Chamonix -Mont Blanc

This last weekend i was fortunate to get out of this small town to visit the city of Chamonix. Chamonix is known world wide to house the tallest mountain in Europe 'Mont Blanc' which measures in at 4800 km high or about 3000 miles and La Mer de Glace or ice ocean which is huge glacier. The city rests in a valley of the Alps mountains and its about an hour and half drive from where i live now. The scenery was absolutely beautiful because of the winding mountain roads, the view of the snow capped Alps, and the leaves have started to turn colors. (if you want me send you pictures, send me your email address!) Cecile and I spent all day in the area of Mont Blanc or White Mountain. We first got a cup of tea to warm up because due to the mountain the sun didnt hit the city until 11am . We then went hiking opposite of the mountain and the cable car system that takes people up to the restaurant located nearby the peak to get some great pictures. Cecile prepared a picnic lunch for us that we ate up in the hills of the moutain range and as we ate many people were parapenting off the nearby ledges. Parapenting is when you use a sail to manuever down after walking off a mountain ledge. After our hike, we strolled through the town of Chamonix which is in the corner of France next to Switzerland and Italy. A seafoam green colored stream from the glacier runs through the heart of the town and the aritecture varied from Parisien styles to Suisse chateaus. The day was absolutely beautiful and i really enjoyed the sights of the area. My only complaint is how touristy it is and how expensive things cost there! My tea was 3.4 euro or 3.70 USD! A part from that however, it was a great experience.

This weekend is my first vacation and so there wont be any blogs for a while. Im heading to the French Riveria and Monaco on Saturday and ending my vacation with George in Clermont Ferraud in the middle south of the country. Ciao!