Bochard+Alpages+Natural History

We went to the excellent Natural History museum with the kids today.  There was a special exhibit on spiders, which was not bad.  The museum as a whole is small but excellent, and I'm sure we will be going there more often.  They have a greenhouse with orchids, banana trees and a pond, as well as a very well done desert section.  Since we were in the neighborhood, we went to the Best Cheese Store in France -- les Alpages to buy some transcendent vieux comte, St. Felicien, Persilé de Tignes and a truffle cheese that I can't remember the name of.  Les Alpages was still closed when we arrived, so we took a detour to one of the most famous Chocolatiers in Grenoble -- Bochard, which now has a cafe.  A day well spent.

Later on, I taught Zoe how to "pick" the bathroom lock with a screwdriver, which elicited barely contained squeals of joy and excitement.  Chloe was less excited