Viva la France!

What a beautiful night for an interesting day of travel! Today, I took the train to France to train with team Lau. By car, Maribel is 2.5 hours away. By train... 3 transfers and 6 hours. France started off low in brownie points after discovering last year at the world cup that they don't believe in toilett seats, but I was determined to start off with a clean plate this year. At my first transfer in Geneva, I almost made the low marks official: the train they issued me from Geneva to Champery didn't exist and the next train (30 min later) wouldn't give me enough time to catch the the last leg. Thankfully, after an incredibly stressful train ride trying to dig a definite answer from the conductor, it became official that the next train would wait. After Sven picked me up, we drove to Rachi and Chris's place to grab a quick bite. Unfortunately, Yann, Chris and Rachi's newborn was asleep, but I got to learn about some local specialties like Genepri alcohol, which only grow between high alpine rocks, and the three specialty cheeses of the Savoie valley, which are eaten for dessert. Not exactly the rest day I had imagined, but nevertheless stoked for a great week of training!