Interesting report.
I used to go to school at Grenoble Graduate School of Business and it was always a challenge to get there from Canada - do you fly to LYS, fly to CDG and take the TGV? Attempt to fly to London then Easyjet to Grenoble? ? ?
It was great to hear the BA experience, it seems that sometimes you can get lucky and get Club Europe for cheap. Perfect for those "arduous" trips to the inlaws