the alps

today i visited the alps for the first time. i was in the andes when i was in argentina doing my study abroad. in fact noha, a friend also on the study abroad, and i hitched hicked from the argentina side to chile across the alps... i so dont recommend anyone do that. i also spent time in the andes when i lived in peru for 2 years, and on my trips to bolivia as far back as when i was 12. but it was only when i got to the himalayas that i could really appreciate the mountains. i initially travelled in india to different himalayan destinations with indians who are absolutely passionate about those mountains. their respect and love for them taught me a lot. and today... i visited the alps.

we went to isola, a village cum ski resort just 1.5 hours from nice. nisarga loves skiing here, and although im not a skiier, and dont have much desire to be one, i have agreed, enthusiastically!, to come back here with him. he can ski all day and i will simply be.

we sat and listened to the spring water gushing past. with the sun in our faces and the cool breeze caressing the rest of us. there was lots of snow left considering it's almost june. the sky a perfect blue!

as i look at these pictures it looks like we are standing in front of a fake picture, like they do in hollywood or bollywood. but it's not!!! it's soooo real. and beautiful.