Destination Monaco, second stop: Chamonix


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May 18th 2009
Published: June 3rd 2009
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On the road to Chamonix, you could just see it in the distance....
After having a quick breakfast in Dijon, we set off to Chamonix/Mont Blanc on the France/Italy border. If you think Mont-Tremblant is nice, you will simply love Chamonix. It's like tremblant only 100 times bigger and, well, its the French alps!!!! We got the and it started to drizle but nothing that would stop us from walking around. Not much was going on there since it was a Monday and not their peak season, so it was perfect for us!!! On the side of Chamonix, which the highest peak in France, there's a massive glacier which is absolutely stunning. it was a little too cold for us to go up to the peak of chamonix also, it was raining so the view would have been a little foggy so we will have to go again!!!!


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unfortunately the garde rails obstruck the view of the little village which was very nice!
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Hummmm...where do we go today, Milan or Turin Italy or Geneva Switzerland.... I can't wrap my head around how close everything is!!!
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Greg feeling better after a pit stop for a quick picnik lunch in the back seat of the car!
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a waterfall along the way....
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another waterfall we saw along the way
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the French alps in the distance
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a paraglider off the French alps... something I must try
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The famous glacier or Chamonix!
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My baby by the stream that flows through Chamonix
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Greg in his element, in Chamonix on a terrasse having a beer....
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the roads in the village
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the church of Chamoinx
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on a road with the glacier in the back ground
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another mountain opposite the glacier
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the view of the village from our hotel room
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another view from our hotel room, you could see the glacier in the back ground
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Greg on the balcony of our hotel room
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Me and Greg with the glacier in the back
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the sun trying to come out over the glacier
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close up of the glacier - it's really hypnotic
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the sunset over the village...


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