Chapter 477: I Don't Want to Cry
After seeing the castle, we went to the second stop, Chambéry, which happened to pass by a viewing platform overlooking the Château Saint-Bernard. It was already noon when I arrived in Chambéry, and I found a kebab in the city to eat, which was really cheap and delicious. If you don't know what to eat in France, choose this one, the price is about the same as KFC McDonald's.
But it tastes much better. Compared to other cities in Europe, Chambéry feels like it's Justsoso, and if you don't pass by, you don't have to come here. Chapel Chambéry, Grand Duke of Chambéry, this medieval castle is now the General Governing Council of Savoie. Coming out of Chambéry, Snow Fall and Winter Sunny Beauty went straight to Chamonix.
About more than 2 hours to open the Chamonix hotel on the road with booking, the price of the room for two people is 110 euros a night, good deal, next to the train station and the cable car station is also very close, the room is small, but the bed is still very comfortable. The hotel also has its own small courtyard to park, suitable for self-driving friends Chamonix to put their luggage.
I went to eat, I saw the home restaurant, the outdoor seats just had a view of the snow-capped mountains, and the taste was not bad, so I recommend it. After the meal, Chamonix walked around the town, feeling that Chamonix was very similar to Zermatt under the Matterhorn in Switzerland before the snow fell, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and a glacial river crossing the town. But the overall feeling lacks aesthetics.
It's a far cry from Swiss snow-capped mountain towns like Zermatt. This small house in Chamonix has a lot of character, like a magic hut. Chamonix Day 5 - Take the cable car to Aiguill du Midi at 9 am and return to Chamonix at noon, drive + cable car + hike to the hut, I wanted to get up early in the morning and leave for Aiguill du Midi.
But I still got up late, and when I got to the cable car station, I only bought a cable car ticket for more than 9:40. The serial number is written on the cable car ticket, and then you can enter by waiting for the sign at the entrance of the platform to light up the corresponding number, so you don't have to queue up at the door all the time. Sitting on the cable car?, you need to go through a transfer, the first section of the cable car is quite shaky, and it is very exciting to sit on.
As soon as you get off the cable car, you will feel the cold wind biting, so you must wear more clothes. Wearing a wool and cashmere dress inside the snow fell didn't work much. Chamonix's first platform houses restaurants, souvenir shops and the highest post box in Europe. Anyway, the speed of the mail here is really amazing, and the snow hasn't finished playing and returning home.
Friends in China said that they had received a postcard from Xueluo. It's faster than direct shipping from overseas. In the height of summer, there is still a lot of snow on the summit, and it is a real shock to look at the snow-capped peaks around you. There is also a team climbing the snowy mountains in the distance, which is really admirable to them. Then take the elevator and you can reach the peak of the South Needle.
Towering above glaciers, snowfields and rocky rocks, it is 3842 meters above sea level, although not as high as Mont Blanc, but it is 8 kilometers away from Mont Blanc, and it still has the feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance. If you're not afraid of heights, you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the Alps in France, Italy and Sweden.
You can also go to the suspended glass observation deck at your feet to take a group photo, but you will have to wait in a small queue first. The tallest of the peaks in Chamonix, covered in snow, is Mont Blanc. As you have to rush to the hut in the afternoon, the snow fall and the winter sunny beauty don't stay too much if you have enough time.
You can also take the cable car again, go to the territory of Italy, there is a dragon country restaurant next to the cable car station, it is delicious. The price is also not expensive. I checked everyone's travelogue, I didn't find the introduction of the cabin, I knew about the RefugeduLacBlanc hut on the LP, there are few descriptions in the book, only know to take a cable car first, and then hike for about 2 hours.
So this stop is completely in the spirit of adventure. When you arrived at the Pula cable car station, I asked the staff if it was leading to LacBlanc, but the staff member said that with what you were wearing and equipment, it should be difficult to get there, especially that one. Not at all. I saw that the staff member watched the snow fall with great disdain.
Yukiki thought to herself, hat. Isn't it just a two-hour hike? Although he wore a jeans and wading shoes, and had not hiked much before he fell, the only hike he had was a small hike on the Matterhorn in Switzerland in two years, and it was a very impressive hike. So Xueluo got on the cable car with a particularly resolute attitude.
As a result, this has been a very dangerous hiking experience for the rest of his life. And left a deep shadow on the young heart of Snow Fall. When Chamonix first got off the cable car, he was completely attracted by the scenery in front of him, and he couldn't help but stop and press the shutter after taking a few steps. And there are clear gravel paths, and there are many tourists hiking around.
When the snow fell, I thought to myself, it won't be difficult for the snow to fall. Thanks I wasn't intimidated by the staff, but. But as I walked, I slowly realized that there was no road ahead, and there were no other tourists around. And if you look ahead, you can see the towering peaks, and you can't see the lake at all. Only then did Xueluo and Dongqingmei realize that Xueluo and Dongqingmei might have gone the wrong way.
At this time, Xueluo and Dong Qingmei had been walking for more than an hour, so tired that Xingyu walked very fast, and he firmly believed that the lake could be seen by crossing the mountain in front of him, but for Xueluo, a rookie climber, it was even more difficult than climbing to the sky. At this time, it was almost 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and in this barren mountain range, I saw no one before or after.
There was a feeling of despair about the snow falling on the mountain for the first time. The sun is going down soon, Xueluo and Dong Qingmei have very few clothes, no shoes, no food, Xueluo and Dong Qingmei's mobile phones are about to run out of battery, Xueluo thinks Xueluo will not be godead. I want to call for help, but I don't know what the number for help in France is.
I really regret that I didn't have enough strategies before. If you hang it like this, it's more than innocent. After discussing with Tan Yun, Xueluo and Dong Qingmei decided to return to the place where there was a road along the same road, and then followed the navigation and began to continue walking. At this time, Xueluo not only has to complain a few points. Nima, at first glance the name of the hut.
Who would have thought he was on a high mountain? And they've all gone above the snow line. The navigation shows that you can get there by walking for more than half an hour, and it took nearly 2 hours to get to the snow and winter sunny. Can navigation calculate the time according to the speed at which ordinary people climb mountains? After climbing for a quarter of an hour, I was tired to death, but the map showed that Xue Luo and Dong Qingmei only walked 50 meters along the small mountain road.
Exploring step by step, I couldn't see the destination at all, I saw the sun go down, walking on the snow line, I felt a little desperate, but I told myself to persevere. In this way, Xueluo and Tan Yun encouraged each other and walked for more than an hour. Suddenly, I saw a hut in the distance. Xueluo and the two couldn't help but scream. What a relief.
There was a feeling of enlightenment. The scenery along the way was super beautiful, and I saw goats and marmot analogues, but I didn't want to stop and take out my camera from my backpack on the way. As soon as Alpine walked into the hut, he found that everyone was already sitting at the table waiting to eat, looking at everyone's professional mountaineering equipment, and then looking at the casual clothes of Xue Luo.
Not only did I think about why the cable car staff said that the snow fell like this, but also wanted to go? This hut is completely different from what Xueluo imagined. Xueluo thought that this cottage should be a luxury resort. Should the rooms be separate cabins built by the lake?
As a result, this hut is really just a hut, and there is only one, the first floor is where everyone puts their hiking equipment, washes, and goes to the toilet, the second floor is the restaurant and front desk, and the third floor is the guest room, and it is the kind of chase bunk with bunk beds. It feels like staying in a hostel. Staying here is inclusive of dinner, a soup, a main course and a dessert.
After this arduous trek, I was able to sit down and drink a bowl of hot soup, and I was so happy to die. Recalling the hardships along the way, Xueluo and Tan Yun not only touched the soup. Celebrated. There are 4 tables with 6.7 visitors from all over the world, and the atmosphere is very harmonious, and Xueluo falls in love with the atmosphere.
They are so kind, friendly, and happy with each other, and it feels like this kind of atmosphere is hard to find in the Dragon Kingdom. Dinner was served on time, although it was full, but the taste was really not flattering. However, in this place where the traffic is so inconvenient, it is already good to have food Xingyu has not yet arrived according to his route, and Xueluo and Dong Qingmei and the innkeeper are very anxious.
But he wasn't in a hurry. The snow that has never climbed the mountain fell, after this hard climb, I was really tired, so I gave Xingyu's phone to the boss, and I went upstairs to sleep first. As a result, at 7 o'clock, Xingyu finally arrived, and Xueluo and Dongqingmei were relieved. I had to hike, so I didn't bring towels or other toiletries when the snow fell.
I originally wanted to take a hot bath to relieve my fatigue, but I couldn't do it, and the water for washing was extremely cold, which was really sinful. Friends who want to come to the cottage must be mentally prepared. At this moment, Xueluo knew the true meaning of the word "donkey" in Xingyu's "go out together". However, the snow that claims to "go to Michelin, and eat from roadside stalls" falls.
It is said that it is not bad to come to this kind of place once in a while to experience it. It may also be that Xueluo itself does not like hiking and climbing, but in fact, it is quite a feeling to live here. Compared with the hotel, there is another flavor. After dinner, lying on the bed, looking out the window, I want to have a good night's sleepDay6 hut has a good night's sleep, and breakfast is served at 6 o'clock in the morning.
Other foreign friends got up early, but Xuezhu was too tired to think about it, knowing that it was almost 8 o'clock to clean up, Xueluo went downstairs, and when the snow fell downstairs, he found that other mountaineering enthusiasts had already set off early, only Xueluo and Dong Qingmei were still in the hut. Because I was too tired last night to shoot the starry sky, everyone was ready to stay in the mountains for another day.
I came up in a hurry yesterday and didn't have time to enjoy the scenery outside, so I want to take a good look here today. The postcard I bought at the bottom of the mountain shows that I didn't see where the lake was when I came yesterday, so I asked the innkeeper, and the owner took out the map and only showed it to Xueluo and Dongqingmei, and it turned out that the front of the hut was in front of it, but now it was just the beginning of July, and it was covered with snow.
But there has been already the lake has melted, the boss said, in two weeks will all melt, it seems that the snow and the winter is a little early to come today the weather is not good, no portraits, more than ten o'clock in the mountains began to fog, snow fell and winter Qingmei after the retreat to the hut. The bare rocks, green moss, and gray weather make people feel like they are in "The Lord of the Rings".
The rest of the day was not as good as it could be. Xingyu said, let's see if you can't wait until sunset. Sure enough, although the sky was full of dark clouds, there was still a ray of light shining on the snow-capped mountains opposite, and the entire mountain tip was immediately red. Looking at the weather forecast in the Alps, after 12 o'clock tonight, the sky will be clear.
So Xueluo and Dong Qingmei were ready to get up at 1 o'clock in the middle of the night to shoot the starry sky, Xingyu had been reminding Xueluo and Dong Qingmei to bring clothes, but Xueluo and Tan Yun had never photographed the starry sky, they didn't listen to it, and they didn't bring any thick clothes. As a result, Xueluo wore all the clothes that Xueluo brought with him, a T-shirt, a denim, a woolen sweater, and a windbreaker.
I still feel cold to death. The kind-hearted Xingyu had no choice but to divide his jacket into snow, well, he immediately resisted the cold wind, but after staying outside for a long time, it was still very cold. That's why the snow falls so bloated as shown in the photo below: The Alps, because of the black lights outside, are surrounded by steep cliffs.
Xueluo and Dong Qingmei didn't dare to go far, just in front of the wooden house, and took some pictures. But it was too cold, and after more than an hour of shooting, the snow fell and Dong Qingmei called it a day. Cottage - When I got up in the morning and found that the sky was clear outside, I immediately got out of bed to wash up and eat breakfast. Then I can't wait to take a good picture outside.
Then try to check out and go down the hill before 11 o'clock. When I saw the clouds, I found that opposite the hut was a stretch of snow-capped mountains and blue ice lakes in the Alps. The sun is so good today, so Xue Luo wants to complete what Xue Luo has always wanted to accomplish but dare not complete, that is, to be shirtless in the ice and snow. After taking off my clothes, I found that I was shining under the sun.
It's not that cold. Starry sky shines, check. Snow shines, check. Well, you can go down the mountain satisfied. Returning the same way, everything went smoothly, so Xueluo took out his camera and made up for the scenery he had missed. The glacier in the distance of the Alps can be seen to descend much faster than to go up, and you will reach the bottom of the mountain in less than 1 o'clock.
Starved to death Xueluo and Dongqingmei, I immediately drove to the Chinese restaurant in Chamonina to eat, and the simple egg fried rice was quite delicious. After lunch, the snow fell and the winter was clean and rushed to the next stop, Avignon. It's really not close, and by the time the snow falls and the winter is beautiful, it's already more than eight o'clock in the evening.
When I arrived at the four-star camping spot I wanted to go to, I found that the staff had already left work. As a result, I had to go to the campsite next door, which is better than the campsite next door, with a view of the Pape Palace des Papes and the Pont St-bénézet Saint-Bénézet.
I still left on time at 9 o'clock this morning, but after Xue Luo and Dong Qingmei drove into the old town, they found that the streets of the old town were really not suitable for driving, and most of them could barely pass by one car. So after Xue Luo and Dong Qingmei barely found a parking space, they prepared to walk to the Papal Palace. Today is Sunday.