Continuing our hike on the Grand Balcon Sud in Chamonix, we made our way to a restaurant called Altitude 2000, aptly named for its actual elevation on the mountain.
There are ski resorts all around the Chamonix area with many many cable cars and chair lifts dotting the hillside.
Not all were running that day but I'm sure that they are all in full force in the winter months. Chamonix is a world renown ski destination afterall. The restaurant probably makes a killing off skiers in the winter months as well.
Altitude 2000 is situated in a picturesque setting, surrounded by green grass and beautiful snow capped mountains.
It has a large patio with outdoor seating with shade umbrellas to hide under from the sun and the lookout from the platform is truly spectacular.
It was the perfect location to take a break and recharge before our journey back the way we had come from.
The weather was really amazing that day as well. It was bright and sunny but not too hot either. Actually, it was a little cool that high up on the mountain.
We ordered drinks and some food to enjoy while we rested. I took the opportunity to order a local brew that was one of my favorites in all of France while we were living there. It was called Mount Blanc La Rousse. I'm sure its just psychological but beer always seem to taste better when you're on vacation, especially if it is a local brew.
Drinking Mont Blanc beer in direct view of Mont Blanc itself...(photo above)... who wants to guess that I planned that?
The food at the restaurant was simple pub food but it ended up being quite good overall. We both ordered the same thing, sausages and fries.
After we finished our lunch we walked around the restaurant for a bit to see what else was the area.
That location had a bunch of paragliders taking off the hill as well which was kind of neat to see. I don't know why I didn't take a photo. Maybe I was just too caught up in watching them.
There were several different trails and pathways to hike in the area but we had already hiked a long way and still had to head back the way we came, so we didn't bother checking out the other trails. The Balcon Sud trail was really incredible and it was nice that the restaurant was there to take a decent break.
