Blogs from Chamonix, Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe - page 7

Saturday morning arrived and we packed up and headed to Chamonix. A funny thing about travel directions: after we got directions from one of the hotels we stayed from the Michelin site, we’ve been using the site ever since. At the little Internet café in Bonnieux, after laboriously copying the directions Bonnieux to Chamonix, the owner said “Quoi?” Mais c’est facile—Bonnieux—Avignon—Geneve—Chamonix. Easy for him to say. My complicated directions told us more or less the same thing, and we got here in about 5 hours including about an hour of breaks. I had seen the Canadian Rockies—maybe I had the same reaction then—but my first view of the Alps took my breath away. Good thing Kevin had already been here because he wasn’t able to enjoy the view while driving. This trip was one of ... read more

Bonjour mes amis! Alright..... so I just got back from my ski trip to Chamonix and my quick visit to Geneva, and all I can say is WOW!!! Skiing in the French Alps is definately an amazing experience, and Chamonix is a gorgeous little ski town!!! Skiing in the French Alps is very different from our ski hills back home in Canada- I must admit that although I was in thye French Alps the ski hills in Canada are in a league of their own. We have an extremely high quality runs are much more difficult back home. However, that being said- the French Alps are a sight to be seen. The mountains and the whole area is absolutley amazing. (As you can see by the pics I have posted). Furthermore, skiiing in just a fleece ... read more

Chrissy in the snow, what an awesome idea, It was to be our first White Christmas. A few months before Christmas we all decided to go to the snow in France. No one had a clue what to expect but with the crew that were going we kinda had a suspicion that we would go hell for leather the whole trip in everything we did, be it snowboarding, drinking, snowboarding or drinking!!! The drive there in the Red Bullet was very long. The seven of us, Dave, Kerrie, Casey, Nese, Fieldsy, Mel & Grant, left London and hit the road in the night, full to the brim with all of our gear, and headed to Dover to catch the Ferry. We were very lucky the whole way there as there was no traffic, just a shitload ... read more

It started when I heard of the 120 missiles attack. Suddenly the mood wasn't high anymore. My state of mind changed completely. My heart was in Israel, not in the TMB anymore. When the spirit is low, everything bothers me. I felt lonely. I couldn't go on. However, I still did another one day, on Sunday. It was relatively easy. We started climbing from the refuge along a lovely valley called Vallon de la Lee Blanche, to Col de la Seigne, crossing back to France. On the way up we had magnificent views behind us and Ron was walking almost backwards, holding the camera and taking pictures. We reached our refuge for today already at 12:30, and indulged ourselves with lunch at the restaurant instead of the usual bread and cheese lunch. The rabbit I had ... read more

So this past Saturday we took a petit excusion to the most touristy town in Savoie- Chamonix. The town itself is quite beautiful and is located at the foot of the highest point of the Alps and the highest mountain in France- Mont Blanc. The bus ride there took about 2 hours, so I took advantage of the air conditioning and the oldies station (I don't know what it is about chartered buses in France and oldies, but I napped to "Can't Buy me Love" and sang along to "Help" so I'm happy either way....and the air conditioning is a big plus).. So I wake up when the bus starts hitting roads that almost made me sick, but was quickly distracted by the snow and glacier covered mountains that were located in view outside of my ... read more