Tag: chamonix
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Plan d’Aiguille to Mer de Glace
After a visit to the Aiguille du Midi at 3,842m (12,605 ft), we descended by cable car half way to the Plan de l’Aiguille at about 2,300m (7,600 ft) to start our hike. The destination is the Montenvers-Mer de Glace mountain train station at 1,913m (6,276 ft). According to the official guide, this nature trail…
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Viewing Mont Blanc from L’Aiguille du Midi
The weather of our first two days in Chamonix was lousy: overcast and rain resulting in zero visibility above 2,000m. So there is no point to go up the mountains, instead we checked out all the souvenir stores, hiking equipment stores, cafes … in town. The 3rd day was brilliant – we had cloudless blue…
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Chamonix – Mont Blanc, France
We were spending a long long weekend here in Chamonix. After we checked in at the Hotel Le Morgane, we went out for a stroll. Just off the center of town, is the town church. A wedding ceremony was to start half an hour later when we walked inside. Unlike many churches I have been…
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Hotel Le Morgane at Chamonix
Hotel Le Morgane is located at the entrance of the village center just outside of the pedestrianized area. We parked the car in a private lot behind the hotel – which was very convenient. Sue managed to find a good deal at this hotel. We scored a superior room at the top floor with an…
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5 days in the French Alps at Chamonix
It was an easy 2-hour drive – highway all the way once outside Lausanne to Geneva and then into France (A1 then A40 aka Autoroute Blanche). We returned via Martigny, going down the mountain on the other side of the Chamonix valley, effectively circling Lac Leman once. Chamonix is located near the entrance of the Mont…