diff --git a/services/travel-memories/app/routes/albums.py b/services/travel-memories/app/routes/albums.py
index 1cdd45c..1119470 100644
--- a/services/travel-memories/app/routes/albums.py
+++ b/services/travel-memories/app/routes/albums.py
@@ -1,9 +1,76 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, current_app, render_template, request
-from app.state import load_state
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from flask import Blueprint, current_app, redirect, render_template, request
+from app.immich import ImmichClient
+from app.state import TripState, Photo, load_state, save_state
 
 bp = Blueprint("albums", __name__)
 
 
+def _client():
+    return ImmichClient(current_app.config["IMMICH_URL"],
+                        current_app.config["IMMICH_API_KEY"])
+
+
+@bp.get("/")
+def index():
+    try:
+        albums = _client().list_albums()
+        error = None
+    except ConnectionError as e:
+        albums = []
+        error = str(e)
+    state_dir = Path(current_app.config["STATE_DIR"])
+    for album in albums:
+        album["has_state"] = (state_dir / f"{album['id']}.json").exists()
+    return render_template("phase1.html", albums=albums, error=error,
+                           current_phase="", album_id=None,
+                           phase_stale=[], notes_content="")
+
+
+@bp.post("/select")
+def select():
+    album_ids = request.form.getlist("album_ids[]")
+    grav_trip_slug = request.form["grav_trip_slug"].strip()
+    start_over = request.form.get("start_over") == "1"
+
+    if len(album_ids) == 1:
+        primary_id = album_ids[0]
+    else:
+        primary_id = "__merged__" + "_".join(sorted(album_ids))
+
+    existing = load_state(primary_id, current_app)
+    if existing and not start_over:
+        return redirect(f"/{existing.phase}?album_id={primary_id}")
+
+    # Fetch and merge assets, deduplicating by asset ID
+    all_assets = {}
+    album_name_parts = []
+    for aid in album_ids:
+        album = _client().get_album(aid)
+        album_name_parts.append(album["albumName"])
+        for asset in album["assets"]:
+            if asset["id"] not in all_assets:
+                all_assets[asset["id"]] = asset
+
+    photos = [
+        Photo(id=a["id"], original_filename=a["originalFileName"],
+              local_datetime=a["localDateTime"])
+        for a in sorted(all_assets.values(), key=lambda x: x["localDateTime"])
+    ]
+    for i, p in enumerate(photos):
+        p.order = i
+
+    state = TripState(
+        album_id=primary_id,
+        album_name=", ".join(album_name_parts),
+        grav_trip_slug=grav_trip_slug,
+        photos=photos,
+    )
+    save_state(state, current_app)
+    return redirect(f"/triage?album_id={primary_id}")
+
+
 # TODO(task-6): replace this stub with the real triage route
 @bp.get("/triage")
 def triage():
diff --git a/services/travel-memories/app/templates/phase1.html b/services/travel-memories/app/templates/phase1.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41c33fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/travel-memories/app/templates/phase1.html
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% block content %}
+<div class="p-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+  <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Select Album</h1>
+
+  {% if error %}
+  <div class="alert alert-error mb-4">
+    <span>Cannot reach Immich: {{ error }}</span>
+    <a href="/" class="btn btn-sm">Retry</a>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <form method="post" action="/select">
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-4 mb-6">
+      {% for album in albums %}
+      <label class="album-card card bg-base-100 shadow cursor-pointer hover:shadow-lg transition"
+             data-album-id="{{ album.id }}">
+        <figure class="h-40 overflow-hidden">
+          <img src="/proxy/thumb/{{ album.albumThumbnailAssetId }}"
+               class="w-full h-full object-cover" alt="">
+        </figure>
+        <div class="card-body p-4">
+          <div class="flex items-start gap-2">
+            <input type="checkbox" name="album_ids[]" value="{{ album.id }}"
+                   class="checkbox checkbox-primary mt-1">
+            <div>
+              <p class="font-semibold">{{ album.albumName }}</p>
+              <p class="text-sm opacity-60">{{ album.assetCount }} photos</p>
+              {% if album.has_state %}
+              <span class="resume-badge badge badge-warning badge-sm mt-1">In progress</span>
+              {% endif %}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </label>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="form-control mb-4 max-w-xs">
+      <label class="label"><span class="label-text">Grav trip slug</span></label>
+      <input id="grav-slug" type="text" name="grav_trip_slug" required
+             placeholder="central-asia-2023" class="input input-bordered">
+    </div>
+
+    <input type="hidden" name="start_over" id="start-over-flag" value="0">
+    <div class="flex gap-2">
+      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Start &rarr;</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm"
+              onclick="document.getElementById('start-over-flag').value='1'; this.closest('form').submit()">
+        Start over (discard progress)
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  </form>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/services/travel-memories/tests/test_phase1.py b/services/travel-memories/tests/test_phase1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f23b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/travel-memories/tests/test_phase1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+def test_album_list_renders(base_url, page):
+    page.goto(base_url)
+    assert page.locator(".album-card").count() == 1
+    assert "Central Asia 2023" in page.inner_text(".album-card")
+
+
+def test_select_single_album_creates_state(base_url, page):
+    page.goto(base_url)
+    page.locator(".album-card input[type=checkbox]").first.check()
+    page.fill("#grav-slug", "central-asia-2023")
+    page.locator("button[type=submit]").click()
+    page.wait_for_url("**/triage**")
+    assert "album_id=album-1" in page.url
+
+
+def test_resume_prompt_shown_for_existing_state(base_url, page, seed_state):
+    seed_state("phase2_state")
+    page.goto(base_url)
+    assert page.locator("[data-album-id=album-1] .resume-badge").is_visible()
+
+
+def test_immich_unreachable_shows_error(base_url, page, monkeypatch):
+    import app.routes.albums as a
+    orig = a.ImmichClient
+    class BrokenClient:
+        def __init__(self, *a, **k): pass
+        def list_albums(self): raise ConnectionError("down")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(a, "ImmichClient", BrokenClient)
+    page.goto(base_url)
+    assert page.locator(".alert-error").is_visible()