samedi 12 février 2011

The salmon's life



The salmon's life and reproduction is an amazing natural process !

Salmons are born in a stream. To begin with, they leave their natal stream to join the ocean. Simultaneously, they modify their breathing in order to support cold salt water.
During this period, they guzzle a lot of food to reinforce their muscles.

Nobody know why but then the salmons decide to go back to their natal stream. And by an unknown process, they are able to guide himself through the oceans untill they locate the mouth of their river.

The next step is very impressive because they have to swim up the stream to the source. During this phase, they must cross waterfall, face strong flow and resist to their predators like bears. Very few of them will survive. The survivors will couple and breed.
Finally, they willl spend their last strength to protect their eggs and die when eggs hatch. Sometimes, a salmon keep enough strength to do this travel a second time.

dimanche 6 février 2011

Don't miss this !

It is my first year at Grenoble, yet I know some nice places. But if I had to choose only one I would recommend Steak. Steak is a restaurant, located 1 Place Notre Dame.
To go there you can get on the tram line B and go down at Notre Dame. The restaurant itself is just in front of the spring, on the other side of the rail.

Steak is, as it's name let guess it, specialized in meat. Most of the dishes are composed of meat and potatoes (and also some green beans but for me they are especially decorative...). And I must say that their dishes are excellent and copious.
You must count 15€ for a meal, a little more if you want a dessert too, so it's affordable.

Another positive aspect of this restaurant is the atmosphere. While you are eating they play rock music and the decoration is oriented rock too : name of famous band, posters, plates signed Harley Davidson...

To conclude if you love meat and rock you must know at least one name : Steak !