Tag: france
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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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Le Jardin de Lily Jeanne, Yvoire
As was seen in our previous post, Yvoire is full of old medieval homes with their downstairs turned into cute and old-fashioned shops, cafes, and restaurants. Instead of laced tea-cosies and quilted cushions, we decided to stop at probably the only modern cafe in town – Le Jardin de Lily Jeanne. It has mostly outdoor…
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Yvoire in Haute-Savoie
We came to Yvoire by boat from Nyon (see previous post). What a picturesque, quaint medieval village Yvoire is! The 14th century castle and fortifications are still standing, and the narrow streets are lined with workshops, restaurants, all decorated by flowers, lots of flower baskets. But it is too perfect – so much so that…