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Chalet du Charmant Som
Our host suggested this hike to what she calls a magical place. A steep climb in thin air gets the heart pumping fast. But at the summit, the views are…
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Morning in Le-Sappey
A room with a view The breakfast table et une bebe Chien et her puppies
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Chambery to Le Sappey-En-Chartreuse
Arriving in Chambery we have lunch (sorry forgot to take pics), and then pickup our rental car. We drive the slightly longer route through Parc naturel régional de Chartreuse. We…
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Milan to Chambery (the logistics)
Today we traveled into France, taking the TGV at 8:44am from Milano Porto Garibaldi to Chambery, arriving 12:52pm. It’s interesting that we didn’t scan or show or ticket anywhere and…
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1st Update
A little boring update as this first day was a travel day. Left San Diego at 8:30pm Tuesday and arrived Milan 9pm Wednesday after a standard layover in London. Only…
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There’s no place like home
I loved my 3 week adventure in Italy, but there’s nothing like coming home. I tidied up the house before we left because I knew I’d be tired when we…
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Rome: Day 3
Hello Ancient Rome. We rolled the dice and bought a combo-ticket at the entrance to Palatine Hill and entered with no line. We turned left and pretty much had the…
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Rome: Day 2
It’s an early start to meet our early entry tour at 7:15am. I chose the shortest tour that gets you right into the Sistine Chapel. Sat for quite a long…