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Yum Chip & Beef burger
Yum Chip & Beef burger
Chamonix's main street
Chamonix's main street
Sun rising over Chamonix
Sun rising over Chamonix
Beggar in the street
Beggar in the street
Mount Blanc in the distance
Mount Blanc in the distance
Mountains are everywhere
Mountains are everywhere
Tom's going to church
Tom's going to church
Is there room for two?
Is there room for two?
The welcome mosaic at the tourist office
The welcome mosaic at the tourist office
The 'free' map for our tramp
The 'free' map for our tramp
l'Arve river running through the town
l'Arve river running through the town
Tree, mountain and more trees
Tree, mountain and more trees
Big wooden cross
Big wooden cross
On our way to find the track by road
On our way to find the track by road
A nice walk by the river
A nice walk by the river
Telepherique la Flegere Cable car - closed
Telepherique la Flegere Cable car - closed
Deer school anyone?
Deer school anyone?
Right over left, bunny around the tree trunk and into the hole... a bow!
Right over left, bunny around the tree trunk...
The happy couple BEFORE the tramp
The happy couple BEFORE the tramp
hmmm which way...
hmmm which way...
The marche begins
The marche begins
onwards and upwards we go
onwards and upwards we go
Just a few more steps
Just a few more steps
BIG river crossing
BIG river crossing
The hills were alive...
The hills were alive...
hi ho, hi ho it's off to work we go...
hi ho, hi ho it's off to work we go...
Chamonix town below
Chamonix town below
Big rock
Big rock
Red boot boy
Red boot boy
Oh the cold water! now that is refreshing
Oh the cold water! now that is refreshing
Old sign which was no help to us but cute
Old sign which was no help to us but cute
Chamonix town
Chamonix town
Local wildlife
Local wildlife
Can we get a chairlift up ... PLEASE
Can we get a chairlift up ... PLEASE
Picnic anyone?
Picnic anyone?
What a view!
What a view!
All dressed up
All dressed up
The round table
The round table
Second leg more up hill
Second leg more up hill
what did it taste like?
what did it taste like?
Yep I was there!
Yep I was there!
It's a sign!
It's a sign!
One foot in front of the other
One foot in front of the other
another sign!
another sign!
Lac Blanc that way
Lac Blanc that way
I'm on top of the world!
I'm on top of the world!
The sign post in the middle of nowhere it seems
The sign post in the middle of nowhere it seems
The phantom run!!!!
The phantom run!!!!
The best sign of all, the Refuge hut
The best sign of all, the Refuge hut
They have funny looking deer
They have funny looking deer
View from hut
View from hut
warm view
warm view
Much deserved hot chocolate
Much deserved hot chocolate
Sculling back the cafe
Sculling back the cafe
I didn't see any vins on the way up??
I didn't see any vins on the way up??
The happy couple AFTER the tramp
The happy couple AFTER the tramp
Dinner for 6 English
Dinner for 6 English
Too many signs!!!
Too many signs!!!
50km mountain running race checkpoint
50km mountain running race checkpoint
Cable car that works!
Cable car that works!
Aiguille de Midi Cable car
Aiguille de Midi Cable car
only halfway up... eekk
only halfway up... eekk
Mid station fading away
Mid station fading away
From the bridge at 3,842m height
From the bridge at 3,842m height
Proof we made it
Proof we made it
Interesting architecture style
Interesting architecture style
I'm sticking to the inside of the platform
I'm sticking to the inside of the platform
Tom's Tissot was 3 metres out... tut tut
Tom's Tissot was 3 metres out... tut tut
Photographic backdrop of blue & cloud
Photographic backdrop of blue & cloud
Vertigo
Vertigo
More proof
More proof
Not a good sign one might say
Not a good sign one might say
They built that 50 years ago? 1955 wow
They built that 50 years ago? 1955 wow
On the way back down
On the way back down
The peak we visited
The peak we visited
Train home to Lyon
Train home to Lyon
Au revoir Chamonix
Au revoir Chamonix
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