It’s time to head back to Paris. I am nervous about the drive based on our experience traveling from France to Italy. We are going to stop half-way, just across the Swiss border near Geneva. Actually the drive is lovely through the Alps. Even though we have tunnels to traverse, it’s not bad at all. I think we should come back to the Alps region of France because it’s really beautiful. Toby is a pill; what else is new?! I get really tired of his whining. I confess that screaming is my solution to the problem. It works for a bit but then it’s back to the whining. Our dog-sitter says that screaming is like barking to our dogs. If I scream they believe it’s OK to bark.
We approach the mountain: Mont Blanc. The tunnel through Mont Blanc is 6 miles long and costs 48€. I am actually not nervous at all. They stagger the vehicles so that you are able to keep a nice distance between cars. Howard later tells me they are attentive to the vehicle density because there was a terrible accident 15 years ago that killed more than 30 people. So glad to hear that after we’ve gotten through. As we exit the tunnel we have a perfect view of a HUGE, beautiful glacier on the mountain. We should have pulled off the road to view and photograph it!
We stay at an Ibis Hotel just across the Swiss border and it is just fine–less than $100.
We have microwaved Croque Monsieur sandwiches that are not too bad. But the microwaved molten chocolate cake is incredible. We are able to purchase a nice (expensive) bottle of wine; wish they had a bar for cocktails.