This butterfly fascinates us. Bötz and Astrid take a picture and identify it: the Russian Bear, butterfly of the year 2025. When it flies away, you can see its yellow-orange colour, which is why it is also called the Spanish Flag.
We meet our friends from Marburg, who welcome us into their spacious holiday flat in Dussard on Lake Annecy.
After five wonderful days together, surrounded by magnificent alpine mountains, we set off on our travels again. Otti plans the route.
We cross routes of the Tour de France again. The Col de Plainpalais is the first long climb of the decisive stage of the Tour de France Femmes.
Just as we arrive, a motorhome pulls up. The woman with the red and white polka dot peaked cap gets out, sets up a chair and table, and places the baguette on it. She has secured the best spot for the arrival of the cycling heroes of the Tour de France Femmes. However, they will not be arriving for another 48 hours. As a cycling fan, you need to be patient.
In Grenoble, we leave the Italian, Swiss and French Alps behind us for this year.
