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Aosta Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Aosta, Italy
Mont Blanc at 25fps
This is a top pick! Hi friends, Check out my first attempt at time-lapse photography: https://vimeo.com/53100725 Do please 'like' it on my Facebook page if you can spare the time or be bothered with that sort of thing! ...
Lazy Day!
... quarters and have nothing to wear! Now I know how you ladies feel! "what to wear, when to wear it" etc.... Herman went to Aosta which is the biggest town close to Champoluc so I didn't get to see him to ask for anything I could be doing so spent ...
2nd trip to Chatillon
Day Five 29/11/10 Toady was an early start, 6:15 I was up on on the bus for 6:50, don't think i'll ever get tired of the bus ride there's so much to take in and see and its all snowcapped! I was on my to get my tax code...with my passport this time ...
Day 4 Crossing from France into Italy
... village. Thereafter the hike became strenuous up to Col de la Seigne 2516 metres. This is the border between France and Italy. The magnificent Mont Blance Mountain was a sight to behold on this sunny day. This border was the site of many wars ...
First Day at St. Pierre
Upon awakening I feel 100% better. Seeing the room, and the whole place in general, makes me realize it is much nicer in the light. There are bugs but not everywhere as previously imagined. The first breakfast is good-mangos, ...
Roadtrip to Northern Italy
... dessert...they just do it right, and it doesn't matter where they are. On the third day we took a train up to the Valle d'Aosta to satisfy our snow cravings. It was beautiful. Sigh. The mountains are tall and jagged, rising up one after the other. The ...
My Dumbass trip to Chatillon
Day Three 26/11/10 Today started early, because of the season not starting till the 3rd of Dec Champoluc is quite and the buses don't run as often as you would find in the ski season. So I got up at 6:15 got myself together and went to wait for the bus ...
Thursday
Thursday was a very productive day! We finished painting the entire convent (9 rooms and 2 bathrooms). It has a beautiful view of the mountain. There is running water in the convent as well, those lucky sisters! Next they ...
Friday
Today it there was a beautiful sunrise. Who am I kidding I never saw the sunrise! The sunrise is before 6:00, we didn't get up quite that early. (I'm sure Dave did!) Today we walked up the mountain to the clinic. It is about ...
The Quest for the Holy Grail
As I sit, sipping my coffee outside on a terrace in the cool sunshine, I wonder if I will ever experience again what I did yesterday. The Toula glacier descends down the Itlaian side of Mont Blanc, or Monte Bianca as the Italians call it. Bianco ...
Met some dudes that know how to live!
So I have met some cool boarders who have been friends since Uni and have done the Travelling thing. Problem is, I'm thinking, I would quite like to do that travelling thing myself... Matter of fact, I'm thinking I would like to put all my material good ...
Kenya
We had our final meeting of our traveling Haiti group tonight. I can definitly feel the excitement building as we are days away. Saturday will be our send-off at 5:00 Mass. Then Sunday morning we will pack the van to ...
Day 5 - We are now in Courmayeur, Italia
Refugio Elizabetta was comfortable but basic. A great dining area with good wholesome food. We slept in a dormitory and had difficulty sleeping. The Frenchman next to me snored the entire night and the gal in the bunk over me tossed and turned. Part of ...
Sunday-Church Day
The girls get up early today. Want to look nice for church so we all put on our dresses. The men wear long pants, I'm sure they are sweltering. Dave gets his shoes shined outside the church. There is actually a stand set up for ...
Monday
We are up early today-6! Still can't beat Dave though. After one last breakfast we prepare to walk up the mountain. Bill, Dave, and Chris drove the trucks up yesterday due to the rain. We didn't want to be trapped at the ...
Tour Du Mont Blanc (France to Italy)
... to give to his family that lives in Seattle. He then told us we were about 3 hours away from our finish line in Courmayeur Italy, and it was long but “mostly flat“. That was at 1:30pm and after three hours we were no where near Courmayeur. ...
The Italian Alps
... ! We took more photos and admired Mont Blanc (4248m), finally clear of clouds for a few moments, before heading back to Italy and down the mountain again. Halfway down there was a little alpine botanical garden with the flowers just coming into bloom ...
Ayas, ancient village on the Silk Road
School has ended and we have been wrapping up a few loose ends before heading off on our summer adventure... Before leaving central Turkey behind we wanted to spend a bit of time with a good friend and fellow teacher, Selma Coban... Selma grew up in a ...
Day 6 - Courmayeur - Up Mont Blanc Courmayeur
This was our last rest day in Courmayeur. We travelled up 3 cable cars to get to 3800 metres on Mont Blanc. It was a great day. We will miss ...
Torino centre d'Énergie!!
cool!! franchement des copines à moi m'avait déconseillé ce stop...ben des tites nouvelles pour vous autres j'aurais regrettée de ne pas y avoir été...super de belle ville j'ai vraiment trippé...pas sur les Italiens parcontre...ben déçu au ...
Day 7 - Courmayeur to Rifugio Bonatti
We were sad to leave Courmayeur, especially our B&B, Hotel Bouton D'Or. The owners were incredibly hospitable & we feel that we lived in the lap of luxury. Back to reality & the trail....Heading out of Courmayeur (1226 metres), we had 2 hours ...
Saturday
This is the first, and I think only, morning we do not hear Dave's voice. We get up and have the same breakfast. I have to admit I'm tiring of the food as it is the same thing every day. Ashley is not feeling well at all... stomach ...
Torino and Gran Paradiso
... of which I saw some ladybird getting very friendly indeed! I spent only a night there and must return some time when I get back to Italy if I get the opportunity, but I wanted to get back to Torino because it was my cousin's friend's 30th birthday and I ...
Hotel Castor Where i'll be if you need me!
Day 2 25/11/10 Today I got up just before 10 as requested by Herman, Had a kneel down shower! 6ft 4 is not ideal for most things! apart form stuff thats high up! <------ there's that ! mark. Had some Briosh and a Cappachino and was shown ...
Heading North
16/04/08, Wednesday, 18:00, St. Pierre, Martinique Had a nice sail up here today - the wind and current were with us. Mountains here are great. Virgin Mary statue overlooking the town. Watched a pod of dolphins play in clear water on ...
Alps Museum
This morning my cousin Tiziano and his wife Simonetta took us for a drive towards to the Val d'Aosta region. This is a region near the French and Swiss border. There are heaps of castles here and alpine resorts. We visited the Fort of Bard, a castle that ...