Annecy Stories


The Tuesday morning market in Annecy

So Di and Kerry and Indiana are on their way back home. I can’t believe how quickly three weeks can go by. Hopefully you have memories that will stay with you forever. Just to be sure I thought I’d put one down in print…. On a perfect crisp morning we sat by the canal in the glorious sunshine in Annecy. Kerry and I ordered our grand café au lait ...


The good times roll on...

Forget everything I said about summer being gone – it’s back with a vengeance! C’est fantastique! It’s Saturday and with Rob away at Donnington in the UK, it’s just the girls and me here at Chez Sherrard. So we three made an excursion to Annecy en velo (on our bikes). What a magnificent outing. As we wove our way through the Jardin du L’Europe th...


The lake

Wonderful place. It attracts a lot of visitors, most of them French as far as we could tell. Coach loads of people come & go daily. It is probably jam packed in high summer. Went for a 1hr boat ride around the lake. The weather was sunny and clear & you could see the snow on the top peaks. There were many charming villages around the lake. The ...


Into the mountains

Today we travelled to Annecy by train. The TGV is the way to travel & the local train up through the mountains was a comfortable if long journey. After leaving Marseille it was with complete contrast that we arrived in Annecy - mountain air, clean streets and smiling people! First impressions are very good, judging by the people here, it is certain...