Tarrah and
Riley came to visit us this weekend! I know Tarrah from college since she was
one of my sorority sisters. Living together for four years during college wasn’t
enough, so we lived together for a couple of years afterwards too. I have lived
with Tarrah for about a quarter of my life. And now we can add Europe to our
list of adventures together!
They
arrived early on Thursday morning, so we picked them up at the airport and then
let them wander Geneva by themselves while I went to work. Needless to say we
didn’t take any pictures that day, but that’s okay since they were sleepy, and
me at my desk isn’t very exciting.
The next
day we got up bright and early and headed out to the highest mountain in the
Alps, Mont Blanc. We lucked out because the day was beautiful and totally
clear. We got to take two gondolas up to the top. The first one was really
steep (like this: / ). Then the second
one was REALLY steep (like this: l ). It was pulling us up almost vertically.
We went up to the tippy top there.
We bundled
up as soon as we got to the top. We could’ve used more layers or a wind shield bubble,
but we survived.
We had some
hot cocoa / hot wine / some sort of other hot liquor at the top, and then we
tried going outside again and were much more comfortable. It was beautiful.
We headed
down to the town of Chamonix at the base of the mountain and did a mini bar /
dessert hopping tour. John found eternal happiness when we found a local
Chamonix IPA beer on tap served from a girl from Bellingham at our last bar
stop. He loved the beer, and I finally convinced him not to leave me and marry
her.
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