Annecy adoration

Today I had the great fortune of visiting three french town of annecy. I mainly ended up there cos I needed to be out the house for a day and with a lack of better things to do, decided a short trip to france, where fuel is cheaper, is obviously the best option.

I'm extremely glad I could come up with nothing else to do because I've now found a dream holiday destination a mere hour and a half away by car (faster, but more expensive on the toll roads).

Although I went in the height of summer the crowds of people were not enough to spoil the charm of this town. In fact they added to it. The lake of annecy was a hub of activity with people paddle boarding, sailing, paddle boating and swimming. It really looked like a scene off a summer time post card. And here I thought all of those were posed! One of the advantages of working during high season its that you get holidays while everyone else is working and all great places seem private holiday resorts. However in this case annecy felt alive with tourists and its one of the few times I've been to france and met friendly french! it might be that I'm understanding the language a bit better so I know what people are saying to me, instead of being the ignorant english. And after cycling through annecy I understand why the french get so annoyed with the english.

If someone were to stop in the middle of the cycle path without warning (and that person was not under the age of 10) it is guaranteed that the next thing out of their mouth will be in english and the next thing out of everyone else's mouth will be putain! Why do the english insist on arriving on holiday and then proceeding to be absolutely obnoxious. They're not generally obnoxious in england so what changes as they cross the channel?

I'm getting distracted, this post is about annecy. Not only does annecy have an incredibly clear blue lake as its main attraction but its also at the foothills of the alps making climbing and hiking definite musts. I have not done either there so cannot give first hand experience but c' mon, its the alps and they never disappoint!

There is so much to rave about and share but I'm just going to whet your appetite and leave you with the photos! Enjoy.