We venture into France

August 11

We decide to visit Annecy, France – which I remember fondly from a business trip to Geneva 15 years ago. One of my days off, I took the train into Annecy – known as the Venice of France. Lots of bridges over canals, flowers, parks and lovely little shops. It was October and I wandered the practically empty streets, did a little shopping and had lunch at a cafe right next to the canal – it was a great day. I wanted husband to see it, and so we drove over – only 1 1/2 hours from Lausanne.

Well, let me tell you Annecy in August is a whole different animal than in October. Much to our dismay, it was quite hot and the streets were packed with hordes of wandering tourists. So we quickly directed ourselves into the back streets and quieter parts. Still a lovely city and we enjoyed just walking around. I found a couple of nice shops, we walked through the market, looked in all the bakery windows and enjoyed a plat jour lunch at a very good cafe. Here are the photos — just ignore all the hot and sweaty tourists who intruded into my carefully composed photos – especially the husband photo-bomb in the last shot.