Chamonix!

Wow this place is a picture postcard everywhere you look! Such a beautiful town set in the midst of these amazing Alps and a glacier right out my window. Luckily we will end the hike here and spend another night yippee!

We met up with our hiking group at the airport in Geneva and were driven the 90 miles to Chamonix France for the first night. The hike begins tomorrow morning and we will hike France, Italy and Switzerland. 15 total in our group, 2 guides and a driver that handles the luggage and many other important details. We have only known each other a few hours but everyone in the group seems very nice, fun and outgoing. And we all love to hike and are up for the challenge! 5 in the group are doctors….bonus! Hopefully we won’t need their skills. We had a couple of hours to explore this charming town before our information meeting and dinner. So many lovely shops, restaurants and hotels.

We had a fantastic dinner at a great restaurant called Rose du Pont. Wonderful food and a gorgeous interior. We had our choice of several options and I went with the grilled veggies and burrata appetizer, salmon with pesto pasta for the entree and their signature dessert - this raspberry mousse and chocolate adorable cuckoo clock. I thought it was going to be all looks and no taste and boy was I wrong. Every bite was heavenly and I had to force myself to stop before devouring every morsel.

Last picture - the sun setting on the glacier. It glowed gold!

That’s it for today! Big day tomorrow 🤗