A half hour ride on a Montenvers red train took us to the boarding point of the "telecabine" (a cable car), which took us down to the Mer de Glace glacier itself. Ice tunnels in the glacier are lit with LED lights and cast a wondrous glow inside the icy passages. Several ice sculptures can be seen, depicting rooms of a large house. The access to the ice tunnel is by climbing down 350 steps, relatively easy to do.
The refreshing cool alpine air, and the craggy peaks were a sight to behold and capture in one's memory. Priya filled her thermos with the cold glacial water which tasted fantastic!
On the way back, we wandered into the town of Chamonix with it's picturesque buildings, flower pots, and water fountains. It is a good walking town, with many short blocks of stores selling trinkets, wood work, and waffles smothered with nutella.
Another hour through 36 km of tunnels through the mountains led us to the Italian border town of Aoste, where we stopped at a trattoria for a sumptuous, simple italian dinner of spagetti with picante, spagetti without picante, cabbage, fromage (cheese), salad (the crisp lettuce and tangy home grown tomatoes were superb), and the locally produced red wine. Arun finished off with his much beloved tiramisu, again, the best in the world!
On the way back, we wandered into the town of Chamonix with it's picturesque buildings, flower pots, and water fountains. It is a good walking town, with many short blocks of stores selling trinkets, wood work, and waffles smothered with nutella.
Another hour through 36 km of tunnels through the mountains led us to the Italian border town of Aoste, where we stopped at a trattoria for a sumptuous, simple italian dinner of spagetti with picante, spagetti without picante, cabbage, fromage (cheese), salad (the crisp lettuce and tangy home grown tomatoes were superb), and the locally produced red wine. Arun finished off with his much beloved tiramisu, again, the best in the world!
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