PARC MERLET

Well Manu's home and the time is flying fast, but as May is so full of public holidays we are having lots of days off school which is really nice to catch up as an entire family.  The weather hasn't been great but we've managed to fit in the usual soccer games and a trip to Parc Merlet.  It's a park in the Chamonix region with lots of local animals from the Alps.  Right opposite the Mont Blanc you get the most perfect views of the glacier.

 Driving into the Chamonix valley

 At the entrance to the park with Benjamin

 The Glacier

 The Mont Blanc tunnel to Italy

 A very friendly Marmotte climbed onto a ladies lap - there were only two awake, the rest were still asleep for the Winter.

 Lama's in the background

 Bouquetin

Me and Samuel

A Chevreuil

 Looks like Tintin's plane

 A Chamois

 We counted 16 parapents in the sky.  This is a huge passtime here, winter and summer.

 Young Bouquetin

 Mont Blanc in the background

A statue in the village of Les Houches, on the way home.