La Thuile 2009
August 8th-23rd (+ two weekends) 2009




25,26 July and 1,2 August: Visiting Lorenzo & grandparents.
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August 8-10: rainy days. But we manage to hike to Lago Verde on Sunday.
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August 11th: taking the lift to Le Souche where we saw a huge herd of cows.
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August 12th: Visiting my cousins in Chamonix, where we have a walk and go to the playground afterwards.
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August 14th: a hike in Val Ferrée.
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August 16th: after a lazy 'ferragosto' we spent a sunny Sunday at the Passo del Gran San Bernardo for the battle of the cows.
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August 17th: another day in Val Veni.
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August 18th: We take a train to the Mer de Glace in Chamonix, where there is a house carved in the glacier and I can lick the walls!
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August 19th: BBQ at Pra Sec.
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August 20th: celebrating Andrea's birthday at Pre de Pascal.
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August 21 and 22: another two days in Val Veni.
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August 23rd, A long hike to Lago D'Arpy, at the end of which I fall asleep in the car while dadda drives us back home.
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© 2009 Paola Bonetto