Saturday & Sunday, March 1-2, 2008
Exploring Chamonix, France After finishing lunch and resting for a bit we left the village of Les Gaillands and bravely boarded another bus for the two mile trip into Chamonix. It was too late in the day to take the train to a sledding area, but the beautiful city kept us busy for several hours window shopping, a little sledding on a small hill, getting groceries, and eating a very nice dinner.
My camera was almost overheating from all the pictures I was snapping. Everywhere I looked another wonderful photo to capture. Lots of window and door photos to add to my collection!
Chamonix has a nice relaxed, family atmosphere. It was easy to wander around and enjoy the sights. But nothing could compare to the mountain range surrounding Chamonix. As the sun changed positions so did the appearance of the mountains. The late afternoon sun reflecting on the snow was brilliant. It is impossible to pick a most beautiful time of day.
This "bronze statue" had people staring at the great detail in the workmanship only to be caught off guard. It was alive! How this man stood there hour after hour I cannot imagine.
Olivia put a franc into his case and I just missed him waving at her. One woman walked very close to him and as she closely examined the "statue" he stomped his foot!
Tex Mex all the way in France!
Landon surveying a restaurant menu. He made a good choice. The pizza was great.
Part III to come..snow pictures!
No comments:
Post a Comment