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France - Days 1 to 5
Leaving Chamonix after 2 days of rest, my father dropped me and my bike in Sallanches from where I cycled during 2 days towards Lyon, my final destination. .
From the Great St Bernard pass we entered Switzerland for just 24 hours.
The next day after Aaron and I reached the top of Forclaz pass, we finally arrived in France in the early afternoon....I was quite desappointed by our "France" sign board, I was expecting something better looking than this ugly "speed limits signs in France"...definitely not up to the level of France's beauty!
And a few kilometeres later, at the Montets's pass, I finally meet with my first "welcoming comity", from left to right: Patrick, Marco, then next to the sign board is Aaron, my uncle Nono and Vince with a Tajik flag!
And a few minutes later we all together ride down towards Argentière, a few kilometers away, in the valley of Chamonix.
In front of me, 2 famous peaks, the "Aiguille Verte" and "Les Drus", a landscape part of my life for 35 years ...and you never get bored with it!
Earlier on my father and a friend were installing some welcoming boards on our "chalet"'s walls.
By our house: Aaron, Florent my brother, my Dad, myself, my Mum and my sister.
Le ptit colis, le maraja, Arthur my cousin and Dady my god-mother.
My beautiful Mum and many other friends.
Sandy, Vince's wife and Mélanie my sister.
Aaron, my cousin Béryl, Sandy and Vince.
Nothing better than a good family diner with some good wine.
The Mont-Blanc, Europe's highest peak, altitude 4,807 m.
2 days later, local french newspaper "Le Dauphiné" publishes an article on my trip! "First class" isn't it? ;-)
On Tuesday I left Argentière to ride towards my final destination: Lyon. Here my bike stands at Vince's "L'auto beauté" store near Sallanches, where it got showered before starting the last 280 kms...
Beautifull Haute-Savoie!
Getting closer to Aix-Les-Bains....
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