The storm hadn't let up when we got up but that wasn't going to slow us down. First stop was breakfast in the hotel restaurant, and it was awesome. Lots of fresh fruit, meats and cheeses, croissants, muslix and yogurt....and really strong coffee! Will get some pics of the spread and the view tomorrow.
After breakfast we got geared up in our gore-tex and wandered around town for a bit. Even when the weather isn't great it's a happening town and all kinds of people were headed up to the mountains.
Small hotel on the Arve river
One of the many colourful buildings
Murals, very similar to Old Quebec City
Then we hit some of the local outdoors shops and Jo scored a great deal. 35 Euros for a pair of nice waterproof hiking boots. We headed back to the hotel so she could swap shoes, then after a wee nap we geared up and headed out for a hike. We had picked up a trail map from the Tourism office and we decided to explore part of the Petit Balcon Sud. It was a great little warmup hike and the sun popped out for a while.
Jo striking a pose
Some ruins along the way
Dave enjoying the view
Looking down over Chamonix on the way back down
We made our way back to town and explored a bit more. Here is the train station with some peaks in the background
We grabbed a bite to eat, then stopped to get some wine and cheese to enjoy on the balcony later. Yesterday we wondered if it was ok the have a frankfurter in Frankfurt....today we want to know if it's ok to Whack a Frog in France, hmm!
Then after some yummy gelato we headed back for the night........tomorrow we go to the alpine, that's right....way up there!
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