After a couple of train changes, via Lion, I ended up taking the Mt Blanc Express to Chamonix
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After a couple of train changes, via Lion, I ended up taking the Mt Blanc Express to Chamonix |
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Up there, above the town, you can see the Mer de Glace glacier |
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This was simply the most wonderful experience for me, and my first sojourn (in memory) into the Alps |
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The next morning, walking just around the corner from my Best Westen hotel, I boarded the cable car to go up the side of Mt Blanc |
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There were actually two, or maybe even three, different stages of cable cars, because of the height involved |
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At the highest level, I walked back down to get to this ice cave, where people were getting ready to hike the side of Mt Blanc. Afterward, some of them would ski down. Guides are imperative because of crevices and other threats. |
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I went back up to a higher platform and watched them depart - no way to join or even go out there without permission |
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Mont Blanc |
