http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Chamonix/Argentiere/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , France , Rhône-Alpes , Chamonix , Argentiere en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:51:41 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:51:41 +0000 Hey everybodyWEll the past week or so has gone by seriously fast. It was mostly regular stuff kids were at school and I was working hard to catch up on to do's after Richard went home. I met up with another Canadian aupair Ian who has family in the Kelowna area so he knew where I actually lived. We met with Kim the other Canadian aupair I met the week before so it was quite cool and I didn http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Chamonix/Argentiere/blog-389871.html As I flew into Geneva to meet my Kiwi friend Neil for a weeks snowboarding in the Chamonix valley of the French Alps I couldn't quite contain the excitement little did I know that the holiday would far exceed all of the expectations I had laid upon it.We drove from Geneva to the Alps at night and the excitment grew as we passed shadows of mountains heavier and heavier snow falls and noticed grea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Chamonix/Argentiere/blog-382359.html voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden The last week of the year 2008 we have spent our time snowshoeing in the French and Swiss Alps ...A short photo impression ...Everyone a healthy and happy 2009On to new adventures ... NEDERLANDS HolaDe laatste week van het fantastische jaar 2008 hebben we al sneeuwschoenend doorgebracht in de Franse en Zwitserse Alpen...Een korte fotoim http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Chamonix/Argentiere/blog-359699.html With some of the best pre season snow in years the decision to ski over New Year looked like a good oneJo Polly Sally Lucy James Paul Dave Nick and Nick Zveg headed to Argentiere.Blues skies and sunshine greeted us on arrival with the promise of some new snow mid week and then more sunshine. The apartment in Argentiere had its new third bedroom and was surprisingly comfortable for 10 of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Chamonix/Argentiere/blog-357992.html After a quick flight across the channel we were met in Geneva by a very tanned Paul Nick's cousin obviously he had been hard at work being a ski bum. We got to Argentiere 15 mins beyond Chamonix and made ourselves feel very welcome in Paul's new apartment by delving into the sauscisson I resisted the chocolate cookies even though secretly I wanted one but I thought it polite and girly not t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Chamonix/Argentiere/blog-244466.html