Annec

Annecy:



So, because the French are terrific, I will never have class on Wednesdays. Ever. And this past Wednesday, I traveled to a place called Annecy, which is the Alpes region. We left in the late morning and returned around 9 PM. It was a day filled with beautiful skies, mountains, and lakes.

It kind of felt like the venice of the west. As soon as we got there, we were very hungry. We bought very big sandwiches of chicken bacon and "salade" with a balsamic sauce. They were pressed in a panini-maker which made them warm and delicious. We also had goat cheese chips, cold tomato soup, a bottle of wine, and the most absurdly delicious moose brownie ever.

We ate lunch at the park next to the lake.



After lunch, we decided to go paddle boating. It was the best call ever. We were out on the lake for a little over an hour and it was SO nice outside. I will now show you all pictures to make you insanely jealous:

Too bright


Mountains!

Big boat

Boat racing!


Anyway, we ended the day with a small meal of bread and butter, the tomato soup, and some cookies. It was wonderful.


GRENOBLE

Not quite as lovely as Annecy, Grenoble is a mountain town with many awe-inspiring images. Other than that, there is little to do in Grenoble so we moved on quickly.

We started the day off by eating lunch in a reputable small restaurant. For only 10 euro, we had half a chicken/duck and a plate of potatoes and cheese--the local specialty. It was delicious and alone, worth the trip.

After that, we climbed the mountain. Taking the pods to the top of the hill, we walked around for hours. We then returned to the hotel for dinner that we bought at the store. For dinner and breakfast food--only 5 Euro a piece. Not bad, eh? Finally, we ended the night with drinks in the city. I had a glass of Chartreuse that was about three times as much as they should have given me. It was delicious but no one else seemed to enjoy it. It did seem pretty heavy on the gin...

Anyway, we went to bed after exploring the city a bit pretty early. The hostel was only 19 euro an evening, so it wasn't so bad after all. We left the hotel at 11, bought last minute tickets back to Lyon at 11:21 and were home by 1 for Lunch. Tomorrow? Marseilles and my first time on the TGV. We may move quickly onto Nice or Avignon. Got to pack my bathing suit!

Here are some pics of Grenoble:

We had to take Pods to get there

Pods!

At the top of the first mountain

We got ambitious...

I love how everyone stays outside here!

Okay. that's it. I need to go back for tomorrow and charge this computer.