Greg and I went to Villars (in Vaud) for our first skiing experience, which led me to decide that I hadn’t found a vocation as a skier. He loved it so much, however, that we went to Morzine (in the Haute Savoie) a couple of days later, him to ski, me ostensibly to take photos. However, the cold driving rain kept me inside most of the day (although, as you’ll see, I risked my equipment going out on a few occasions), but Greg continued regardless, paying no heed to the wetness of his exterior.
The place that a town forgot • Greg and I got to the Gare des Eaux-Vives to find a building deserted, a ticket machine that didn’t work, graffiti on the walls (including on the sign describing the station as an unmanned customs post), no handle on the door to the platform (it had been ripped off: we had to prise the door open with the tips of our fingers), and an old car seat sitting on the other side of the track.
The station is run by the French national railway, the SNCF.
The station is run by the French national railway, the SNCF.
The place that a town forgot • Greg and I got to the Gare des Eaux-Vives to find a building deserted, a ticket machine that didn’t work, graffiti on the walls (including on the sign describing the station as an unmanned customs post), no handle on the door to the platform (it had been ripped off: we had to prise the door open with the tips of our fingers), and an old car seat sitting on the other side of the track.
The station is run by the French national railway, the SNCF.
The station is run by the French national railway, the SNCF.
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