Champs Avalins Hotel
Travel Blogs from Val d'Isère
Chalet Time - Deeep clean!
Pap 1 - Greg & Emily Pap 2 - Joss & Mills Pap 3 - Alex Pap 4 - Megan Pap 5 - Us!! Pap 6 - Joel & Charlotte Perdrix 1 - Charles Perdrix 2 - Vicki & Ollie Perdrix 3 - Anthony & Kathy Friday 7 - had a tiny bit if a lie in.. Till half 8 then went to Perdrix 2 for deep clean training then it was finally time to get into our chalets and survey the damage! Firstly did an inventory of all the food that was left over then had a proper lool around. ...
Training Week
Monday 3 - Had to be at Perdrix 2 for breakfast from 8am then to the training hall for 9 for our first day of training. Met up with Pete & Michelle at the break to say Hi. On our lunch break we had to go back to Perdrix to start prepping for our meal, which was a bit of a nightmare as not all the ingredients we needed were there and finding our way around the kitchen was hard work. In the end though we managed to marinade the Pork, and got ...
Let The Adventure Begin!!
Saturday 1 - Woke at 8 and finished packing our stuff. Called a taxi to pick us up at 11 and we met Ant at the Coach Station at half past to get the coach to London. It was pretty busy with people and traffic so got to Victoria at 2pm and managed to find our meeting point at Bridge Place pretty quickly. Boarding didn't start till 3.25pm so we waited around. Kelly came to meet us to say Goodbye which was lovely - she stayed ...
The not so perfect storm
... wouldn’t believe and badly maintained roads. Our only rush hour is at midday when they all go home for lunch!
Poor quality and cheap food loaded with saturated fat. We noticed so many deals for kids to eat free or for £1, but this usually meant deep fried food and desserts high in sugar. Don’t get me wrong, Stefan and I could do with losing a few pounds and have indulged in some of this awful food for convenience while we have been away, but I feel ...
Taking a hike around Mont Blanc
... Dame de la Gorge. After a 7 hour hike over 18 km of quite difficult conditions, our tour ended with a bus to pick us up and return us to Chamonix.
Afterthoughts
A truly satisfying trip, all the more appreciated because of light packs and the removal of the bother in making arrangements along the way. The food was good and hearty but not of the sort that allowed us to lose weight on the walk – lots of cheese dishes in Switzerland, risotto and pasta ...