We used the scooter for first time of this trip

Exploring Chamonix Mont-Blanc

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May 30th 2011
What a lovely day and a good part of it spent several thousand metres up in the mountains. Bob had already unloaded the scooter out of the Tandy garage so we used it to get to the “Aiguille du Midi” station in Chamonix, this being the cable car ride up to the top of Mont Blanc. This is the “must do” attraction and the cable car was packed full, so much so that the driver told people to t ... read more

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