We left Beaune on Sunday...it turned out to be a beautiful day, sunny and warm, around 75. We arrived at Annecy at about noon. This town is on a lake about 1.5 times the size of Payette lake. It sits pretty close to the base of the french alps. The mountains jut straight up from there. It was a lovely little town, about a population of 25000 and the surrounding community adds about another 25,000. We toured the lake by boat...unique history dating back to the 15th century.
We left around 4:00 and headed to Chamonix. The autobahn is pretty straight thru this area but we did go through a number of tunnels. I still think Idaho should consider these...really slick!
We arrived in Chamonix, with breath taking views of Mont Blanc and all the french alps in early evening. Tom and Cilla have the best views from their room. We have a good view but not of Mont Blanc but that doesn't matter today, we had a storm come through today. And doggone it, they shut the lifts and gondolas down becuase of high winds. We managed to get out and walk a trail, the petite balcon sud trail. About 2.5 hours, and the views were beautiful.
Lwt's talk about the food...they eat meat, potatoea and cheese!
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