Here it is,a new post in my blog. It's a long time since I don't post, but the week in the French Alps deserves my typing.
The idea started in the proposal of a friend of mine (Dorothée) who has a place for staying in Lanslevillard, a little town close to the high mountains.
Ver mapa más grandeShe proposed to us to get there and stay in her place for a week (new year's eve included), skiing/snowboarding for 5 days.
The idea was pretty well accepted for all of us noticing that the money we would spend won't be a big amount.
As I was in Krakow, I didn't get in contact so often with my trip-mates (Dani, Chema and Soni), but once in Asturias, we started to prepare all the stuff for the white week.
Helmet, gloves and a small present (windstopper) for Do was where I spent the money on before the departure. I have to say that the present was chosen by Chema and Soni and the four of us pay a bit of it.
GOING.The first way was a bit tiring, since we spent 18 hours on the road. We started at 21:30 from Oviedo and we drove the whole night and morning. Finally we arrived at 15:30 ish, just willing to rest a bit before start skiing/snowboarding the next day.
One of the main reasons because we spent 18 hours was the car speed (100km/h). Once we put magnet holders fot the skiis and snowboards, we should take cara of the speed fotr them not to fly away...
Here you can see the long route we took:
Ver mapa más grandeAnd here you have our best friend furing these 18 hours:
Renault clio 1.2 16V.
MOBILE DEVICE & NAVIGATOR.The next paragraph doesn't make too much sense with the Alps topic, but I had to mentioned it...
Two days before I went to the Alpes on 26th of December, I received my new mobile devide with Windows Mobile.
The Samsung Omnia.
http://omnia.samsungmobile.com/
It is my first device with mobile phone, GPS reveiver, Wifi, touch screen...
Taking the opportunity it offered to me, I decided to install a GPS navigator for the trip, just in case we would need it.
The software chosen was: "iGo 8.3 for windows mobile"
It didn't dissappoint me at all, and I recommend you to use it in case you can.
I found it out thanks to http://www.foro-elrincondedey.com/.
The maps are available here: http://www.volny.cz/sstopar/mio_mapy_igo8.html
The true story is that we didn't need the navigator at all, and we found the right way to Lanslevillard...
THE ALPES.What can I say of a beautiful ski parade in the border of France with Italy, plenty of snow everywhere and with good weather almost the most of the time...
I susprises me in many ways.
The first one was that I'd never been in such a bit station and I could snowboard for such a long time compared with the ones I've been in.
Here my love in the right side and Dani's future love in the left.
The second one was the people I met there.It wouldn't be in a different way. Since we knew Dorothée we didn't expect something different from her sister Charlotte (one of the three she has) and her friend Caroline.
Nice, attentive, talkative, good trivial players, good cooks, and of course très mignonnes!
You are invited to Krakow during this year I'll spend there!
The third one was the food. Here in the Alps, it was not only a ski week but with tried different French specialities easy to prepare and very tasty!
I can mention some of them: Crepes, raclette, fondue, duck with pears...
Our stomachs had a really good time when we where out of the snow ;)
I really have to thank the cooks: Dorothée, Charlotte and Caroline and Sophie. Thank you!
I thought I gorgot the last one, but I also have a new game that I'll never forget. The jungle Speed!
When there's nothing else to do, it's a wonderful game to warm your brains up!
http://www.junglespeed.com/
PHOTOGRAPHY.As you may know, I'm becoming day by day more fan of the photography, and in the Alps we join 3 DSLR cameras, Dorothée's, Stergios'and mine.
And as you may know, I fall in love with everything related with photography I see. Here it happened with a new lens.
Stergios, our greek friend from Thessaloniki, has a new lens which makes a very good effect in the indoor pictures.
As you can see in the following one:
I think it is my next adquisition when I'll have money... :)
Stergos is a great photographer, he knows that the pictures aren't made by money and expensive equipment, and he knows the recipee for cooking a good picture: Let's be creative!
Thanks for your advices mate. I'm following your steps... ;)
COMING BACK.15 hours we spent for coming back.Why 3 hours less? We tried to increase our speed without risks and it worked well at 110km/h. We were also with more energies since we rested a lot the previous night and we drove during the day, departing at 12:30 aprox.
I arrived home at 5:00 in the morning (on January the 3rd) and after eating something light I went to bed directly.
ADVICE!If you guys love skiing/ snowboarding, you should try one of these stations in the Alps. I know it's expensive, but I encourage you to do it just once in life.
And if you have the opportunity, as I had, to go with a very good friends and you have even the possibility to meet past mates and to meet new kind people, don't doubt it!
THANK YOUI also want to thank Melou, Chema, Soni, Chris Krella and the German troop for the unbelievable week and the amazing moments in the cold, white and lovely Alps.
In one week, coming back to Krakow.
Greets and thanks to everyone who reads this blog.
