Living The Dream: MLK, Jr. Day In Port Du Soleil, France
So I’m learning the culture of Skiing. I went on a four-day ski trip to Port Du Soleil on the boarder of France and Switzerland for Martin Luther King Day. It was divine being on the mountain. I love the Alps! They take my breath away no matter the season, no matter when I see them. I however, had to be hotel bound for one day writing a gosh darn paper for the final class of my Master’s Degree while everyone else hit the slopes. Anyway, I traveled six hours on a bus with a great crew from Stuttgart. I made new friends and had a blast laughing and joking with them.
You can ski over to the Swiss side but make sure you spend your money on the French side…it’s go further that way.
My ski extraordinaire pal, Lucia
The Church in which the ski town was named after.
Fondu party in the Apres Ski
The Après-ski is one of the most memorable parts of a ski vacation. During the day everyone dispersesbased on their skill level but in the evening, when the slopes close friends can all come together to hash out the day’s most memorable events over food and drinks. We had a fondue night where we made a meal out of dipping breads, veggies, and meats in warm cheese. Wine flowed freely as wine should when you’re in France and the laughter got louder with crazy plans to take a photo in the blizzard in our bathing suits. this crazy plan never manifested but it sure was fun to discuss.
The name of the town
The Chapple that the town was named after…Which by the way, is the camedian Dave chapple’s name…it’s French!
These photos were taken on the day I stayed in a coffee shop to write my paper. Of course it was a beautiful clear sky day.
This is one of my favorite ski resorts because it had a variety of slopes for all skill levels. One green run was four kilometers long with gentle back and fourth curves perfect for practicing. Not only that, there were several green runs for me to practice on.
I pretty much decided I was done with the basic instructor. I don’t need to spend 60 euro for someone to tell me pizza- french fry any more. I just want to practice on my own. I was bored and I felt like it wasted a whole day when I could have been doing trial and error an finding by own way on longer runs.
I just can’t get enough of the Alps, Spring, Summer, fall or snow-capped winter, just breath taking.
More Apres Ski, or After Ski, going on in the bed and breakfast hot tub.
Of course, we’ve got Alabama men and Kentucky men trying to stream football games!
Me doing homework as I wait for the dinner festivities to commence.
Oh the goofy men I associate with.
This guy was working on his PhD in engineering and took a day off from skiing as well.
I don’t know what it is but it was delish!
New friends, cute couple from Bama.
this ski town is joined with the city of Evian. You know, like the water. In fact, Evian water comes out of the tap here. So Fresh, so Clean!
Life is but a dream. I am so glad I have the opportunity to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in such a beautiful place with great friends.
