Spending the 4th of July in a foreign country = no fireworks. 😦 But I really didn’t miss them all that much while I was in France during my 2007 summer in Europe. After spending a couple of days around Albertville, and getting to know our wonderful hosts, we decided to venture out and take a little day trip on this American holiday. Vance and Patty’s daughter, Mary Ann, was leaving to attend a summer camp near Grenoble, so we all hopped in the car to transport her there. The city of Grenoble is located north of Albertville, at the foot of the French Alps. It is known in France as the “Capital of the Alps” and it’s history goes back over 2,000 years.…