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An overnight trip whilst in France 

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Whilst in Lyon, our friend gave us more ideas for overnight travel so our next destination was to Chamonix – Mont Blanc.  The train trip was relaxing and the train stations around this area are just beautiful with huge pots of colourful flowers adorning the station.

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Both Sandy and I had a little sleep on the train and when I did look out the window, I quickly grabbed my camera and took some photos of the beautiful green and lush fields.

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It was cold outside but nice and warm inside the train and as we approached Chamonix, I looked out the window and saw these magnificent snow capped mountains; I couldn’t believe how spectacular they were!!

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When we arrived in Chamonix, it was freezing cold but what a lovely little town.  Our first sight were the mountains behind the gorgeous train station…again stunning!!

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We walked a little bit through the town down to our lovely hotel and as we only had overnight bags, it was not a problem over the cobblestone streets.

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After checking in we went for a walk around the town and found a lovely pub where we sat and chatted to some locals.

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The next day we went out into the cold and took some photos of the stream running along the side of our hotel, [which I could see from my hotel window] followed by lunch at a local restaurant.

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Unfortunately the chairlift to Mont Blanc was not working due to the severe weather, which was a real shame as we definitely wanted to go up the mountain, but all in all we had a wonderful time and absolutely loved Chamonix.

We did see a rather strange shop in the town which had lots of huge animals [toys]…no idea who buys them…maybe for xmas???

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