Chers Amis
Our first
port of call in Europe was Geneva and we were so impressed by the city and Lac
Leman that I feared that I had made a big mistake and that French countryside
would suffer by comparison. That was until we arrived in Annecy. Annecy is also
located on a lake but the medieval buildings and streets of the old city, the
confusion of shops, cafes and restaurants, and the clean fast flowing river
which runs right through the centre give the place a charm and beauty which is
hard to describe. We stayed in an ancient hotel overlooking (overhanging?) the
river and were up early each morning for a walk along the lake foreshores
followed by coffee and croissants for breakfast. The food in restaurants was
well priced and so good that we will spend the first month back in Australia on
a diet to lose all of the weight we have put on. Next stop was Bourg d'Oisans
and the famous Alpe d'Huez for a bit of bike riding. Lost some of that weight! We
are currently in Bergerac, a beautiful town in the Dordogne staying in a b
& b built in the 17th century. With its creaking floors and low ceilings
and crude structure you think you have been transported back to the times of Charles
Dickens. Again the food is stunning. Maybe we'll have to go back to Huez. Photos
of Annecy streetscape, our Annecy hotel, top of Alpe d'Huez, Bourg d'Oisans
streetscape and our b&b in Bergerac are shown in the June 2017 edition of La Mouette. Next stop is
Bordeaux then on to the UK.
Amities, Robert
