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September 27th 2012
We woke early to a dewy colder morning and ate breakfast. The mountains certainly made the mornings colder and it took longer in the day to warm up. We set off for the small town centre of Challes les Eaux where we planned to catch the bus into Chambery. We are getting used to using public transport now and find it quite useful to get from A to B. The bus arrived and we were very lucky as we only had to pay 1 euro each to travel on the bus. Apparently it was mobility week and the public transport company of Chambery wanted to take motorcars off the road and were encouraging residents to pay 1 euro for a weekly ticket to use the buses. This must have been the best value for bus travel ... read more
July 22nd 2011
Most Memorable Part of the Day We went to an authentic French chocolate shop. They were all handmade right there in the store. It was absolutely delicious. Sydney had marshmallows of course… Funniest Part of the Day During our trip so far, Grandma has been saying how her suitcase does not have big enough wheels. While we were shopping today, she decided to by a new one. But then we had a problem. What were we going to do with an extra empty suitcase? Grandma had the solution. She just left it in the hotel room when we left, with a note telling the maid to keep it. Things I Learned Today The French like their shoe stores and hair salons. There was one of each on pretty much every single block. Side Notes After a ... read more
July 21st 2011
Most Memorable Part of the Day We went on a wild goose chase looking for a restaurant. We checked out two, both of which were too expensive. Then we got to a restaurant called Hippopoteme, (Hippopotamus in French). Pretty much all they served was steak and burgers. And they were out of both steak and burgers. So on to the next place. We visited another couple of restaurants before we finally found one. And it took them almost an hour to bring our food. Funniest Part of the Day Nobody laughed today. It just wasn’t that kind of day. Things I Learned Today French food is very expensive. Side Notes When we got to our hotel, Sydney was pretty excited about the swimming pool. Maria, Mom, Grandma and her all went out to the pool. (I ... read more
new photographer arrives today/ nuevo fotografo llega hoy
Published: February 6th 2010Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Chambéry
February 6th 2010
Today we have a new photographer coming to helps us out in this busy season, he will be sharing me. Should be interesting. ________________________________________________________________________ Hoy tenemos un nuevo fotografo que llega a ayudarnos durante la epoca fuerte. El va a compartir el apartamento conmigo. sera interesante.... read more
today and tomorrow is the Rossignol ski demo tour
Published: February 6th 2010Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Chambéry
January 23rd 2010
Today and tomorrow is the Rossignol ski demo tour here in Valmeinier and they are letting people try out their new skis and they are giving away gifts. Also tomorrow is my BD :) I have added some pictures of the event. ______________________________________________________________________________ hoy y manana es el demo tour de la compania de esquis, ' Rossignol' aqui en Valmeinier y ellos esten dejando que la gente prueba sus nuevos esquis y estan dando regalos a la gente. tambien manana es mi cumple :) he incluido algunos fotos de este evento.... read more
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week 3 into my life here in Valmeinier/ 3 er semana de mi vida aqui
Published: January 16th 2010Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Chambéry
January 16th 2010
Its my day off today saturday,because its change over day, so i have been out doing some photos for you to see, they are panoramic. here is a list of some of the things i do. i take pictures of the little ones in the ski school. We also put a sofa at the top of the mountain and get people to sit on it and pose them and shot the picture in black and white, i also go around the restaurants and take pictures of people around the table. _________________________________________________________________________________ hoy es mi dia libre, porque es dia de cambio, asi que he salido por alli y he hecho algunas fotos panoramicas para que veas. abajo he listado algunas de las cosas que yo hago: hago fotos de los pequenitos en la escuela de esqui. ... read more
January 2nd 2010
ok as i promised i have taken some pictures for you to see what the resort looks like. as i went up the ski lift it was -15 degrees. ________________________________________________________________ como prometio, he hecho algunos fotos del resorte para que veas como es, al llegar al cima de la montana la temp. era -15 grados... read more
living in Valmeinier/viviendo en valmeinier
Published: December 18th 2009Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » ChambéryDecember 18th 2009
ok i am now in the ski resort called Valmeineir at 1800mts having a guiness :) been giving my camera kit and will be out tomorrow photographing. oh, btw its snowing and very cold about -9 degress. :( _______________________________________________________________ pues aqui me tienes en la pista de esqui llamado valmeiner a una altura de 1800mts bebiendo un guiness. me acaban de entregarme mi equipo de fotografia y estare haciendo algunas pruebas manana. ahora esta nevando y hace -9 grados. ... read more
my stay in the french alpes/mi estancia en los Alpes francesas
Published: December 17th 2009Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Chambéry
December 17th 2009
ok... wed/16/2009 picked up train from Tunes(algarve)at 7.25am to lisbon arrived to lisbon at 10:04am. from there caught taxi to airport only 15min away. flew with easyjet, flight was very full and took 2.30hr. flight was Lisbon to Lyon at 12.05 Arrived in Lyon at 3.30pm, but had just missed coach to Chambery., next one wasnt till 6pm. Arrived at Chambery at 7pm then had another 45min journey to my Boses house. here are some photos of the views: _______ __________________________________________________________________________ mi viaje comenzo a las 7.25am por tren desde Tunes(Algarve) hacia Lisboa, cogi el tren a las 7.25am y llego a Lisboa a las 10:04am, desde alli cogi el taxi hacia el aeropuerto 15min. Volo con Easyjet a las 12.05 vuelo 2.30hr. llego a Lyon a las 3.30pm pero habia perdido el autobus hacia Chambery ... read more
July 5th 2009
I live in the dog shit capital of the world. The French call it "le crottin de chien," but a rose by any other name, so to speak. The owners give their pooches carte blanche, and for the rest of us, it's like a game of minesweeper out there. You can always pick out the ones who are going to leave it. They have a preemptive look of guilt about them, and their eyes dart back and forth to keep a look out for potential witnesses to their little transgression. Then, when the deed is done, they abscond with alacrity, secure in the knowledge that no one will be able to trace le crottin back to the source. I mean, no one likes carrying around a load of sombody's crap in a plastic bag; I get ... read more
