What a beautiful day for a hike! While waiting for our bus, we were able to spend a few minutes at the Saturday market. Lots of local goodies from flowers to meats and cheeses.
Then we took a city bus to the village of Le Tours and then by cable car to Charmillon.
The last leg to “Les Autannes” (7200 ft.) was on a ski lift.
From here we started about a 4-5 mile hike. One place we went was “Refuge de Col de Balme” which is located at the Swiss and French border.
From this point there were wonderful views of the whole valley and the Mont Blanc range.
We walked down to “Carmillon,” the intermediate station of the cable car where there was a cute little restaurant. We had brought picnic lunches from the hotel and were able to use their facilities.
Afterwards we continued to walk all the way down to the bus stop. We also walked under the cable cars.
Along the way, we had to cross some snow.
Our guide Bastian also pointed out some of the alpine wild flowers like the crocus,
pansies (similar to ours)
and blueberry bushes.
We also saw 2 chamois run across the snow.
We finished our hike early and went back to the hotel. Sydney and I decided to go up the Brevent Cable Car to check out where she is going to go paragliding tomorrow. The walk to the station was rugged but the ride was only about 10 minutes.
Some great views of Chamonix.
The weather was getting cloudy so we stayed a short time, but saw the launching area for the sport.
Afterwards Sydney and I found a cute little cafe where we had fancy coffee drinks - macchiato for her and mocha for me.
Tonight we had dinner at Le Monshu Restaurant. Here we cooked our own meat on a hot square of stone. Another interesting meal.
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