Annecy

After an extremely long day of travelling (3 trains and 1 bus later) we arrived in Annecy.  Jasmine and I both agree that this is our favourite place in France that we have visited.  The lake is a clear, turquoise blue, our hostel is comfortable and the town is gorgeous.  

Canals through the town of Annecy.

More canals in the old town.

After a couple of days of hanging out at the beach and many hours ofswimmingin the lake, we decided to rent a kayak for a couple of hours. As soon as we got out into the lake Jasmine jumped out and wanted to swim next to the kayak!  I agree that it was hard to stay out of the water.

One day we took a ferry that circles the lake.  The ferry stops at all of the little villages that border the lake and allows passengers on and off.  We spent a few hours on the far side of the lake, roamed around the village and enjoyed the quiet beach. 

A privately owned castle on Lake Annecy.  

Mountains around the lake.

A quiet beach on the other side of the lake.

Waiting at the dock for the passenger ferry to take us back to Annecy.

A typical building in the medieval section of Annecy.

We enjoyed our stay in Annecy, but tomorrow we are heading off for a couple of days in Marseille.  We are looking forward to meeting back up with Cedar who has been travelling on her own for the last week, visiting some European friends who attended school in Squamish.