Day One in the French Alps - Visiting St Véran, the Highest Village of Europe

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Hey dear Hivers ! I know it's been a while since I last wrote to you and for that I really apologize. I hope I'll soon have the opportunity to explain a little about my absence and the reasons behind it.

To sum it up in a nutshell: Work - the hectic pace of life - work on the house in the country and in the garden - renewed interest in various other cryptocurrency projects.

It's a bit short, but if I manage to organise myself better, I think I could come back to it a bit more. At least I hope so, because my interest in HIVE isn't lost, it's just that I've been focusing on this one project for too long. I'll come back to that later, but please be aware that I'm making a real distinction between HIVE, the entity, the system and its blockchain, and the personal interactions I've had with some of you.

Once again, for those of you who may have been worried, I apologize and I hope you won't hold it against me too much !

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So I'm getting back into the swing of things with a trip we took to the mountains a few days ago. We left from Paris, which is quite a long way down to this region, the Queyras, in the south of France. I'd say that with 3 different trains, the journey took us more than 8 hours if you add the waiting time for the different journeys.

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Here we are at the station of one of these stages before finally arriving in the mountains at an altitude of nearly 2000 meters.

I didn't take any pictures of the arrival, and for good reason, as it took place at night, all we could think about was getting to bed so we could get on with the rest of our stay !

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So this is the first view we had from the hotel window in the early hours of the morning... Not bad, eh ?

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As we didn't yet have a (skiing) programme planned, we preferred to go for a walk in the village of St Véran. As the title suggests, this is one of the highest villages in Europe, but what really interested me was that it has been preserved in the atmosphere of its time, with its traditional wooden chalets.

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This is a perfect example, even if on closer inspection it looks rather recent in construction.

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We then headed out of the village, where we saw some of the sights, but above all the extent to which the south-facing face, which gets the most sun, was devoid of snow...!

In our discussions with the people who live there and depend on tourism and snow for their livelihood, I can't hide the fact that this is one of the subjects that comes up most often !

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We continue our walk a little way out of the village. We were treated to scenes that we rarely get to see (unless we already live in the mountains). The air is also particularly fresh and pure, and it's a real pleasure to be back in the snow, which obviously brings back childhood memories !

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And that's where our journey ends, just above the village, which you can see on the horizon. I hope to be able to continue with the visit to the village and the first day of skiing in the next few days !

I also hope you've had a good time reading this article, and I'd like to say hello again :)

Have a good weekend, see you soon !

PS: if I can't find the time to write articles, I'll have even less time to reply to all your comments. On the other hand, one upvote = one read !






Hey chers Hivers ! Je sais que cela fait longtemps que je ne vous ai pas donné de nouvelles et pour cela je m'excuse. J'espère que j'aurai bientôt l'occasion pour vous expliquer un peu de mon absence et des raisons derrière celle-ci.

Pour vous résumer cela en accéléré : Le travail - la vie trépidante et son rythme - les travaux dans la maison à la campagne et dans le jardin - un regain d'interêt par rapport à différents autres projets cryptomonnaies.

C'est un peu court, mais si j'arrive à mieux m'organiser, je pense que je pourrais revenir un peu davantage là-dessus. En tout cas je l'espère, car mon interêt pour HIVE n'est pas perdu, c'est juste que j'ai trop longtemps focalisé mon attention sur cet unique projet. J'aurai aussi l'occasion de revenir sur cela, mais soyez bien conscients que je fais une vraie différence entre HIVE, l'entité, le système et sa blockchain, et sur les interactions personnelles que j'ai eu avec certains d'entre vous.

De nouveau, pour ceux qui ont pu s'inquiéter, je m'excuse auprès de vous et j'espère que vous ne m'en voudrez pas trop !

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Je reprends donc avec les bonnes habitudes pour un voyage de quelques jours à la montagne que nous avons fait il y a quelques temps. Nous sommes partis de Paris, ce qui fait pas mal de temps pour descendre jusque dans cette région, le Queyras, dans le sud de la France. Je dirais qu'avec 3 trains différents, le voyage nous a pris plus de 8 heures si on rajoute le temps d'attente des différents trajets.

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Nous voilà à la gare d'une de ces étapes avant d'arriver finalement dans les montages à près de 2000 mètres d'altitude.

Je n'ai pas pris d'images de l'arrivée, et pour cause, celle-ci s'est passée de nuit et nous n'avions qu'une hâte : nous coucher pour attaquer le séjour en forme !

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Voilà donc la première vue que nous avons eu depuis la fenêtre de l'hôtel au petit matin.. Pas mal, non ?!

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Comme nous n'avions pas encore de programme (de ski) prévu, nous avons préféré aller nous promener dans le village de St Véran. Comme le titre l'indique, nous sommes là dans un des plus hauts villages d'Europe, mais ce qui m'a surtout intéressé, c'est qu'il est vraiment conservé dans l'ambiance de l'époque avec ses chalets traditionnels en bois.

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En voilà un parfait exemple, même si à y regarder de plus près, celui-ci semble plutôt récent de construction.

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Puis, nous sommes sortis du village et c'est là que nous avons vu quelques curiosités, mais surtout à quel point la face exposée au sud et donc la plus baignée de soleil, était dépourvue de neige...!

Dans les quelques discussions avec les gens qui vivent là et dépendent du tourisme et pour cela de la neige, je ne vous cache pas que c'est un des sujets qui reviennent le plus !

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On continue notre promenade un peu à la sortie du village. Des scènes que l'on a rarement l'occasion de voir (sauf si on vit déjà à la montagne) s'offrent à nos yeux. L'air aussi est particulièrement frais et pur et c'est un véritable plaisir de retrouver la neige qui rappelle évidemment des souvenirs d'enfance !

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Voilà notre chemin qui s'arrête là, un peu sur les hauteurs du village que l'on peu apercevoir à l'horizon. J'espère pouvoir continuer avec la visite du village et la première journée de ski dans les prochains jours !

J'espère aussi que vous aurez passé un bon moment dans cet article et je vous renouvelle toutes mes salutations amicales :)

Bon weekend à tous, à très vite !

PS: si je ne trouve pas le temps d'écrire des articles, j'en aurai encore moins pour répondre à tous vos commentaires. En revanche, un upvote = une lecture !


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Even if I heard of St Véran before, never knew it was the highest village in Europe! Absolutely precious information learned today thanks to you! :)

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Hello @anttn
Hope you have a great day & I really like your first picture. Why? because it is impossible for me to enjoy the beauty & cold of winter in my country. :)

Your first day in the mountains like this is truly very beautiful,Of course this is very fun I also really love the mountains but where I never have snow.
What we can see are big and green trees.

Such a lovely looking vacation spot! Southern France is definitely a bucket-list location for both my wife and myself.

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There are times when the body is tired so we always need to take a break so we can come back stronger

Love these photos, the mountain looks incredibly beautiful.❤️

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How beautiful… you certainly visited at a good time - the crisp, clear sunshine is just perfect. And what a view from hour hotel room! 🏔️ Directly towards the mount. Excited to see how the journey will unfold. Look forward to how your story unfolds in the village of St. Véran.

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It is truly an amazing village, located on top of the mountains and covered in snow makes the village look very beautiful. It would definitely be very pleasant to live there

It looks so beautiful, I love how the mountains are cover with snow! 😍

Such a beautiful view♥️

Really beautiful landscape photos, I love the first one, I like saw the trains, congratulations dear friend, nice post

Yes, it's been a while but life sometimes gets hectic so we have to cut down on things. Oh, this winter landscape from the mountains is pretty cool. The view from the hotel room is not bad at all haha. It is perfect! 😉

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