Day 4 in Annecy (Saturday, April 13, 2019) — a galette for lunch, a line for ice cream, fondue dinner, nighttime walk, and so much more.
Day 4 in Annecy (Saturday, April 13, 2019) — a galette for lunch, a line for ice cream, fondue dinner, nighttime walk, and so much more.
Annecy day three (Friday, April 12, 2019): market day, a gorgeous boat ride on the lake, Raclette for lunch, and a concert, with Alpenhorns, in the castle!
Thursday, April 11, a beautiful bike ride along Lac d’Annecy (Lake Annecy), to the precious town of Duingt and back.
After teaching in Geneva on April 9 for Hillside Communications, I’m enjoying four days in stunning Annecy, France (an hour away from Geneva). Annecy gives you a cozy combination of Lake Como (lake and Alps); Lucerne (lake, Alps, Swiss/German architecture, biking along the lake), Venice (canals), Geneva (classy shops), Norwegian fjords (jaw dropping bike rides along the water) and so much more.
Here’s a snippet from our Day 3 in Avignon, Monday, March 18, 2019 – a highlight was our walk to the other side of the river Rhône, to see new and beautiful views of the Palace of the Popes and Avignon’s special bridge, Pont Saint-Bénézet.
Here’s a snippet from our Day 2 in Avignon, Sunday, March 17, 2019, starting with our visit to the Palace of the Popes, and on to Les Halles for lunch; Guinesses at an Irish pub for St. Patrick’s Day, and another lovely dinner in a lovely square.
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of when we first met, Jeff and I took a delightful three-day getaway to Avignon March 16-18 2019. We fell in love with Avignon! All of the walled city’s tan-colored buildings are amazingly tidy and clean; it has tiny, crooked, cobbled alleyways and dozens of squares, small and large, most of which have restaurants with outdoor seating; it sits along the mighty Rhône river; everything you want to see is within an easy walk; it was home to the popes from 1309 – 1417 and still has the Palace of the Popes (Palais des Papes) to prove it; and is home to the beloved old Bridge of Avignon (Pont d’Avignon), made famous by the 15th century children’s song “Sur la pont d’Avignon, l’on y danse, l’on y danse” “On the bridge of Avignon, we will dance, we will dance…”
It’s been like spring here in Carcassonne – 75 degrees today! I couldn’t resist enjoying a chicken sandwich from Kristin’s Pâtisserie on a bench by the River Aude, and then taking a short bike ride along the river.
“The year began with lunch” – the first sentence from one of my favorite books, Peter Mayle’s “A Year in Provence.” And our 2019 began with lunch. Our back-door neighbors, Claudine and Michel, a lovely and worldly couple, invited us to their home for a lovely New Year’s Day lunch that lasted four hours. It was absolutely delightful.