Departing Martigny, Switzerland for France.   Destination is Charmonix.  

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     Crossing border towns on the way to France.     

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   At the Swiss and French border.  Waiting to exchange trains. 

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     Hey who's that French guy holding a bag of cheese?  Me in Charmonix.      

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     What are they pointing at?  Well this statue is in commemoration of the first climber to reach the summit of Mont Blanc.  It was first climbed in the late 1700's.  

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     I attracted a lot of attention when I climbed up this statue to take a picture.  Hey, I'm from Hawaii, I can get away with anything here :)    

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     This is the wonderful chalet that I stayed at while in Charmonix.  $15 a night and that included breakfast.   

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     Glacier des Bossons dripping down into Charmonix.  What an incredible sight.

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