Annecy, France Travel Blogs

Annecy
Aug 14, 2007 (10 photos)

Ok this just keeps getting better. We now have yet another new favourite place... so far. Annecy is a beautiful town in a beautiful setting. The old part of town is packed with restaurants, cafés, and shops. It seems as though all of the above have an ice ...

Mont Blanc
Jun 27, 2005 (4 photos)

... the Alps and had a huge lake full of turquoise water, apparently due to a mineral that makes it that way. Our first day in Annecy we went to the market and bought lots of bread, meat, cheese, vegetables and a roast chicken and sat by the lake eating it. ...

Wine tasting and Lyon
Feb 15, 2005 (8 photos)

... much at all, because of the snow and the buses don't run very often. Next weekend they are having a venetian carnival here in Annecy, so that should be interesting. I'll talk to you all soon! Hope you all had a good Valentine's day, mine sucked. Bye ...

Puttin' on the Ritz
Aug 19, 2005 (1 photos)

Really beautiful, classy spot. Shame we're lookin' a bit rough by now.

My weekends past
Mar 14, 2005 (9 photos)

Ok, so I haven't written for awhile. I have Internet in my apartment so I am not really budgeting my time on the computer as well because it is always on hand. Oh well, I have lot to say no, so it should be an entertaining travel log. I am pretty ...

The Venetien Carnival
Feb 22, 2005 (8 photos)

... On Saturday I saw the Venetien Carnival, which really wasn't a carnival at all. What it was was all the Italian people in Annecy dress up in these elaborate costumes and very slowly walk around the town. It was of course snowing that day, but that made ...

The French Alps
Mar 30, 2002

The area is gorgeous.  I love mountain lakes.  There's a great art scene here too.  Plus, the hostel has the best hostel breakfast on the planet.  They even have a hot chocolate machine.

La Clusaz
Jan 2, 1999 (19 photos)

First experience in Skiing! My gurus are Fred, Simon, Laurent and Virginie

Annecy and Geneva
Nov 19, 2008 (16 photos)

... Also a nice city, but obviously much larger. Had excellent fondue for lunch, then treated ourselves to Swiss chocolate. Yum & yum. In Annecy we stayed at a youth hostel that was just out of town and up a series of steep hills, it was in a really pretty ...

La Clusaz
Jan 17, 2004 (9 photos)

To be updated.

In search of the sun
Aug 4, 2006 (2 photos)

... only our swimming stuff - chilly but eminently practical when you have no where to dry damp clothes! We headed south west for Annecy keeping our fingers crossed that the skies would clear but as we got closer, the skies got darker and the rain kept ...

The French Alps
Jun 26, 2009 (3 photos)

... would have.  We drove on very scenic but narrow and slow and windy roads almost the entire way to Annecy, several hours. Hairpin turns, cliffs, canyons and switchbacks were the norm through this mountainous Alps region. Hindsight says we would have ...

The streets are paved with .... Water?
Mar 14, 2003 (24 photos)

... the train station. Today is all about Annecy. Annecy is a city in the Rhône-Alpes region of east central France, on the shores of Lake Annecy, 22 miles south of Geneva. Some call it the Venice of France because it is full of canals that take you ...

Annecy
May 16, 2005 (4 photos)

Auntie Norma recommended it so we came!! The cleanest lake in Europe they say, but we didn't see any fish. Tres old town - but too eraly for the famous geraniums

Hello again
Feb 8, 2005 (5 photos)

Hi again, the weather here has been beautiful still, sunny but cold, but it still makes it seem warmer. I had my first real day of school so far, it's ok. I also took some photos of the house I'm living in, so I'll post those up. Over the weekend I ...

In Annecy
Mar 26, 2005 (2 photos)

... the morning to get to Geneva. We would be there for the day and then head off to Rome on another overnight train. Our weekend in Annecy was definitely a nice beak from all our rushing around in Paris and all the rushing around we would be doing in Rome.

Vendange Story!
Oct 23, 2009

... encore une fois)( et un tour d'autobus qui passait entre les montagnes ET par dessus aussi ahah!!!) on est retourné a Annecy pour aller a Albertville le lendemain. Quel grosse marde, Albertville! La ville est laide, mais les alentours sont ...

Bon jour!
Feb 4, 2005 (8 photos)

Hello everyone, I'm in France! I have been here for about 5 days now and things are looking up. the first few days were pretty hard, but now things aren't so bad. The town is beautiful and so old. I started school Wednesday and there are people from ...

Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 24, 2006 (14 photos)

... spent in Fnac, which is France's version of Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, and Ticketmaster combined. Traveling to Annecy was fun--I liked seeing a part of France that has a very different feel than Provence. French word du jour: une rengaine, which is a ...

Annecy, France
Jun 12, 2008 (5 photos)

... closer to central France in hopes of meeting up with Henry's brother Fred. We stayed overnight in the little town of Annecy, France. Sometimes life just drops little surprises on your doorstep - this was one of them. Old Annecy was wonderfully romantic ...

We fancy Annecy!
May 29, 2005 (6 photos)

... , the strawberries and croissants, the way the light falls on the lake and the townhouses lean over each other, whispering local gossip. Annecy's origins date back to 3000BC so in fairness I can't claim to have found her but can - nonetheless - recommed ...

Amazing glacial lake and old little city
Sep 13, 2004 (4 photos)

Beautiful, crystal clear lake and amazing mountains.

Annecy
Aug 27, 2008 (10 photos)

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Annecy is a great town
Oct 11, 2007

Annecy is the main town of the Haute-Savoie Department in the Rhône-Alpes Region next Geneva in Swiss.

Sixte and Cecile's wedding: France
Aug 8, 2008 (226 photos)

... of my trip. It was great to hang out with Sixte and Cecile before the wedding at Sixte's parents home near Annecy and prepare for the wedding. Sixte...just for the official record...I won that swimming championship! The days before the wedding we spent ...

la petite ville parfaite
Nov 3, 2005

... ces temps-ci. Ben j'en ai faites des choses mais ca semble ridicule comparé au reste. Tk la ca fait une semaine je suis a Annecy. Superbe ville un peu bourgeoise. Ca ressemble a la petite ville parfaite qu il y a dans les films. De belles montagnes, un lac ...

Exploring the Alps
Sep 3, 2007 (3 photos)

It was a sad week as our dog was hit by a car and killed.  However, after a great deal of crying and concern for Emily(who had to deal with it at home), we managed to make the best of it and take advantage of our good host's hospitality.

Annecy is a beautiful place.....
Apr 17, 2008 (2 photos)

I like this place very much....

Primera etapa, Annecy y su lago.
Sep 26, 2009 (4 photos)

... coche... habíamos alquilado un triste Laguna, y nos encontramos con aquel pepinaco, como dijo Álvaro ).      Annecy es una ciudad de postal, imprescindible, que nos sirvió para abrir boca.  Preciosa, un aperitivo de lo que ...

Haute Savoie... in the French Alps
Aug 2, 2007

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