This week-end I took some rest at Villard de Lans, a small village with 4000 inhabitants, located in Isere, 30 km far from Grenoble. I am used to this place, since it’s now about 6 years I go there everytime I have some free time. I really enjoy the fact that it gathers in the same place an ice-skating ring, three swimming-pools, some tennis courts, a bowling. It is also a central place for people who love walking (just like me ^^), and it offers a great skiing domain. To sum up, Villard de Lans is a place where you can do almost any sportive activity you want, and is less hype than stations like Megève (where I used to go when I was a child), Avoriaz …

So, how did I enjoy my week-end, and how did I spend my time ? Every morning, I went to the swimming pool and stayed there swimming during 2 hours. Then I did some shopping (just looked, bought nothing) in the village. The afternoon, after reading something while sun-tanning on the balcony of the apartment, I went for a walk. And when it became late, around 7 pm, I just got enough time to come back before summer storms broke up, and I avoided rain. And the night ? Sleeping ! Because I am not used to do so much sportive activities in my everyday’s life, and I was really exhausted by the end of the day lol.

I have attached some photos from the walk I made on Saturday, enjoy the sight !

These photos were taken while climbing to the Col Vert. My father and me started from Villard de Lans (1000 meters high) and climbed up to the top of this hill (1766 meters high) in less than 1 hour and a half. 4.7 kilometer long, this is not a hard walk, it just requires a good habit of walking. The nice thing is when you come to the top, you have an incredible sight of the whole area, which includes Villard de Lans, but also all neighbour villages. It’s simply splendid, there’s nothing else to add.

PS: you can compare with the photos of my post “Sweet walks in Provence” to see the differences between Isere (we’re almost in the Alpes), and Provence: not only is the vegetation different, but also the global aspect, the rocks, … , and also the inhabitants (the cows ^^) !