Bonjour mes amis! What an afternoon Lee and I had! Wednesday afternoon I have no classes so we decided to explore. From our house we can look up on the mountain and see what is called La Croix du Nivolet.(a large cross on top of the mountain) At school, one of my colleagues, Eric, gave us directions as to how to go up the mountain to see La Croix. Standing 25 meters high, this cross commands the entire Chambéry basin at an altitude of 1546 meters. The cross replaces the first one which was erected in 1861 but which was knocked down by a violent hurricane in 1909. The cross represents the Black Penitents who were condemned to death many centuries ago. When Chambéry welcomed the rulers of the House of Savoy, fireworks were sometimes shot off from the summit of Mount Nivolet. Much to our delight, a few minutes after we arrived at the top, a group of paragliders arrived with their parachutes. It was a beautiful clear afternoon and we stood and watched the paragliders sail into the sunset - Incroyable!!
Mme. Wallace
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