The most cleaned lake in Europe.. Annecy, Haute Savoye, Italy

 

We hoped it was a beautiful place....

What suffering being able to book train tickets, planned and then canceled the strike has forced us to confirm only two days before, but finally the 18th morning at 06.43 the train was leaving the target Chambery. Two hours of break waiting for the train to Annecy, just enough time to eat a baguette and sit on a park bench and return to the station. After 40 minutes we arrived at Annecy, the taxi we arrived at Annecy le Vieux three kilometers from downtown at the Hotel Abbaye, but spartan atmosphere, converted from an old abbey, all stone and wood, very impressive. Time to put down the suitcases. take a bath and go armed with camera and camera at a time of Annecy. Superb town nestled between the lake and the mountains, a lake which you see the bottom and a deep blue color. Annecy is a succession of narrow streets full of shops, clubs, restaurants with tables on the sidewalks that line the canals. Find all the best known brands in Italy, from Zara to Fnac in Monoprix (type Upim old style), the Galeries Lafayette, the spectacular food stores meats and cheeses and culinary fast food.Portici take you covered streets and corners where special channels by you with their clear water. A dinner with French and back to hotel through the beautiful lake bordered by a lawn where people camp, play football. Lots of pedals and boats for hire. After an hour we reach the Hotel and exhausted crollaiamo into a deep sleep disturbed only by birdsong.

But it was utterly better

Breakfast and departure for a gaggle of Annecy, this time we take the bus # 5 and we are in a city with a euro in ten minutes. Crossing the center and the "Garden of Europe" beautiful park and we boarded the boat that takes us two hours around the lake (12km of LOA for 3 wide). What you can see the lake seems to be the best representation of the ideal lifestyle. Cottages with garden which dives into the lake with a pier for small boats in an environment to human scale. Looking behind the mountains, scorgone the snowy peaks of the Alps and in contrast to dozens of paragliders fluttering with their bright colors. Each stop will probably want to get out and move them to live. We come across many boats fishing with old couples demonstrating that love triumphs and hard on the simple things that life can be really beautiful. we return hungry for lunch in Annecy, we saw a beautiful little place, wood and straw in front of the main church, I seem to remember Chesi called "La maison de mama Lisa" and the set menu from 28 € ate divinely, entree, main dish, dish fomaggi mixed, dessert and coffee. With a full belly and eyes expressionless for the happiness we climbed the hill to the castle. Inside is a museum about the fauna and the life of the lake, and alas, there was also an exhibition of Japanese art technology, you were a mouse, or room and several paintings that interacted your movement. New idea but trivial in its implementation is slightly tacky and out of place in a medieval castle. However the view from the castle is superb. We have taken the bus # 5 and we're back to the Hotel. Does not have a restaurant and then we went to the Casino (a supermarket do you think ...) and a baguette, a bag of bologna, two pears and four ice cream we bought and ate dinner watching the last diornata of the French league on Canal + in room.

And the suitcase

We are early risers and wanting to spend a little time in Annecy before leaving the bus but on Sunday we are not moving. Do we call a taxi and aci we bring to the station to deposit the suitcase in the luggage but does not exist. Fortunately, a trolley, but every time we enter a post asking us if we want a room, we would really prefer a coffee, we would really prefer to eat. along the crowded Sunday market where in addition to fruit and food, clothing and crafts are also a music stand that offers the great Italian singer Toto Cotugno .......
We continue to export old stuff, wine cheese pizza, spaghetti and Toto Cutugno. And also we import new ones which we could do without.
But the train is waiting for us and as we approach the station from a window comes blaring a song by our friend Toto ....., your wife went to the market?
It starts with a good feeling, but just three days a week by renting a car would be great. We highly recommend this place, you will do your companions happy and connoisseurs, what makes us happier than a happy companion ...........................