May 2010 France: Enjoying life in La douce Lac d'Annecy
Wine, cheese, sun & some hiking :-)
20.05.2010 - 24.05.2010
25 °C
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Lac d'Annecy 20-24 May 2010
on Marie-Jose's travel map.
Hi,
After 1.5 month at home my legs and heart were simply aching for some action & nice mountains.
And finally I found a compagnon who likes to hike as well!!!
So I flew to Lyon to my friend Georgia, catched up some sleep, went to the great shop 'au vieux campeur' where I enjoyed myself with putting up 3 tents (due to my extensive research in the last couple of weeks I actually could start working in any tent shop, so if you need advise on lightweigh tents, give me a call...), bought some maps, had a great beer in the sun and Friday we were off to Annecy.
It was really great weather and simply great to be back again in Annecy & enjoying its surroundings and enjoying our trip. Herewith some pictures.
Still fresh before we started - these savoyard salades are great!
why are we actually hiking when we can enjoy the Annecy lake by sitting down... mmmh...
view at lac d'annecy when climbing to Mont Veyrier
we thought we were at the top - well, we were not... yet ...
view from Mont Veyrier (1291m)
and again a nice mountain
my future frontyard - breakfast at the very nice & pleasant hotel Beausejour
my future backyard
coucou
my future home
La maison du monsieur Chèvre - The home of Mr. Goat
View at Annecy & lac d'Annecy - are we not at the top yet?
Chalet de l'aulp is a farm you can actually visit and which has a splendid location with views at the impressive La Tournette, the Annecy Lake, etc.
La vache qui rit
Klooned animals in France - or was it the wine?
Breakfast at the fabulous and great refuge Pré Verel
Stress? what's that?
Col des Nantets (1426m)
Should we take another beer or go hiking again... well...
View from Col/Pas de l'Aulp
The poor goat lost its herd of ca 40 goats which we passed 15 minutes earlier (quite some music from their bells)
View from Pas de l'Aulp with the Annecy Lake in the background
View from Col de Talamarche at 1850 m
Enjoying the evening sun with in the background the Mont Blanc
That's where we are going in August: the Mont Blanc!!
Breakfast at refuge Larrieux with 2 nice couples
Walking back to civilised surroundings - dreaming of a place here and working from home...
again beautiful Annecy
Beautiful Annecy
Posted by Marie-Jose 28.05.2010 18:11 Archived in France
Hello Marie-Jose,
I've stumbled upon your blog and it's great! I especially liked your trip to Annecy. My bonne maman lives in Albertville - about 40mins. away by car from Annecy - and I spent a lot of time in pedal boats on Lake Annecy. I was wondering, though, how you found the hiking paths in the mountains surrounding Annecy. Thanks in advance for your help!
22.08.2010 by Phil2010