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Aiguille du
Bionnassay from St. Nicolas de Veroce
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Mont Blanc from the
Aiguille du Midi
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Annecy and Lac
d'Annecy fromthe refuge de la Tournette
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the ladder up the
summit boulder of La tournette
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Annecy, Haute
Savoie
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Schiltach in the
Schwarzwald (Black Forest)
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Waiting for the
eclipse in front of the Planetarium, Stuttgart
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Total Eclipse of
the sun, August 11th, 1999, Stuttgart
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A major expedition this summer, through Germany and
France, and finishing up in Stuttgart to view the total
eclipse of the sun. Visited friends (Albrecht family) in the
lovely old German town of Goslar in the Harz mountains, then
south to stay with the Dengler family in Wilhelmsdorf, near
the Bodesee. Then we stayed 2 weeks in the French Alps - see
photos above. Our first week was in a gite in St.Nicolas de
Veroce, a typical alpine village with views across to Mont
Blanc. The highlight of our stay there was a trip up the
Aiguille du Midi by cable car. The next week was in another
gite near Annecy. It was hot, and we were glad of thenLake
to cool us down each evening. Iain and I climbed La
Tournette, a very rocky mountain at the head of the lake - a
wonderful day - superb views and exhilirating scrambles.
Returning to Germany, we relaxed in our friends' hausle (log
cabin0 in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) near Freudenstadt.
Visits included the beautiful town of Schiltach, ful of
half-timbered houses. Finally to Stuttgart. We were well
equipped to view the eclipse ( an ambition of mine since
boyhood) along with thousands of others in central
Stuttgart. Unfortunately it was cloudy, so we couldn't see
the most spectacular effects, but it was well worth being
there for the few minutes of darkness at noon.
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