Out of Italy

Luck can run with you sometimes. It is by putting yourself in the frame and going for the desired outcome that you can win. 

 

And so it was with the duo when we awoke with bright sunshine throughout the Aosta Valley on the day we were leaving for France and after three indifferent weather days. By the civilised hour of 10am we had driven past Courmayeur to the end of the valley and were standing in the 80 person, 360 degree rotating, gondola heading up into the blue.

 

 Nothing short of fabulous.



There were relatively few people taking advantage of the day which was good for us as we wandered around the new system and the amazing views. The Matterhorn was clearly visible as was the French Auiguille de Midi viewing platform that we had visited a few years ago with friends Yvonne and George. Mont Blanc was glistening in the sunshine. A number of people were out walking through the snow on the mountainside. We could have stayed there for days - in those weather conditions of course.

 

 

 

So after that success we took the Mont Blanc tunnel before stopping for lunch in Chamonix. From there it was a gradual descent into France and the areas around Lyon where we spent the night before moving further west to Clermont Ferrand and our last stop before reaching the Dordogne.

 

End of Italy and start of our French summer.