{"id":2083,"date":"2022-10-26T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/the-mont-blanc-esprit-de-corps-rick-steves-travel-blog\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:40:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:40:02","slug":"the-mont-blanc-esprit-de-corps-rick-steves-travel-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/the-mont-blanc-esprit-de-corps-rick-steves-travel-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mont Blanc Esprit de Corps \u2013 Rick Steves’ Travel Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hiking Europe\u2019s Tour du Mont Blanc<\/a> was a completely completely different slice of European tradition for me: Coming upon a distant farmhouse-turned-thriving-cafe serving fantastic lunches\u2026flowers and cows (with traditional bells) scenically sprinkled all through\u2026and an esprit de corps the place everyone seems to be like household.<\/p>\n

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Our path went by three international locations \u2014 France, Italy, and Switzerland \u2014 earlier than returning to our start line in France. This cow is completely Swiss.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the delights of the TMB is coming upon an previous farmhouse on a mountain alp (or pasture) that, today, is a thriving little restaurant for hungry and thirsty hikers. Prices are cheap, service is pleasant, the meals is nice, and the vibe is one in all pleasure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As almost everybody hikes in the identical path (counter-clockwise), you develop into pals with fellow hikers. It appeared like half the folks on the path had been from the US, and I met numerous Seattleites.<\/p>\n

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It was simple to cross lengthy stretches of the hike immersed in deep dialog with folks we met alongside the way in which.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I loved assembly this fan of my books and TV reveals, who was celebrating his sixtieth birthday by climbing the TMB along with his son.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And within the curiosity of climbing gentle, lunches had been quite simple \u2014 only a sandwich from the lodge, perhaps a carrot, a bit of fruit, and water. But upon reaching the mid-day summit, lunch was a marmot\u2019s banquet. (Speaking of marmots, we noticed no wildlife besides a few mice that had been squished beneath climbing boots on the path.)<\/p>\n

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