Thursday, September 21, 2006
18 September, 06
My name keeps changing and it is now Monty (for those of you who are following). We woke up and unfortunately it was still raining and cloudy and we were not going up the mountain today. So, we decided to leave Charmonix and spend a full day driving through the scenic route and stopping at a few villages along the way. We checked out and were heading in the direction of Annecy. Our first proper stop was in Megeve. What a stunning town. Every turn you make is a picture- unbelievable. It wasn’t raining anymore and the weather was definitely clearing. We had a quick cuppucino at a typical ‘salon de the’ and then we did a short walk amongst the cows grazing in the mountains. Everything was so green and fresh and we really were surprised with this little town that had so much to offer, including loads of hikes on its doorstep. We continued on the route de Grande Alpes to the ‘Coles Des Aravis’. This is a peak/ or high point in the middle of the alps. We had a crepe and smelt the fresh clean country air before heading down to a town famous for its cheese called Thones. The cheese that is made in this region is called Reblochon but we were so disappointed with the town that we hardly stopped and didn’t visit the co-op either. We moved on to Annecy but we were told by someone that we must stay in the area called Talloires. So that is exactly what the Bendels did! We headed straight for this town and found accommodation fairly quickly and easily since it is low season. We actually found an amazing hotel overlooking the Lac d’Annecy (lake) with a huge terrace, surrounded by the mountains. It was a quiet, tiny village and as we settled down we thought perhaps it was too quiet? We decided to go for a little walk along the lake but there was no real promenade and now we were really uncertain whether we made the right decision to stay there. We were very curious to see what we were missing so we took a drive to Annecy (the town). It was only 10 minutes away. There was a massive park and promenade and the sun was setting and everybody was either jogging or walking or just relaxing by the lake. It was really pretty and we walked around the lake and reached the picturesque vielle ville (old town). We found an amazing little restaurant called La Gritta run by a Thai lady and Italian husband. The food was excellent, the service was great and it was very well-priced. We took a drive back to our Hotel Le Lac and collapsed.
My name keeps changing and it is now Monty (for those of you who are following). We woke up and unfortunately it was still raining and cloudy and we were not going up the mountain today. So, we decided to leave Charmonix and spend a full day driving through the scenic route and stopping at a few villages along the way. We checked out and were heading in the direction of Annecy. Our first proper stop was in Megeve. What a stunning town. Every turn you make is a picture- unbelievable. It wasn’t raining anymore and the weather was definitely clearing. We had a quick cuppucino at a typical ‘salon de the’ and then we did a short walk amongst the cows grazing in the mountains. Everything was so green and fresh and we really were surprised with this little town that had so much to offer, including loads of hikes on its doorstep. We continued on the route de Grande Alpes to the ‘Coles Des Aravis’. This is a peak/ or high point in the middle of the alps. We had a crepe and smelt the fresh clean country air before heading down to a town famous for its cheese called Thones. The cheese that is made in this region is called Reblochon but we were so disappointed with the town that we hardly stopped and didn’t visit the co-op either. We moved on to Annecy but we were told by someone that we must stay in the area called Talloires. So that is exactly what the Bendels did! We headed straight for this town and found accommodation fairly quickly and easily since it is low season. We actually found an amazing hotel overlooking the Lac d’Annecy (lake) with a huge terrace, surrounded by the mountains. It was a quiet, tiny village and as we settled down we thought perhaps it was too quiet? We decided to go for a little walk along the lake but there was no real promenade and now we were really uncertain whether we made the right decision to stay there. We were very curious to see what we were missing so we took a drive to Annecy (the town). It was only 10 minutes away. There was a massive park and promenade and the sun was setting and everybody was either jogging or walking or just relaxing by the lake. It was really pretty and we walked around the lake and reached the picturesque vielle ville (old town). We found an amazing little restaurant called La Gritta run by a Thai lady and Italian husband. The food was excellent, the service was great and it was very well-priced. We took a drive back to our Hotel Le Lac and collapsed.
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