Geneva
8 giugno 2017, Svizzera ⋅ ⛅ 19 °CAnd so it begins, John and I have arrived into Geneva where we will be for a couple of days before we join our cycling tour. The plane trip was long but it is beautiful here, lovely sunny day. WeLeggi altro
And so it begins, John and I have arrived into Geneva where we will be for a couple of days before we join our cycling tour. The plane trip was long but it is beautiful here, lovely sunny day. WeLeggi altro
Well that was interesting! Had some drinks in a bar nearby and they were quite good. We then wandered up to a restaurant near where we were staying to have dinner, waiter gave the impression that heLeggi altro
Slow morning killing a bit of time while we waited for our pickup to the Alps. Wandered around the old town of Geneva and along the waterfront. Saw this door and above the door there was a sign sayingLeggi altro
Well here we are right in the middle of the French Alps surrounded by some of the biggest cycling climbs around. The day started well, I was up early and decided to go outside with the iPad andLeggi altro
What a climb! The Col de L'seran is the highest paved road in Europe, coming in at about 2900 metres. The air was quite thin up there and at 50 kms of climbing I was pretty stuffed when I got to theLeggi altro
Well this was the big one, the Col de Galibier the beast of the Alps. It certainly lived up to it's name. Such a tough climb. I was completing spent by the time I got to the top! Thank goodness it wasLeggi altro
Well this is the one we have been waiting for, not the toughest or longest but certainly one of the most famous Tour de France climbs and it doesn't disappoint. It was a great ride today with a lovelyLeggi altro
We left Alpe du Huez this morning on what was called a balcony road, this is a road that is literally hanging off the edge of the mountain. Quite amazing! Anyway this road was called the Pas de laLeggi altro
Well it has come to an end. This was the last cycling day of our trip and it was a great finale. We started the day going up a little climb called the Lacets de Montvernier which translates to theLeggi altro
It was transition day today, John and I had finished our cycling tour and Wendy and Sharon were arriving into Geneva today. We packed up in Albertville and headed to Geneva airport, arriving about 1.5Leggi altro
The Kings travels Of course we'll be happy!!
The Kings travels Is that a G&T John?
Lynne King Yay, just realised I can comment here.