Just a very quick post to say we arrived safely here at the Hotel du Bois, a small family-run place in the village of Les Houches, just below the madhouse that is Chamonix, after city bus from hotel to Gare de Lyon, activation of Eurailpasses, composing of reservations, waiting in the sea of travellers, 4 hours on a TGV to Bellegarde, 2 hours in Bellegarde, an hour and a half train to St Gervais, a quick change to a smaller train and then 15 minutes to Les Houches, where a minivan and trailer were waiting to take luggage, and the rest of us walked the kilometer to the hotel, admiring the gorgeous alpenglow on these formidable peaks. The nice people here kept the dining area open for us to accommodate our late arrival, and the ducklings appear to have enjoyed the good food and the buffet setting. Felt like coming home.
Today we take advantage of the weather window and do the Montenvers cog railway to the Mer de Glace and the ice cave tourist attraction, then a little hike. Tomorrow is supposed to be thundershowery in the afternoon, so I think I'll schedule class for then. We'll see what the meteo brings us after that.
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