![the view from our friends' house in Matringes...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240650.DCy5Tqqn.jpg) the view from our friends' house in Matringes... |
![lovely, day and night!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240651.vDTy1dws.jpg) lovely, day and night! |
![in the old market area of Taninges, a nearby town](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240652.SP4KsBnn.jpg) in the old market area of Taninges, a nearby town |
![the historic bridge in Taninges](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240655.RkQDSnDK.jpg) the historic bridge in Taninges |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240654.8X0M9Ign.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240654.8X0M9Ign.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240653.9rUzqRCP.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240653.9rUzqRCP.jpg) |
![this majestic alpine area makes us feel small](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240656.TkVHlATY.jpg) this majestic alpine area makes us feel small |
![in Samoëns, in a valley further into the mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240657.ly0g7Bns.jpg) in Samoëns, in a valley further into the mountains |
![we enter the Jaÿsinia botanical gardens there...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240658.FOP73Y8d.jpg) we enter the Jaÿsinia botanical gardens there... |
![...built on a steep hill above town](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240659.nV9iugZX.jpg) ...built on a steep hill above town |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240660.KVdzGLga.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240660.KVdzGLga.jpg) |
![the garden specializes in alpine flora from around the world, but includes other species also](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240661.k7FxEoJr.jpg) the garden specializes in alpine flora from around the world, but includes other species also |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240662.YMKKJAka.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240662.YMKKJAka.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240663.mJNXs8HC.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240663.mJNXs8HC.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240664.l63OlVuB.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240664.l63OlVuB.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240666.Nml8u5Hp.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240666.Nml8u5Hp.jpg) |
![now we head up the Fer à Cheval glacier valley....](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240668.VmU60CdY.jpg) now we head up the Fer à Cheval glacier valley.... |
![...and then back in Samoëns to meet some locals](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240667.T7aZTOcf.jpg) ...and then back in Samoëns to meet some locals |
![another day, at the abbaye d'Aulps, a 30km drive into the Chablais region](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240669.JtWFoc8b.jpg) another day, at the abbaye d'Aulps, a 30km drive into the Chablais region |
![it was a Cistercian monastery; the church was completed in the 12th-c.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240670.j8HxrctP.jpg) it was a Cistercian monastery; the church was completed in the 12th-c. |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240671.fnVfRGu4.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240671.fnVfRGu4.jpg) |
![the monastery was abolished in the 18th-c....](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240672.kRm52OQz.jpg) the monastery was abolished in the 18th-c.... |
![...then the building quarried for stone for another church in 1823](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240673.rDTE29Yf.jpg) ...then the building quarried for stone for another church in 1823 |
![a view over the valley from the abbey grounds](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240674.V9hTPOk0.jpg) a view over the valley from the abbey grounds |
![the monument operators have restarted the abbey farm, keeping bees...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240675.lQZREkBV.jpg) the monument operators have restarted the abbey farm, keeping bees... |
![...and two gardens growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers of the era](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240677.v5qGcC6v.jpg) ...and two gardens growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers of the era |
![now we head up the Abondance valley...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240720.Bhwsml5D.jpg) now we head up the Abondance valley... |
![...to the tiny hamlet of Ubine, about 8km from Switzerland](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240722.KNdwUosr.jpg) ...to the tiny hamlet of Ubine, about 8km from Switzerland |
![well, the reblochon has to come from somewhere!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240723.KCjTAXCB.jpg) well, the reblochon has to come from somewhere! |
![inside the tiny old chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240725.QRTRA9Bz.jpg) inside the tiny old chapel |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240727.RCakrU86.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240727.RCakrU86.jpg) |
![heading down the narrow road again...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240728.66sZdXhL.jpg) heading down the narrow road again... |
![...to the church and abbey of Abondance](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240730.MViVa9Eo.jpg) ...to the church and abbey of Abondance |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240732.Jhe3DYPW.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240732.Jhe3DYPW.jpg) |
![the walls of the cloister were frescoed ca. 1430](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240733.Yxv3aGIk.jpg) the walls of the cloister were frescoed ca. 1430 |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240735.ZLaPzi5M.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240735.ZLaPzi5M.jpg) |
![some of the twenty original paintings are fairly intact...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240737.0BUG6dFy.jpg) some of the twenty original paintings are fairly intact... |
![...others less so or missing](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240738.sTuBuhRc.jpg) ...others less so or missing |
![in a monk's cell](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240740.nmQoCejS.jpg) in a monk's cell |
![a last look before heading back to the house](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240741.UtYSeyX8.jpg) a last look before heading back to the house |
![cooking at home was a real treat; here, mussels!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240743.jMTAzQ8y.jpg) cooking at home was a real treat; here, mussels! |
![now we are heading to Chamonix, in the shadow of the Mont Blanc massif](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240744.Aa8m2vnk.jpg) now we are heading to Chamonix, in the shadow of the Mont Blanc massif |
![Jay is heading up the telecabin for the Aiguille du Midi station](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240745.gVfn86ep.jpg) Jay is heading up the telecabin for the Aiguille du Midi station |
![one of the massive glaciers, viewed from the cabin...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240747.3yXLWDqN.jpg) one of the massive glaciers, viewed from the cabin... |
![...and the view down to Chamonix](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240748.fHOKoHm4.jpg) ...and the view down to Chamonix |
![someone else contemplating the view](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240750.LckhXwPJ.jpg) someone else contemplating the view |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240751.v4yTZ7wN.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240751.v4yTZ7wN.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240753.znBPVQKc.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240753.znBPVQKc.jpg) |
![in the distance: the Matterhorn](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240755.twnUe6iZ.jpg) in the distance: the Matterhorn |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240756.qc8oV3Jt.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240756.qc8oV3Jt.jpg) |
![this group is very hesitant to step on the ice outside...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240758.Vndm0h0i.jpg) this group is very hesitant to step on the ice outside... |
![...for good reason](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240760.yblybWeM.jpg) ...for good reason |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240813.Ezy1xCuc.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240813.Ezy1xCuc.jpg) |
![hikers are visible at the lower right...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240814.GGQ9cphq.jpg) hikers are visible at the lower right... |
![...and waaaay down below](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240816.eVOUBSid.jpg) ...and waaaay down below |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240817.nEobwSFY.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240817.nEobwSFY.jpg) |
![back in our area, here's the historic bridge in Mieussy](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240818.gwp56Ny7.jpg) back in our area, here's the historic bridge in Mieussy |
![paragliding off the cliffs above Menthon-Saint-Bernard](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240819.CoMh8EsJ.jpg) paragliding off the cliffs above Menthon-Saint-Bernard |
![a small chapel above the old town of Sallanches](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240820.t8B3idUS.jpg) a small chapel above the old town of Sallanches |
![a river channel in Megève](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240822.eGtrX9No.jpg) a river channel in Megève |
![the luxe life, at toy scale](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240824.Mh1CwuE8.jpg) the luxe life, at toy scale |
![a view from Calvary Hill in Megève](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240826.WuFlmqaD.jpg) a view from Calvary Hill in Megève |
![well, he seemed to like this!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240828.Fg83mwAe.jpg) well, he seemed to like this! |
![the historic spa town of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240830.c8uLJCmX.jpg) the historic spa town of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240832.kJSWDv32.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240832.kJSWDv32.jpg) |
![sometimes hunting for monuments can be tough work!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240835.2rPba5il.jpg) sometimes hunting for monuments can be tough work! |
![lots of historic chapels on this route](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240837.GEmNECXP.jpg) lots of historic chapels on this route |
![the view from Les Chattrix](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240839.21tDZYaz.jpg) the view from Les Chattrix |
![back in Matringes, we walk up the road from Les Geais...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240841.4rJN0L5n.jpg) back in Matringes, we walk up the road from Les Geais... |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240843.zVzd3jya.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240843.zVzd3jya.jpg) |
![...to reach the tiny chapelle St. Grat above the village](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240845.sFlXAKqC.jpg) ...to reach the tiny chapelle St. Grat above the village |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240847.mUp09tKj.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240847.mUp09tKj.jpg) |
![a view over the Giffre river valley...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240849.tqkAzRga.jpg) a view over the Giffre river valley... |
![...and down to the house where we're staying](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240851.Zb4JdgIG.jpg) ...and down to the house where we're staying |
![the view toward the Mont Blanc massif](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240853.0w8gz1HR.jpg) the view toward the Mont Blanc massif |
![g4/66/607666/3/138240855.TBxnkJZ8.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240855.TBxnkJZ8.jpg) |
![a last walk down to the house before we say goodbye...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240857.RwuGl8Ww.jpg) a last walk down to the house before we say goodbye... |
![pano: abbey of St. Jean d'Aulps](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240915.G2sfhJLT.jpg) pano: abbey of St. Jean d'Aulps |
![pano: Chamonix from the Mont Blanc telecabin](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240910.yPVKTuiY.jpg) pano: Chamonix from the Mont Blanc telecabin |
![pano: Mont Blanc area #1](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240911.JgCZFuQv.jpg) pano: Mont Blanc area #1 |
![pano: Mont Blanc area #2](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240912.LOFiX4EG.jpg) pano: Mont Blanc area #2 |
![pano: Mont Blanc area #3](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240913.97XCumdu.jpg) pano: Mont Blanc area #3 |
![pano: chapelle St. Grat](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/138240916.KijpOZyR.jpg) pano: chapelle St. Grat |
:: National Monuments in the Haute-Savoie ::
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