We were in Valberg, which is about 1h30 from Nice
We stayed in a renovated sheperd barn, owned by my friend Philippe R. (as opposed to Philippe C that I go to theater with). Here's Thomas on the 3/4 km walk from the car to the grange.
Down in Valberg village, both mornings we drank hot chocolate and played in the snow while Estelle was in her lesson for 2.5 hrs.
Meanwhile, just 5 minutes away, the views around our lodgings...
Back on skiing....
Playing games after Estelle's first morning on the slopes:
The whole kids' learning area of the ski station:
Saturday we had our lunch at this place with the great shutters:
Saturday night, after a bath, look what happened in front of the fire before dinner:
Sunday, back to ski lessons:
...while we did some sliding!
Sunday breakfast:
This is where we all slept together
The bergerie/grange where we stayed/froze as seen from the outside:
There were a few "challenges" due to the extreme cold: pipes freezing, heat not working, chains needed on car tires. But it was all fun, nonetheless! Too bad we picked the coldest weekend of the century to go!
4 comments:
Oh, I loved seeing these photos. I had pictured the grange as this little shepherd's hut, but it looks big enough to be a manor house! Too bad it was so freezing and pipes bursting, but it looks like you all survived very well! Lena always looks as if she was peeking out from under her fuzzy hat. Did Estelle like skiing?
How neat!!
More snow than Vermont. How did Estelle like her lessons? I bet she did great. Lena looked like she had a great time sliding. Loved seeing the photos. Really beautiful.
I should clarify that the left side of the grange (outside stairs, newer looking roof) does not belong to Philippe but to the original owner. Philippe's side is the right, with the older roof. The lower doors are cellars. So really his "section" is much smaller - two rooms on the main floor - you see the entry door on the right, plus two windows, and then the upper loft floor has that one small horizontal window (the bedroom, much too cold, we never went up) and the other unshuttered window is an attic. So not a manor,really!
How beautiful all the snow was! We have had next to no snow this winter, so it was nice to see so much of it in your photos.
The little cabin looked snug and everyone looked very happy and warm.
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