Showing posts with label Alps '14. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alps '14. Show all posts
Monday, 26 January 2015

Summer Holiday - 2014

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I’ve recently spent a happy few hours indexing our summer holiday 2014 photos and uploading slideshows to Picasa. The set is now complete, ...
Thursday, 5 June 2014

Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus)

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Whilst in the Pyrenees last week, Sue demanded that I discover where to find some Lady’s Slipper Orchids. “Pierre was born and bred in the ...
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Friday, 24 January 2014

10 to 18 January 2014 – La Clusaz

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Here’s a typical view from the Beauregard Plateau. If you would like to view more photos from this trip, there’s a slideshow with 50 image...
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Saturday, 18 January 2014

Friday 17 January 2014 - Last Tango in La Clusaz

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Overnight snow deteriorated to rain whilst we enjoyed our croissants at the start of a leisurely morning. Our bag (there is only one for thi...
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Thursday, 16 January 2014

Thursday 16 January 2014 - Gollet and Bellavarde

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Gollet and Bellavarde are the highlights of the Nordic ski pistes on the Plateau des Confins, to which the number 2 skibus delivers us effic...
Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Wednesday 15 January 2014 - Plateau des Glières

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Overnight snow (pictured as we left the restaurant last night) and colder temperatures left the commuters to this Alpine village with icy ro...
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Tuesday 14 January 2014 - A Walk from La Croix Fry

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Wet, light snow continued to fall until after 10am, allowing us the luxury of another lie in before catching the eleven o'clock bus up t...
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Monday, 13 January 2014

Monday 13 January 2014 - Plateau des Confins

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Today's excursion with our skis involved a short bus ride past a gigantic English rose to the chapel at Confins. We'd enjoyed a love...
Sunday, 12 January 2014

Sunday 12 January 2014 - Beauregard Plateau

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A blue sky day saw us on a gondola heading up to the plateau by 11am, after a long lie in and a productive visit to the chocolate croissant ...
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Saturday, 11 January 2014

Saturday 11 January 2014 - La Clusaz

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La Clusaz is apparently one of the most popular ski resorts in the French Alps. It's more a bustling alpine village than a purpose built...
Friday, 10 January 2014

First Trip of 2014

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Despite our frailties, Sue and I are bravely embarking on our first trip of the year. It's the only way to prevent her from working!  We...
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