Featuring: incredible mountain views Day 26. Tuesday 6/16/26 Transit Day? I have no notes and not enough pictures to piece it together. Yeah, I’m pretty sure we traveled in the morning from Annecy to Chamonix (both France) via train) Hike in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains up in the mountains. (Think “Heidi” or “Sound of Music”. Green grass and wild flowers and white mountain tops as far as the eye can see. Rode the cog car just for fun up and down the mountain. Slow, pretty, and cl

Day 21.Thursday 6/11/26 Transit Day Nice —> Avignon Walking Tour of the city. Incredible; more on that later. Hiked over the river and through the woods (or in this case, the Palace of the Popes), down a steep flight of stairs on the edge of a cliff, down to the ferry. Caught the last ferry by 2 seconds (he closed the door behind us) to cross the River Rhōne for drinks & dinner at the only restaurant on that peninsula. We enjoyed live music, cheap drinks, and a surprising n

This post looks long, but it's mostly pictures (and no quizzes). Day 17.Friday 6/7/26 Nice Day 1. Morning Food Tour with Heloise. Public Transit. Dude, when public transit works, it’s incredible. When the city is structurally designed around public transit (or vice versa) and the systems work, it’s so easy. Cost me 1.5€ for one ride to anywhere. Nice has a brisk and on-time tram system (4 lines, arriving like every 6/7 minutes) that runs mostly above ground. You can just put