{"id":4393,"date":"2025-09-06T14:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=4393"},"modified":"2025-09-06T14:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:18:10","slug":"our-day-in-aix-les-bains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/our-day-in-aix-les-bains\/","title":{"rendered":"Our day in Aix-Les-Bains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we went to Aix-Les-Bains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5417.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5417.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5417.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5417.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5417.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5417.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me and my dad having our little cafe on the train to Aix-Les-Bains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5428.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5428.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5428.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5428.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5428.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5428.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We got a little caffeine once we got to town. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5434.jpg?resize=1024%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5434.jpg?resize=1024%2C306&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5434.jpg?resize=300%2C90&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5434.jpg?resize=768%2C230&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5434.jpg?resize=1536%2C459&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5434.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We rented bikes and biked along the lake. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5444.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5444.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5444.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5444.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5444.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beautiful trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5447.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5447.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5447.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5447.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5447.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We went for a walk in the \u201cvagabond\u2019s garden.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5451.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5451.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5451.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5451.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5451.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This plant tunnel was my favorite part of the trip. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5459.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5459.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5459.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5459.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5459.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5459.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Insect hotel!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5470.jpg?resize=1024%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5470.jpg?resize=1024%2C394&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5470.jpg?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5470.jpg?resize=768%2C296&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5470.jpg?resize=1536%2C591&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5470.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We chilled out under a tree. My mom took a nap. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5478.jpg?resize=1024%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5478.jpg?resize=1024%2C530&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5478.jpg?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5478.jpg?resize=768%2C398&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5478.jpg?resize=1536%2C796&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5478.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aix-Les-Bains is the \u201cRiviera of the Alps.\u201d #TwoLilians<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5480.jpg?resize=751%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5480.jpg?resize=751%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5480.jpg?resize=220%2C300&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5480.jpg?resize=768%2C1048&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5480.jpg?resize=1126%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1126w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5480.jpg?w=1466&amp;ssl=1 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roman ruin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5486.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5486.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5486.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5486.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5486.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They turned a phone box into a \u201cbook cabana.\u201d I made some calls. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5488.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5488.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5488.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5488.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5488.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bird hotel. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5500.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5500.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5500.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_5500.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, 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