Tour du Mont Blanc
Day by day around Mont Blanc, traversing France, Italy, and Switzerland.
From the shadow of Mont Blanc to its sweeping glacial valleys below, the Tour du Mont Blanc is more than just a trail; it’s a 160 km journey through the dramatic heart of the Alps. This route weaves across high mountain passes, alpine meadows, and historic valleys, linking the cultures and landscapes of France, Italy, and Switzerland in a continuous circuit around Western Europe’s highest peak.
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Day 13: Chamonix to Chamonix
Too hot to do much today. A lie-in by our standards, eventually emerging at 7:30am. Gaby headed out for breakfast supplies and the heat must already have been affecting her judgement as she returned with three pain au chocolat for me.
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Day 14: Chamonix to Geneva
It's hot! After Gaby went out early to buy some breakfast pastries, which we ate on the balcony, we bought some postcards and headed to the post office for stamps. After checking out of the apartment we popped back to find the letterbox. "There it is," said Gaby. "No, that's the…
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Day 15: From Switzerland to France
We used our free tourist bus pass to head to Geneva Airport first thing. I saw Gaby off as she flew back home, then returned to the hotel to pack my bag.
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Day 16: From France to Spain
I took about five cold showers through the night and still managed less than five hours' sleep. It never really cooled down, and the cold shower in the morning stopped me sweating for about 30 seconds. It wasn't yet hot outside, but it certainly wasn't cool either. I was pleased…
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