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14-05-13 Chamonix to Chamonix
Today's plan was to wake up early and if the weather was nice we would take a trip up on the cable car to the top of Mount Blanc which was the whole purpose of coming to Chamonix.
Sure enough the weather was grand and so plan A was to get going out of this filthy hotel we …
Chffing down
... trip round Migros to stock our sad looking fridge. 30CHF doesn't fill even one bag despite buying own brand. It will be a pasta-fuelled season.. . again. Phone topup purchased so shouldn't have desperate run out for a while.
Silly tokens for washing machine purchased and I just about figured the machine out. 3 sets of instructions-in French,German and Italian. I have smattering of each ...
A nice gentle start on the slopes
... weird. I kept freaking out that I was going to miss the chance to grab my skis before the bubble disappeared. Skiing in Verbier is much higher than La Ros, Las Attelas is 2750ish not the 2250 I'm used to. It's a lot busier here too.
I was hoping for a gentle start to my season, a poddle about on the greens and maybe some blues to start. Yeah well that didn't happen! Straight onto reds. I pretty much stacked it on every run. A particularly good one ...
Jobs done=none,photos taken=many!
... of whenever you can't get there. So now I know where to wash my clothes,how to pay for it but still have no clean clothes and will be handwashing some undies pretty soon!
Migros website states it doesn't closed for lunch on Saturdays-awesome! I can get some food. Erm, no they do actually close for lunch on Saturdays.
I have found our ski locker but I don't a key for it.
So I'm giving up on trying to ...
Team dinner at 14
... fig chutney and toasts and then-yes more!-honeycomb and apple parfait with apple sorbet. My goodness! The most incredible meal I've ever had. The chefs are outstanding. The service was smooth and charming, so impressed with the hosts.
After finishing our drinks in the lounge the team head out for a few drinks on the town. I'm entirely sure that Verbier nightlife is quite me. Very different to La Ros vibe of fun and friendly. I need to do a bit more expolring to find my fit I think.
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHotel Le Chamonix
“Great stay at Hotel le Chamonix”
Reviewed May 14, 2013
This hotel was clean and tidy and great value for money. Staff extremely friendly
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