This is where I discovered acrophobia.
ac·ro·pho·bi·a(akro-fobea-) n.
An abnormal fear of high places.
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acro·phobe n.
acro·phobic (-fbk) adj. & n.
Savoy
Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, Chambery & Grenoble
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two bridges at les Ponts de Caille, north of Annecy. One from the early
1900's, the other less than 10 years ld. This is where I discovered acrophobia. ac·ro·pho·bi·a(akro-fobea-) n. An abnormal fear of high places. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- acro·phobe n. |
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| Did you know that if you stand too close to a railing on a bridge that's 400ft from the bottom of a ravine, YOU CAN BE SUCKED RIGHT OVER THE SIDE !!!! |  |
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I
did pull myself together though, and took this picture from right a the
rail.
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A little old lady lives in this house at the end of the bridge and sells souvenirs. |
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The lakefront park at Annecy |
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interesting weir at Annecy; its edge is fluted, which seems to make the
water pour over the edge silently... no turbulence. Also, the height
of the weir is adjustable ( see the mechanism at the left side) |
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Four
ladies doing watercolours. The walkway was very narrow and all the cafes
had tables and chairs out front. Bike and trailer weren't very
well received. |
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| A very busy restored medeival district, a Little Venice. |
The
Casino at Aix-les-Bains Like Baden Baden, it's a town that was built on the aristocratic gambler. |
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The lakefront at Aix-les-Bains. Very peculiar. The town is only ~400 metres from the lake, but it seems to ignore it completely. No lakeside villas, just a few beaches, and a marina. Everyone's too wrapped up in the gambling, I guess. |
In Chambery we celebrated our 2000th kilometre by the fountain in the park. |
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South of Chambery, ( actually, between Apremont and Ranjou... I don't think
you can Google those names) heading for ... I thought we were heading for a place called Pontcharray, which would have made a nice 50km day. But we had to ride another 40km before there was a hotel. That was in the northern outskirts of Grenoble. I was worn out !! |
| A little bit of line work. Look at the guy hanging there way up at the top. North of Grenoble. The rain had let up for a while. |  |
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A
funicular railway going up the mountainside and through a tunnel. Between Pontcharray and Grenoble. |
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Nearby,
a waterfall dropping out of a hanging valley. |
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Train Grenoble |