14th century forts, later used by Napoleon

July 14, 2015.  We have to correct our post yesterday.  We did not spend the day driving in Italy.  We drove from Italy to France and then back to Italy.
We took time to visit an old fort in the process of being restored,  The signage is in French, and it was hard to get the details.  We believe the fort was originally used to protect a town in the 14th century.  Later it was "remodeled" by Napoleon's army in the 18th or early 19th century.

What a view!

A church on the top of Col de L'Iseran.

Roadside art.

 Here are some photos of cars for Mark's friends at Mancon.

 As we got gas at the end of the day, we saw this GTR.  Unfortunately it was broken down on the side of the road only minutes after leaving the gas station.

We are staying the night in a fabulous Italian ski hotel in the town of Courmayeur.  Dinner  last night was antipasto plate, wine, a cheese and pasta main course, dessert, and some liquor to finish off the meal.  Life is good!