Yum Chip & Beef burger |
Chamonix's main street |
Sun rising over Chamonix |
Beggar in the street |
Mount Blanc in the distance |
Mountains are everywhere |
Tom's going to church |
Is there room for two? |
The welcome mosaic at the tourist office |
The 'free' map for our tramp |
l'Arve river running through the town |
Tree, mountain and more trees |
Big wooden cross |
On our way to find the track by road |
A nice walk by the river |
Telepherique la Flegere Cable car - closed |
Deer school anyone? |
Right over left, bunny around the tree trunk and into the hole... a bow! |
The happy couple BEFORE the tramp |
hmmm which way... |
The marche begins |
onwards and upwards we go |
Just a few more steps |
BIG river crossing |
The hills were alive... |
hi ho, hi ho it's off to work we go... |
Chamonix town below |
Big rock |
Red boot boy |
Oh the cold water! now that is refreshing |
Old sign which was no help to us but cute |
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Chamonix town |
Local wildlife |
Can we get a chairlift up ... PLEASE |
Picnic anyone? |
What a view! |
All dressed up |
The round table |
Second leg more up hill |
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what did it taste like? |
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Yep I was there! |
It's a sign! |
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One foot in front of the other |
another sign! |
Lac Blanc that way |
I'm on top of the world! |
The sign post in the middle of nowhere it seems |
The phantom run!!!! |
The best sign of all, the Refuge hut |
They have funny looking deer |
View from hut |
warm view |
Much deserved hot chocolate |
Sculling back the cafe |
I didn't see any vins on the way up?? |
The happy couple AFTER the tramp |
Dinner for 6 English |
Too many signs!!! |
50km mountain running race checkpoint |
Cable car that works! |
Aiguille de Midi Cable car |
only halfway up... eekk |
Mid station fading away |
From the bridge at 3,842m height |
Proof we made it |
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Interesting architecture style |
I'm sticking to the inside of the platform |
Tom's Tissot was 3 metres out... tut tut |
Photographic backdrop of blue & cloud |
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Vertigo |
More proof |
Not a good sign one might say |
They built that 50 years ago? 1955 wow |
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On the way back down |
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The peak we visited |
Train home to Lyon |
Au revoir Chamonix |
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