ФранцияAigu du Midi Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway Station45°52’39” N 6°53’17” E 5 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
... well almost...
To begin with, even in summer, temperatures in the open viewing areas can fall to −10 °C (14 °F), and I definitely was feeling the cold the higher i was going.
Then, of course,Читать далее
ФранцияLes Favrands45°54’5” N 6°53’9” E
5 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Laurie meanwhile decided to hike to Lac Bleu (The Blue Lake) a beautiful crystal clear mountain lake with plenty of gorgeous blueberry flowers and wild life (she told me she did see a marmot (sort-ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникYour photos leave me breathless! What beauty. And you don't seem jammed with other tourists.
ПутешественникWell most of the tourists go up to Aiguille du Midi and not on little hikes. We did meet some folks on the trail though. Thank you as always for the compliments on photos
ФранцияChamonix45°55’15” N 6°51’58” E
5 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Unquestionably a huge step up from last night.
I initially booked it when we thought we were staying only 1 dayand I scored an unbelievable deal for it - about $30.00 a night...then when we changedЧитать далее
ФранцияChamonix45°55’14” N 6°51’57” E
6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
A beautiful morning; waking up to birds chirping and breath of fresh mountain air coming from the balcony.
A breakfast is a mile away from the simple spread we had yesterday; I actually was a goodЧитать далее
ФранцияChamonix Mont-Blanc Railway Station45°55’22” N 6°52’31” E
6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Today is a tough day. Rains and later on thunderstorms are supposed to roll into the area.
We are off to see the Mer de Glace and Ice Caves in Montenvers early in the morning and then try to make ourЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhat beautiful scenery! And I love it that you're not "mobbd" by other tourists. Are they all in Paris for the Olympics?
Путешественник😆 ask me if I care, why don't you 😇. To be fair this was still early in the morning
ФранцияLe Montenvers45°55’55” N 6°55’3” E 6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The Mer de Glace ("Sea of Ice") is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres (660 ft) deep but, when all itsЧитать далее
ПутешественникIt was actually very gentle; not as fast as it seems and hardly any sway. It was a different story on a Telepherique yesterday 🤪
ПутешественникAs one who is not fond of heights, I would have a problem with this. 🫣
ПутешественникAs an old Russian saying goes - Those who are born to walk cannot fly 😁
ФранцияLe Montenvers45°55’43” N 6°55’13” E 6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
The Ice Grotto/Cave
A small cable car allows visitors to descend from the train station onto the Mer de Glace glacier where they can enter a man made ice grotto. The ice grotto is cut into the livingЧитать далее
ПутешественникThe thing is when you look at it up close it is transparent
ФранцияLe Montenvers45°55’37” N 6°55’22” E
6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
It's hard to see, but photo 2 with Laurie is a sculpture carved like a fireplace, and the next one with me has a diamond in the middle of that "wall"
ФранцияLa Griaz45°53’42” N 6°48’12” E 6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
When we returned to Chamounix, the rain started a steady slow drizzle, so we hightailed back to the hotel, grabbed our stuff, and took The Mont Blanc Express train to our next way point - LesЧитать далее
ФранцияLa Griaz45°53’44” N 6°48’10” E 6 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
..that started with pre-dinner aperitif (which, of course, is self-explanatory redundant 😉) in the bar.
Local Mont Blanc bier pour moi and vin Rouge pour Mme
I couldn't believe the size of thatЧитать далее
ПутешественникFood looks amazing, and I like the doors as well. Then again, I take pictures of flowers everywhere, so--
ПутешественникNot to worry, flowers will be coming up although my 35mm SLR stayed home, and I can't work the macro properly with the phone camera, so usually they are not great ...but nonetheless
ПутешественникWOW! The PHOTOS are surreal!
ПутешественникOne of those WOW moments of life when one goes "I cannot believe I'm here!!"
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What is the temperature there by the snow?
ПутешественникIt didn't feel too cold, but probably around 30. The winds were whipping up at about 20km/hr so it felt colder.