Hotel Excelsior Chamonix

... control recently has broken down, this was the perfect sign to follow, where I planed to cross the border to Switzerland.<br><br>Just arrived in late afternoon to Aosta, I was not only already entered to the italian part of the alps but also to the point of good bye. Here I decided not to spend another night in Italy and crossed the border to my homecountry Switzerland a hour later at Calle del Gran San Bernardo. <br><br>BIENVENUE EN SUISSE - WELCOME TO SWITZERLAND

... out from lack of oxygen I was able to gather myself and enjoy some really amazing views along with a packed lunch. After the mountain trek we went into the small ski town and enjoyed some of our "favorite brewage and enjoyed the surroundings" (per request of prof. Delmar).<br><br>Heading to Rome and Barcelona next week, another post should follow shortly after.<br><br>We're approaching the final week of this "bi-mester." The work load is getting steadily heavier and I combat it by ...

... way up the mountain with many 180 degree switchbacks that<br>were very narrow, I am glad I did not approach traffic coming the<br>other way in these turns. There also was not a guard rail to be<br>found and as I reached higher altitude, I became a little nervous<br>looking over the edge to the valley over 1,500 feet below. I reached<br>Megeve and decided that I had had enough nail biting driving for the<br>day, so I turned around and worked my way back down. I then headed<br>back to ...

... the first day<br>and then wandered through the old town the last day and had a great<br>time. <br><br><br><br><br>Upon returning from Spain,<br>two days later I then boarded a train in East Lansing for a tour that<br>I was leading for America by Rail, that took 44 people from Chicago<br>to Albany, NY and then by bus through Vermont and New Hampshire for a<br>fall foliage tour. The color was not quite at peak, although it was<br>very pretty. I had a great group of people and every ...

... poorly marked. Half the streets in Europe are so narrow anyways; they all look like one ways. So this car pulls up behind up and blocks us in, sweet, it&#8217;s the cops. They tell us we went up a one way.... So we honestly tell them it was a mistake and we're trying to turn around. Then they ask us where we are coming from and how much have we had to drink? Here we go... We had 1 big bottle of beer each 2 hours ago, then split ...

... Chamonix-Mont Blanc because of it's proximity to the city but there were also many from the UK and other places.  Lots of Johan's friends from Sweden that live in Geneva were there for the weekend.  We ventured up o the cafe-sundeck  of the ski-resort and spent a good three hours there eating lunch and taking in the view.  The weather was absolutely perfect...a light sweater, t-shirt and jeans was enough in the sun, but it definitely cooled down at night ...

... mountain for Nikki, but in France it seems there is not always green runs. We went down a blue run, which looked OK, but Nikki was, well scared, and just when we thought she was doing well, she well, fell over and hurt her knee! Yes Dave and i did feel a little guilty. Lucky for us one of the girls in our room was a physio and she was able to bandage it up and diagnose it as a small tear. Lucky for us she was still able to get up the mountain every day. Did ...

Wow bloody wow! This joint is fantastic. Based in the French Alps there is stacks to do, paragliding, skydiving, rock climbing, mountaineering, hiking, mountain bike riding - so many verbs where the hell is the couch potatoing, TV watching, beer drinking? Yup so we've got to get active, get healthy. Now considering we have done little to nothing to get the heart rate up for months, and we have eaten buckets of curry, kebabs, pizza / pasta, all ...

... of the last word) but it is pronounced meadie, then when u get to the top ur guide will find you and will take you on a 150 ish metre walk along a norrow part of the peak to a place where you will be able to put ur skis on and get on down the hill.<br>this run's length depends on how much snow they get. but it took my group about half the day.<br>I loved it. I stayed in a very confortable motel as well. everything was great.<br>Definately do it.<br>

A week in Paris with my sister and friends. Kirsten was a superb tour guide taking us to all her favourite spots. Her French skills were useful as well. So many picnics in parks around the city. Baguette and cheese. Yum Then a week with the parents. Touring around Provence in the footsteps of Van Gogh and the Impressionists. Off to the Alps and the world's highest gondala. Wished I could have continued on with them to Switzerland but sadly my two weeks in France went too fast.