Journey From Lake Orta To Annecy

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Talk about another spectacular road trip. Good old Tom Tom took us the interesting route. We left the gentle hills around Lake Orta for flatter land, before rising into the pass that leads to Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc to most of us). Tunnel after tunnel after tunnel, right up to the final Mont Blanc tunnel (built between 1957 and 1965). At €33 one-way, it’s not a cheap tunnel to use, but it saves a huge distance and, at today’s petrol prices, it probably works out more economical anyway. The views of the snow and glaciers are breath-taking and the kids were delighted. They asked a lot of questions about mountains, glaciers and other such things. Jay said he and Appleton would climb the mountain, get to the top and then ski down.

From the exit of the tunnel, we had a quick stop for lunch, which was a typical French-style baguette with cheese and tomato. After that, we pressed on to Annecy.

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