Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Geneve



Lea



The Rhone, looking towards Lake Geneve














The Rhone



Lea and Thiru at Le Pain Quotidien



Lea



Thiru



Alegedly this is one of Geneve's more happening spots







Lea



Ceci n'est pas une pipe du "Lea"

Travelling to Geneve, 14th January

From the window of the TGV



An unscheduled stop at La Roche sur Furon

























Chamonix, 13th January

Mont Blanc and Chamonix



Me on a chairlift



Mer de Glace from Le Flegere



Looking towards Switzerland from Le Baume



The Chamonix valley looking towards Mont Blanc from Le Baume



Skiing down towards Valorcine





Railway crossing at Valorcine







Looking up the Chamonix Valley towards Mont Blanc, and the last ski slope of the holiday

Chamonix, 12th January

Snow making at Le Grand Montets



Fixing the cable car



The waning sun



Le Brevent and Flegere from Le Grand Montets

Cormayeur, 11th January

Mont Blanc from the Italian side



Cormayeur in the valley



























Chamonix, 10th January

Chamonix and Le Brevent cable car



The gondolas at Le Brevent










Aiguille du Midi



Me



From Aiguille du Midi towards Cormayeur, Italy




Mont Blanc



Skiers on the ridge to the Valley Blanche (they're very small and that's a big drop)



Chamonix



Chamonix center looking towards Mont Blanc











La technique du "bond"