Chamonix Day 2
2023年9月29日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 15 °CToday we went to Augille de Midi (needle at midday) - a cable car ride to a solitary rock pinnacle that rises to 3842m. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world,もっと詳しく
Today we went to Augille de Midi (needle at midday) - a cable car ride to a solitary rock pinnacle that rises to 3842m. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world,もっと詳しく
The last three days have been basically driving from A to B to fulfill our time table. However this first day was spectacular as we drove along the alpine way between ( and into) Italy and France.もっと詳しく
Yesterday we left St Etienne to drive to Lyon to drop our travelling companions Peter and Vanessa off at the railway as they are now heading home - sad to see them go after three great weeks.
Then weもっと詳しく
Bayeux is perfectly positioned between the two American landing beaches to the west - Utah and Omaha (very original) and the three eastern British ( Gold and Sword) and Canadian (Juno) beaches.
Weもっと詳しく
After the Eiffel Tower, Le Mont-Saint-Michel has to be one of France’s most recognised, and visited, sites. It stands a kilometre off shore in the tidal estuary of the Couesnon river. A causewayもっと詳しく
After a relaxing four days in Bayeux we left today for Etretat further west on the Normandy coastline. We visited Arromanches - the village on Gold beach, one of the British Invasion sites and theもっと詳しく
We have had two wonderful days in the village of Etretat on the Normandy coast. We weren’t sure what to expect here but it has exceed our hopes - so much so I will break up our blog into threeもっと詳しく
An unexpected jewel was this garden/sculpture park on the northern hillside of Etretat. In 1903 Madame Thebaualt, a belle epoque actress of some repute, started a garden here below her house. Monet,もっと詳しく
Foodies only need to read this!
We had Jane’s birthday dinner a couple of days early as there was a Michelin star restaurant in Etretat in a beautiful hotel in the hill above the town so we had aもっと詳しく
旅行者 Amazing!
旅行者 You are bringing back memories for me but I think the Perspex box might be a new addition since I went up Mont Blanc 44 years ago 😂😂 - you are brave - what a trip! And here we are wearing our summer clothes still!!
旅行者 Wow! That’s fantastic… And nice footwear too. 😀