of ideas for my 2nd and more. In your profile you say that "its so nice to be part of the HubPages family" and I understand why you said that. You all are a wonderfull Hubbers. Thank you so much for your support,encouragement and nice words. God Bless You to.
Good start my friend. Welcome and well-done. Alexander
good start on first hub. Looklike nice place to visit
Thank you so much, I really apreciate your comment. God Bless you.
Hello Lgali, yes it is a very nice place and you are all welcome to visit. Thank you so much for the encouragement.
Great work, Keira - your passion for the town shines through in your writing. I lived in Oxford for a few years, so I always wondered what the twin town was like!
Never knew about the Andre the Giant connection - he was one of my heroes when I was a boy.
Thumbs up, and I look forward to reading more :)
Hello Sufidreamer, I am so happy you came to read my hub. I am working on another one, its not easy but I love writing. I really like your comment. Thank you so much. God Bless you.
This is a very good hub keira7, dont know what you were worried about! Believe it or not, I have passed through Grenoble on the way to a small ski resorts in the Alps; I think it was not too far away from Gap. It was too cold, I am not a winter person, but I would love to visit that area again in the summer time. Keep them coming!
Thank you so so much Ryan Kett, if you come in summer time you will love it. I really apreciate your visit, God Bless you.
What a great start here on HubPages! I live in Bishop, Ca, just south of Mammoth Mountain, and love the skiing here. This hub was enlightening and helpful-hope I will be able to go someday!
Hi Lorlie6, thank you very much for your nice comment. Come for your next holliday if you want, I will be happy to help if you need me. Take care. God Bless you my dear.
Hi keira - nearest I've been is Annecy - beautiful area of France.Happy hubbing!
Hi Jon, Annecy is a very nice town also. I used to go there on holiday! Thanks for your comment.
Great first hub k7! Keep'em coming...!
Thank you so much Lxxy for your nice comment.:)
You are good! Congratulations on your first hub.
Hi Philent, thank you very much for your nice comment. God Bless you.
Thank you for your compliments, Kiera7. Sorry about the delay in replying. Your writing is wonderful, I'm surprised you haven't done more. Keep it up!
I am very happy for your visit, it can be anytime, no prob. Thank you very much for your nice comment. I am working on another hub but it does take me a long time because of my English and I want the job to be perfect. Thanks, God Bless you.
Great city and great location too. The Alps will be my next destination hopefully... Thanks keira.
Hello Shamelabboush, If you do go to the Alps you will love it, I really apreciate your visit. Take care. God Bless.
France is ready the nice place to visit. From your description, I would like to go Grenoble to have the real feel.
Thanks for the nice information on that wonderful tourist destination.
Thanks to you William for reading my hub, I am glad you like it and I hope one day you will visit us. Take care my friend and God Bless you.
love th avator and the hub...... ah to go and visit a place such as that would be a dream come true
Thank you my friend, You are welcome to visit us. Come on make your dream come true.:) Bless you.
Must be nice to be from there... maybe I might be able to go there
You are welcome my friend. Thank you very much for your nice comment. :)
Great Hub : Love how you put this article together, some very good information
Hello Siotosh, I really appreciate your comment. Thank you very much for your visit my friend.:) God Bless.
wow, a great place to visit ;p
thanks for sharing Keira!
Thanks my dear friend Blaise.:)
Oh Keira7 Grenoble looks and sounds wonderful, I can see why you love living there. Your hub makes me want to visit france, right now!
Oh thank you my dear, you should visit, let me know if you do.:) I really apreciate your comment. Bless my friend.:D
Hi Keira; This is an excellent work, though you have already had some excellent writers tell you C'est tres bon!
Have belief in your writing Keira, you have a fresh talent that will be well supported here and help your confidence grow, as mine did. You take care mon ami et Merry Xmas.
Hi Pearldiver, I am very happy that you have read my hub. And I do agree with the fact that my confidence is growing here, thanks to all of you for that. I really apreciate your lovely comment, I thank you very much for that and for been one of my followers. It means a lot for me. I wish you a Merry Christmas too. Merci beaucoup mon ami.:D
Great Hub with gorgeous pictures - everyone who reads your Hub will certainly want to pay Grenoble a visit - B.
Hi Billips, nice of you to stop by. Yes Grenoble its a beautiful place to visit. I wish one day you come to Grenoble, you will love it. I will be happy to guide you.:) Thank you for your lovely comment.:)
I not a skier, but I can visit Grenoble in the summer. I had a friend in France, but now he passed away. I do not know when I will visit France. You live in a nice area there. Thanks for sharing.
Grenoble in summer its lovely, but very hot. Plus the heat stays in the middle of the city, because Grenoble is surronded by montain. The best way in summer its to go up to the montain, its beautiful. You will love it. You can let me know if you come, I will be happy to help. I really appreciate your comment, thank you very much my dear Dao Hoa. I am glad you liked my hub. Bless you my friend.:)
This really makes me want to visit your lovely hometown. I'm so envious of the wonderful heritage you've shared living in this gorgeous place with so much history and beauty. Even as a school girl I loved the sound of the language and studied 3 years of French in high school when everyone else was taking Spanish. My Gran was from Austria and one day I hope to visit her hometown. Maybe I'll take in a tour of Grenoble too! Enjoyed reading your article and hope you'll write more about the area. Very nice hub.
I was really touched by your lovely comment. Thanks for that. If you pass by Grenoble you will love it. I will write more maybe soon. I am glad you liked my hub. It does help me a lot to have great writers like yourself reading my work. Bless you my dear lovely friend.:)
Hey, Keira
Grenoble looks to be a lovely place :)
If you are interested, Ohma has started a little travel Hub programme.
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/41610
It would be great to have you aboard :)
I love it. Congratulation to your hubs. Please keep on. I want to be your fan.
Vladimir
wow, I really wish I had of travelled there when I was in France, however what a great hub to learn about your hometown. Thank you. xo
Kimberly
One day perhaps we'll get there...in the meantime learning about France is the next best option! I am enjoying a study of the French language. I'll be ready when I meet you for lunch, right? ;)
I*n*v*i*c*t*u*s 2 years ago
Great Hub! :) I am so itching to go skiing, arr.. I lived in a ski resort area in the USA for ten years, yet now live in the UK... Very excited to read about Grenoble..Would love to go to France and many other ski destinations here in Europe!
Kudo's on your 1st hub, keira! Love your avatar, as well! :)