I didn't have much down time while staying in Chamonix village, but I got one afternoon in on the town. I tried to collect some things that I could use around my room and that had significance, and this is what I ended up with. Some knick knacks if you will.
1 . Euro coins
This one might be a given, but as most people trade in their coins at the end of a trip, I like to keep the casual one to ten dollars of foreign currency. Something about the fact that there almost two hundred different types of currency specific to each area around the world reminds me of languages, which I think are fascinating, but these are tangible which is what makes them so special.
2 . Amours by Leonor De Recondo
Admittedly, I have no idea what this book says or is about. I know that Amours means loves though, and I loved the simple design on the cover. Ironically, I ended up scratching the cover and then marking it up again during the photo. Still a beautiful idea though.
3 . Stones
I love my geostones, and these were sold all over the place in the village, so I couldn't pass them up. Hopefully they're from some sacred french ground or something, either way though, I love 'em.
4 . Les Amis de Bois
Grappa is one of those european liquors that you drink after dinner and it stings on the way down. This container is used to mix that, weak coffee, lemon and orange rind and sugar. It is a drink that is served as a symbol of great friendship.
5 . Memories
Well, tons and tons of pictures, but you get the idea
6 . Cow Bell
In ski racing, when you complete a run your friends and family who are waiting for you at the bottom of the course ring a cow bell to congratulate you on making it down basically in one piece. After skiing on the most treacherous terrain i've ever encountered, on the last day I had to buy one of these, a little personal congratulations to myself for skiing six days straight and managing not to fall in a glacier crack.
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