tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post7926453320621667012..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Chamonix trails 2: Vallon de BĂ©rardDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-49867537827267607552012-08-27T14:07:50.818+01:002012-08-27T14:07:50.818+01:00Catriona - you remind me it's a year since we ...Catriona - you remind me it's a year since we bumped into each other after FrOSch at the Edinburgh Festival. Hope all's well, and glad you enjoyed Gottingen as ever.<br /><br />Laurent - You're too kind - by Cham regulars' standards, I doubt if we'd qualify for a bronze: no crampons, no glaciers, no ice-fields. As I wrote in the first post, we're distinctly middle rangers. Though I'm pleased how fit we got climbing an average of 850m. I'll drop you a line. Zermatt and the Matterhorn I've always wanted to see.<br /><br />Sue - so the 'little phrase' in Proust's 'Vinteuil Sonata' is Saint-Saens's, not Franck's ( which I suppose is more of a 'melodie eternelle'....Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-40408167780349717672012-08-27T01:05:39.554+01:002012-08-27T01:05:39.554+01:00This is so, so beautiful. I love being able to tak...This is so, so beautiful. I love being able to take this "cyberwalk" with you & yours. Another place to visit I must add to my ever-growing list. Meanwhile, writing to you (and mindful that you, too, are one of those Bardic sages about which you inquired), I was away this weekend and could hardly wait to come back and post the post just up. The information given is far beyond my pay grade, as some here might say, but fascinating, nonetheless. I'd not long ago learned of the Franck connection, and then to learn this! Anyway, the post is meant most of all for you as a little amuse-bouche, and I hope you enjoy it!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-62188885354809449642012-08-26T21:55:32.675+01:002012-08-26T21:55:32.675+01:00David, how nice to discover these two entries. Bea...David, how nice to discover these two entries. Beautiful photo as always. Must say all this hiking high up in the mountains sounds Olympic like. Is there a gold medal somewhere? Tarte aux Myrtilles looks delicious. Back in 1974 I visited the region near the Materhorn and never forgot those wonderful panoramas. Please continue to describe this adventure.Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03297393116796129135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-29784034168254923432012-08-26T08:43:54.558+01:002012-08-26T08:43:54.558+01:00Glad to see you online again. The flowers are beau...Glad to see you online again. The flowers are beautiful, especially the orchids.Catrionanoreply@blogger.com