Adventures on bike - part 1

What does a student in Grenoble do when invited to a friend’s apartment across town for a Raclette and is the only one with the Raclette machine?

Simple, really. Remove it from the box, cram it in the gargantuan North Face backpack she used to lug all her climbing gear and clothing from home, strap it down, strap it on, and start pedaling!

And the best part is she’s not the only one traversing Grenoble on bike late on a Saturday night with a huge gear-loaded pack.

This time I rode with a grin wider than usual, laughing to myself at the concept – Anyone who sees me must be saying, “oh, she just got back from the mountains,” and while they would be right, they would never guess what ‘gear’ I have in my pack...”

For those few minutes, I felt very, truly, proudly Grenobloise.