Day 66, we are still in France...sadly our last full day in the mountains.
Tomorrow we start our journey home again.:-(
Monday 20 June 2011
Panoramic of Le Praz (Courchevel 1300)
The dome of Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie sanctuary
Day 65...we visited this gorgeous church on the way back from Val Thorens.
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In the Tarentaise, Belleville valley and valley des Dorons, Moûtiers is the anteroom of the famous " Three Valleys " of Courchevel, Méribel and the Belleville resorts. The latter composes what resembles a very long ribbon, hanging at the end of a road at the opening to a gorge. The wealth of baroque art is shown in its full glory in two of the most important buildings in St-Martin-de-Belleville : the Parish church and the Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie sanctuary.Frequented since the 16th century and altered at the beginning of the 17th century to welcome an increasing number of pilgrims, it was erected according to the style of a Greek cross with four radiating chapels. It celebrates the life of the Virgin Mary and Oudéard’s paintings on the dome are dedicated to her ascension.
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Sun rising over the mountains...
It was beautiful light, but didn't last long.
I would love to live in the mountains, or to at least spend much more time there.
Mist and low clouds across the mountains.
Day 63 of my journey...we are still in France.
This is a view from the chalet which I really liked.
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Sunset reflected on the alps.
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Taken from the balcony, with the roof of the chalet opposite and the village at the bottom of the valley.
Very pretty bling...
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...shame about the reflections.
I got told off for taking pictures by the jewellers, so had to stop.
If you need to ask the price...
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...you can't afford it!!!
Note that the matching earrings are 58,520 Euros!!!
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