I stayed in a Hostel in a small town called Blonay, it was AMAZING. Every day my friends and I made our way up to Les Pleiades and went sledging, there was Skiing available but that was a bit pricey for us. Its an absolutely beautiful Town with loads of travel links to other Towns including Geneve and Lausanne, its pretty high up so you get a view of Lake Geneva from the top of Les Pleiades...
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Looks beautiful, the cold isn't for me though! I need heat on a holiday, theres no way I'm paying to be cold, lol.
Brian
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Yeh nice pictures, did you take them I guess? I hear Switzerland is quite pricey though which puts me off a bit...
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You'd be surprised at how warm it can be up there (obviously not in the snow) but when you're on top of the mountains its quite hot and I got sunburnt at the begining. Although the weather doesn't reflect that at the moment on the other side of lake geneva! http://www.trip-extras.com/switzerland/geneva
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Oh and it is quite pricey I guess, just a bottle of coke was 5 Swiss Francs which are quite a strong currency at the moment. Think it was nearly £2 for one!
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Haha, I've finally found the videos of us screaming down les Pleiades...my sledge broke so we had to share one...
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I'd rather walk it myself, were those trees you were dashing through?! I hope you had insurance!
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Haha, you guys are insane, I agree with Ken on the insurance part! Did you get injured at all?!
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Apart from giant bruises all over my rear, nothing too serious which is what we were expecting! There seemed to be far more trees when travelling that fast...
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