On Top of the World

Woke up yesterday to a clear blue sky and the promise of some sunshine. Up early and headed straight to Chamonix en route myself and RJL oohd and ahd at the views of lush valleys and snow capped mountains while Kiera snored her way through them – but nothing prepared us for the first breathtaking views of Mount Blanc or, as re-named by Kiera , Snowy Mountain.

After breakfast in a thermal spa park at foot of Mt Blanc we discovered that the cog wheel railway was not starting until June so we bravely set off for Chamonix town centre and the cable car station – there was no way that I was coming this far and not getting some way up to a glacier.

Tried to convince Robert that the two cable car rides up to the highest viewing platform in Europe (3842m) would be a walk in the park and that if he wanted to be taken seriously as a photographer he would need to suffer for his art – neither argument washed and I purchased tickets for myself and Kiera and armed with Robert’s camera and arms full of fleeces and winter jackets we set off on our somewhat wobbly ascent up the side of Mt Blanc. (Someone had to watch the car and its valuables and I didn’t want to deny Kiera and Karla their big chance!)

At the top it was -7c (Chamonix was 24c) and unbelievable - we really were on top of the world. With 360 degree panoramic views of Mt Blanc, the Swiss and Italian Alps, myself and Kiera enjoyed the sunshine sipping hot chocolate and throwing snowballs!

When we decended we met up with Robert who had received his obligatory holiday scorching – burnt napper, panda eyes etc etc the usual.

We headed back to Annecy for a lovely dinner sitting by the banks of the canal after watching the sun set over the Lac – a perfect end to an unforgettable day.

Lots of Love K, K & R xxxx

PS I am so proud of the girls yesterday, I cannot believe the journey they took. One of the attached pictures shows the platform/tower they visited and it was taken with my main zoom lens. They travelled 2.7 miles upwards. hats off to Larry

PPS Thanks for the directions Mr H