Winter Wonderland in the savoy Alps, February 6-7, 2013

(Note to blog followers: I am undergoing a "copy and paste" of some blogs I tried to post unsuccessfully during the winter months, which is why you will notice that they are out of sequence from the recent posts in April. Please bear with me!)


The chic ski village of Megève, about 1 1/4 hours drive south-east of Geneva, is at 1113 meters, just high enough to look like Christmas even in early February! Pat had company meetings at the posh spa resort, Les Fermes de Marie, while I explored the village as it snowed heavily! The village was developed in the 1920's by the Rothchilds as an alternative to the increasingly popular and crowded St. Moritz in Switzerland. Truly something right out of an old fairy tale, well-dressed skiers parade in the pedestrian-only steeets in their best furs and Ugg boots, surrounded by horse-drawn carriages and fancy boutiques! In the central square was the tallest Christmas tree, still beautifully lit with blue lights. Winter opulence at its best...

Below are snowy scenes from the balcony of our hotel room at Le Lodge Park, probably one of the darkest rooms we have ever stayed in, with wood floors and low dark-beamed ceilings, dark red plaid wall coverings and the lowest watt lightbulbs in what few lamps were scattered around our comfy suite. I had to resort to reading my book in the lobby lounge over a cup of afternoon tea when I had thoroughly explored the village itself!








Front entrance to our hotel, Le Lodge Park:




Main square in the village with a huge Christmas tree all lit up in blue....only at night, sorry!





Horse-drawn sleigh in the village:



















Apologies for the dark photos...we never did see the sun until the next day...read on!

Location:Megève, France