Gearing up for Paris once again. I have lost count how many times we've been there and how much time we have spent in Paris. Well over a dozen times, and probably several months all in all. Though we have worn out many pairs of shoes on Paris cobblestones, I have never tired of it. It is still one of the most walkable, beautiful cities in the world with a surprise around every corner.
We'll be spending a week there this summer and will be going ever deeper and farther to explore the city we love. For my favorite places and things to do, see the Paris Walks page.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Queyras
Yes, we did go hiking in the Queyras in the summer of 2012. Getting to the trailhead was an adventure in itself. We spent the night with our friends in St. Marcel and were up at the break of dawn. Because of the size of our group and that we'd all go our separate ways at the end of the hike, we took two cars. We caravanned up over the and Col du Galiblier, famous for the Tour de France that always passes up and over this grueling, twisting steep pass and then up the even twistier road of the Col d'Iseran and finally ended up in the deep green valleys of the Queyras.
The trail head begins and ends in France, but most of our hiking was in Italy. We literally hiked up one side of the French Alps, down into a deep valley in Italy, round Mt Viso, back up to the pass on the Italian French border and dropped down back into France.
For photos and more trail details see the Tour du Mont Viso - Queyras page.
Next up, Corsica.
Yes, we did go hiking in the Queyras in the summer of 2012. Getting to the trailhead was an adventure in itself. We spent the night with our friends in St. Marcel and were up at the break of dawn. Because of the size of our group and that we'd all go our separate ways at the end of the hike, we took two cars. We caravanned up over the and Col du Galiblier, famous for the Tour de France that always passes up and over this grueling, twisting steep pass and then up the even twistier road of the Col d'Iseran and finally ended up in the deep green valleys of the Queyras.
The trail head begins and ends in France, but most of our hiking was in Italy. We literally hiked up one side of the French Alps, down into a deep valley in Italy, round Mt Viso, back up to the pass on the Italian French border and dropped down back into France.
For photos and more trail details see the Tour du Mont Viso - Queyras page.
Next up, Corsica.
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