Drive to Jura

We went for a drive to Jura.


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From a pass on the way to the Vallée de Joux, we could see Lac Leman and Mont Blanc.






The end of the lake, you can even see Geneva.
Do you see Jet d'Eau, a symbol of Geneva??





Lake Joux, a very beautiful blue lake.





We went to Romainmôtier, a small medieval village.

Many tourists visit this small village to see the "Eglise Abbatiale de Romainmotier".
It is said that this is one of the most beautiful Romanesque buildings in Switzerland.













We took a rest with tea and cakes at the next tearoom to the church.





Our drive to be continued...


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Grottes de Vallorbe

After Romainmotier, we continued our drive to Vallorbe.
There we visited the "Grottes de Vallorbe", the caves with stalactites and stalagmites.


The water in the caves is so clear!






The stalactites and the stalagmites.
The power of nature is amazing.











In the caves, the temperature was around 10℃.
After 45 minites walk, we were freezing.


Outside the caves are the source of the River Orbe.
The sight or this stream reminded me of Japan.







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Aiguille du Midi

It has been very hot in Geneva last several days.
Last Saturday we went up to a height of 3800m to cool down.

It takes about one hour by car from Geneva to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, a famous ski resort.
From Chamonix a cable car takes you to the top of the Aiguille du Midi via Plan de l'Aiguillein just 20 minutes (40 euros).




When you arrive the top, you can see the summit of the Mont Blanc just in front of you!!
Amazing!





We took the lift to the summit terrace at 3842m (3 euros)





From the terrace, you can see a spledid view over Mont Blanc, Aiguilles de Cyhamonix, Grandes Jorasses, and even the Matterhorn.










...and many alpinists!!









On the way down, we took a short hiking around the Plan de l'Aiguille (2317m).






and looked up the top of the Aiguille du Midi.





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Glacier3000

It was the record heat in Geneva last week.
We wanted to go to somewhere cool, and we chose...


Glacier3000


It sounds cool, right?




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It takes about 1 hour 40 minutes by car from Geneva to Col du Pillon.
From there two cable cars takes you the top of Scex Rouge (2971m).
A return ticket of the cable cars costs CHF58.

From the observatory you have a 360°panoramic view!!









After lunch, we tried the Alpine coaster (CHF6),
which is on the world's highest bobsleigh track.




It was fun, but not so exciting as I expected...



After that, we hiked on the glacier.







There are some crevasses, so you should keep in the ski run.





We walked around some two hours.

But if you don't want to walk on ice or if you don't have proper shoes,
you can take a snow bus.





There were only ice and rock and there was absolutely no green over there,
but still I found some lovely small flowers.
Amazing!





We got tired but it was agreeable hiking up there.




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Annecy

Annecy is a capital city of Haute-Savoie in France and
it is situated about 50km south of Geneva.



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First, we strolled in the old town, alongside of the canal.













We had late lunch at a restaurant beside the canal.
My husband ate "les moules marinières" and I tried "tartiflette".




"Tartiflette" is a regional dish from Savoie
with potatoes, bacon, onion and Reblochon cheese.




After lunch, we walked up to Château d'Annecy, which is now a museum.








We didn't go inside of the castle, but continued to the lake Annecy.

The Lake of Annecy was born 18,000 years ago from glacial melting.
It is very clear and beautiful lake.