Another lot of Alps nonsense
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Chamonix.
Coming out of the tunnel and seeing Mont Blanc rising up always gets me. This is a great jumping of point for the Alps and I do love this hotel but it's the white mountain that brings me back here. Its awesome.
Had a load of fun naughty driving on the way down. Just got here and need to sort myself, will post up later.
Coming out of the tunnel and seeing Mont Blanc rising up always gets me. This is a great jumping of point for the Alps and I do love this hotel but it's the white mountain that brings me back here. Its awesome.
Had a load of fun naughty driving on the way down. Just got here and need to sort myself, will post up later.
Stopped at Bonneville on the A40 to get petrol (4th tank since calais, jesus!) and as I rejoined two young guys in collar and tie in a half van half car thing came past.
They slotted in next to me and did a bit of filming and then goaded me a bit and floored it. I tucked in behind and it was a fast little thing, got up to about 175k pretty easily.
I was really in two minds. I had waze on and I'm pretty sure they were local so it should have been okay. The road was very empty - the odd lorry which you could see a mile off - so why not.
They would pull to the inside and I would either blast past them or pull up beside then floor it. I managed to get the exhaust cracking which they loved and we started getting a little more adventurous, me slowing to let them blast up and then stamp on it to leave them behind.
This car is ridiculously quick. I saw 280 a couple of times but it just gets there so solidly, the acceleration from say 120 (mph) to 170 is just epic. It just doesn't stop pulling.
I've said before that I think on balance the 570S is the most fun I've had on British roads but if you really want to go then this thing is untouchable.
Sounds really good on the limit too.
Lots of waving and thumbs up and they turned off.
And then I woke up in the hotel this morning because of course this didn't really happen and I just dreamed it.
They slotted in next to me and did a bit of filming and then goaded me a bit and floored it. I tucked in behind and it was a fast little thing, got up to about 175k pretty easily.
I was really in two minds. I had waze on and I'm pretty sure they were local so it should have been okay. The road was very empty - the odd lorry which you could see a mile off - so why not.
They would pull to the inside and I would either blast past them or pull up beside then floor it. I managed to get the exhaust cracking which they loved and we started getting a little more adventurous, me slowing to let them blast up and then stamp on it to leave them behind.
This car is ridiculously quick. I saw 280 a couple of times but it just gets there so solidly, the acceleration from say 120 (mph) to 170 is just epic. It just doesn't stop pulling.
I've said before that I think on balance the 570S is the most fun I've had on British roads but if you really want to go then this thing is untouchable.
Sounds really good on the limit too.
Lots of waving and thumbs up and they turned off.
And then I woke up in the hotel this morning because of course this didn't really happen and I just dreamed it.
Edited by br d on Tuesday 21st June 15:09
Edited by br d on Tuesday 21st June 15:12
interstellar said:
Looking forward to hearing about this trip. We leave on Sunday and head to Chamonix, Val D'Isere and Italy for the same so hoping to pick up some tips.
Apparently there's some big music festival happening here tonight, haven't got any details yet. You can't go wrong with chamonix, you do here stories about gangs of muggers late at night but I've never seen anything dodgy and it always has something going on. The D1506 is dug up and closed at the moment, it has a pretty easy diversion to get around it but it's quite a big section closed, don't know if that will affect you at all.
Enjoy your trip mate.
br d said:
interstellar said:
Looking forward to hearing about this trip. We leave on Sunday and head to Chamonix, Val D'Isere and Italy for the same so hoping to pick up some tips.
Apparently there's some big music festival happening here tonight, haven't got any details yet. You can't go wrong with chamonix, you do here stories about gangs of muggers late at night but I've never seen anything dodgy and it always has something going on. The D1506 is dug up and closed at the moment, it has a pretty easy diversion to get around it but it's quite a big section closed, don't know if that will affect you at all.
Enjoy your trip mate.
Look at it.
Anyway, this is pretty weird.
On the run down yesterday from Calais I came across a lovely Rolls with a very distinctive plate. Not sure what model, might be a drop head.
Because we were both doing the speed limit or a bit over we ended up passing and re-passing many times and probably did about a hundred miles together. I thought to myself "I wonder where they're heading".
So last night I stayed near Dijon and then headed here today.
I just had a beer in the garden d decided to move the car (I'd parked under a tree and now my lovely washed car is f
king ruined!) and he was parked next to me!
How many thousands of hotels in France and we end up in the same one!
I met him in the reception, lovely old fella. His son is driving.
Anyway, this is pretty weird.
On the run down yesterday from Calais I came across a lovely Rolls with a very distinctive plate. Not sure what model, might be a drop head.
Because we were both doing the speed limit or a bit over we ended up passing and re-passing many times and probably did about a hundred miles together. I thought to myself "I wonder where they're heading".
So last night I stayed near Dijon and then headed here today.
I just had a beer in the garden d decided to move the car (I'd parked under a tree and now my lovely washed car is f
king ruined!) and he was parked next to me!How many thousands of hotels in France and we end up in the same one!
I met him in the reception, lovely old fella. His son is driving.
I mean you try and be good. I'm sitting in the room having a strum, being sensible, bottle of coke, rather than propping up the bar downstairs enjoying the delightful wine or cold beer.
There's a knock at the door and they give me this:
Come on guys!
I can resist anything except temptation!
Don't know who they think the other glass is for, I've only ever been here alone. I mean, not counting the toothless crack wes I bring back after a long, beerful night.
Oh well, better get stuck in I suppose.
There's a knock at the door and they give me this:
Come on guys!
I can resist anything except temptation!
Don't know who they think the other glass is for, I've only ever been here alone. I mean, not counting the toothless crack w
es I bring back after a long, beerful night.Oh well, better get stuck in I suppose.
Edited by br d on Tuesday 21st June 17:08
TR4man said:
From the two men in the Rolls?
Lol! Oh you card!
Nah, the old fellas wife is with them too.
I think they do it because I've stayed here before, many times.
Anything they do here is a winner because I would never fail to recommend this place, it's pretty perfect and not astronomically expensive like some places. I can't think of a single thing that I could moan about in all the times I've stayed.
I mean, some of the other guests can be
s but that's people for you, can't blame the hotel for that. Awesome!
In. Love the pic of Shal making sure you don't do anything too stupid...
Have a great time fella, enjoy the time with Gaia (was that the stupidly gorgeous, ridiculously intelligent young lady or the music producer dude?).
Once life has stopped kicking me in the nutsack, I really have to get myself a semi-worthy car and emulate your trips with my good lady - there's a bit of a time pressure, as she's got a genetic disorder with her joints so won't be fully mobile for too many more years.
In. Love the pic of Shal making sure you don't do anything too stupid...
Have a great time fella, enjoy the time with Gaia (was that the stupidly gorgeous, ridiculously intelligent young lady or the music producer dude?).
Once life has stopped kicking me in the nutsack, I really have to get myself a semi-worthy car and emulate your trips with my good lady - there's a bit of a time pressure, as she's got a genetic disorder with her joints so won't be fully mobile for too many more years.
br d said:
I mean you try and be good. I'm sitting in the room having a strum, being sensible, bottle of coke, rather than propping up the bar downstairs enjoying the delightful wine or cold beer.
There's a knock at the door and they give me this:
Come on guys!
I can resist anything except temptation!
Don't know who they think the other glass is for, I've only ever been here alone. I mean, not counting the toothless crack wes I bring back after a long, beerful night.
Oh well, better get stuck in I suppose.
And here, ladies and gentlemen, is where the acorn of an epic evening starts to sprout…There's a knock at the door and they give me this:
Come on guys!
I can resist anything except temptation!
Don't know who they think the other glass is for, I've only ever been here alone. I mean, not counting the toothless crack w
es I bring back after a long, beerful night.Oh well, better get stuck in I suppose.
Edited by br d on Tuesday 21st June 17:08
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