little day trip for shopping, decent bread, and have a lookie.

First, welcome to the French Alps.

The road

   

First gate into the old town:




Second gate:





Third gate:



Nice view



looking up:



looking down:





one church, notice the statue wayyyyy up:



main drag looking down:



and up:

   

HEY !! A hockey game



this Church is packed in so tight,
I was up against the wall when I took the pic,
chose the top half.. notice the sundial on the left,
and the date.. 1719





city front gate:





small street, notice the drain in the middle for runoff water:




quick !
someone call the Office de le Langue !!
Oh wait, no one in France worries about this

   

some hills on the way out

Nice, but they arent the Rockies












A nice day

   

VERY NICE!!

   

all the way back to the Romans, Wil

been there since 500 something.

Fortified garrison town, probably been someone's border post for a long time.

Been the Italian / French line for long time too, no intermixing at all.

French on one side of the hill, Italian on the other.


Now mostly known as a ski resort

   

One of these days, eh! Gotta win the lottery! Great pics Martin!

   

Gotta believe I'd get right giddy walking around any place oozing that much history.

   

Thanks Wada

   

What's a gas/radio station? I worked as a DJ mid seventies in several radio stations in Atlantic Canada, even a bilingual one. My one Italian word would be "grassy" for Thankyou!

   

Gorgeous Pics Martin!!!!! Makes me crave the Alps more and more....One of the most beautiful places Thanks!!!