15.9.2009 von Ines.

Annecy is a nice small town. It is located on a lake that is perfect for sailing.

The old town center is very beautiful. I had a picture taken the Chinese style.The idea is that the person isin the center covering the building of interes almost completely and having the hand in the typical V sign.

Here is another picture of the town historical island from the other side.

It was very nice to see Sandrine and Seb again after such a long time. Unfortunately they were too busy with work and their new apartment so they could not join us for any outdoor activity. Maybe next time we meet again

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15.9.2009 von Ines.

Near Thone we went on a short but nice alpine hike. It started off at 1450m altitude.

The weather was not so good, but we were lucky that it did not rain. The advantage was we were almost alone.

We had bought some bread and ham and tomatoes and cheese that we ate after quite some uphill hiking for lunch.

It started getting moister and more windy. The clouds were creeping up the mountain.

The mountain ridges were quite impressive with very steep slopes.

The route continued up along the ridge until the summit. I did then understand why climbing harness, carabiners and helmet were recommended for this route Via Ferrata D’Ugine.

The summit was at 2409m altitude.We had a nice view despite the cloudy weather. This picture shows the valley of Thones.

We had a short break at the summit despite the strong wind and watched the fast moving creeping clouds.

Our hike was a loop so the path we took down was different from the one we came up on. It was a more direct way and the steepness of the rough gravel alpine path gave us a good training for our thighs.

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