Europe - December 2002

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I had to go on a business trip to Annecy, France so mom & I made a vacation out of it. We hit France, Switerland & Italy in under two weeks - it was amazing!

The gondola

We actually went up this mountain in a gondola to Aiguille du Midi. Mom didn't scream once. This picture shows the glacier - the largest one in Europe.

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Here's mom as we start heading up the mountain (no screaming yet)

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Yup - I was there too.

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This was the view as we were leaving the first observation point & heading up higher.

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This was taken from the gondola - looking down at the village of Chamonix. Not too shabby!

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Look - we were in Italy too (note the signs are in Italian)

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Here's mom overlooking wonderful Lake Geneva (and all the Swiss banks in the background)

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Here we are getting ready to go snowshoeing up in the Alps. Note the little lights attached to our heads (Paul would be very proud)

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After snowshoeing, we needed a little refreshment to warm us up a bit. Thank goodness for some friends.

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This is why we keep Jonathan around - he always has a bottle of alcohol in his pocket for "emergency" use.