I was reminded the other day that I hadn’t posted pictures of the ‘TransAlp’ mountain bike ride which eight of my work colleagues and I did way back in August 2012. (I mentioned in my Trans-Swiss post of May 2020 that I would publish a post “in due course” – well, better late than never!) The route meandered along the French/Italian Alps, from Orsières in Switzerland to Monte Carlo on the Mediterranean coast.
The trip took 10 days in total and our overnight accommodation varied from the Elisabetta mountain hut (on the Tour du Mont Blanc, where we were squeezed in on the 3rd tier bunks and slept shoulder to shoulder), to a set of suites overlooking a harbour on the French Riviera!
I’m afraid I cannot remember all the places I photographed on the route (and my book is still filed away in a removal box somewhere), so my apologies for not adding text to all the images in the gallery below. But I hope the pictures will speak for themselves and give you a flavour for the trip and the fantastic weather that we had! It was such a contrast to the previous year.
What a great bike ride. I’d love to do this! Maggie
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Yes, it was, as you will see from the next two posts (tomorrow and Monday). 👍👍😊
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Never mind about the names of all these places you went by, crossing the Alps. I so much appreciate all these beautifull images you took. Being in the Alps myself for many times, you know that I travel with you in my thoughts 🙂
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Thanks Rudi. I’m glad you enjoyed part 1! 😊👍👍
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Such beautiful scenes! What fun you guys surely had!!
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Yes, thanks Donna, we certainly did have a great time. 😊🍺🍷
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