Unusual Ways of Grenoble III

Ahh, the Boucher (butcher) is the real deal here. Lumps of meat everywhere! None of the prepared cuts like back home! I must admit going to the local butcher here is unique. Take the lamb section for instance.... I've got the chops ok but as for the rest I really have no idea and google translate doesn't help either. My tactic is to point and hope for the best!







As for bread we have come to love the La Boule - a round loaf. Baguettes are ok but quite crusty. Flutes are a larger (in diameter) version of baguettes and thus the ratio of crust to bread is better. In the supermarkets bread is often sold by weight whereas in the bakery it's per loaf. Crusty bread, tasty ham and creamy cheese will be missed.






We currently reside in a building that is 6 stories high and contains 16 or so apartments. Our address is 2 Quai de France, Grenoble, France 38000. Mail is delivered to the letterboxes inside the front door of the building. However as the apartments are not numbered, the mail is placed into the letterboxes labelled with the surname of the occupants. For us this was a bit tricky as it has our airbnb hosts name. He suggested that we stick on our own label which we did. We also attached one to our front door. This has worked fine and the girls both received letters from friends back in Canberra.

However a few weeks ago, the decrepit letterboxes were replaced. We decided not to add our names to the sparkling new boxes as we didn't have the key to access it. This meant that the postman had to knock on our door to deliver a few letters and wasn't very happy about it.

 

Continuing on with the postman, another interesting question we wondered about relates to how the postman gets into the building. I mean surely he doesn't have the pin code for every building. Our question was answered the other day when we spied a postman pulling out a card which must deactivate the security lock on the front door. I assume that emergency services have this card too...