Friday, August 21, 2009

ANNECY, FRANCE - PART 1

During our last holidays, we decided to visit the quaint little town of Annecy in Haute-Savoie. It is situated in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, 34 kilometers (a 40 minutes car ride) away from Geneva.

As we don't have a car and there are regular bus lines from Geneva to Annecy, we thought that it would be a great idea to spend the day there and play tourists. What a lovely way to spend our day!

So, we arrived quite early in the morning, walked around the pretty old town and the stunning lakeside, enjoyed the beautiful landscapes and architecture, went to the fruit & veggie market (phew, the crowd is extreme during the holiday time), bought lots of goodies (dried Savoie sausages, spices, wine, oils, etc...), ate a delicious Reblochon Quiche and a slice of Opera Cake at "Le Péché Mignon" (highly recommended), refreshed ourselves with passionfruit, violet & raspberry and cherry sorbet ice creams that we bought from a little chocolate/candy store situated in the Passage de la Cathédrale and had a jolly good time.

I hope that you'll enjoy the pictures I took. I really had fun shooting them!


80 comments:

  1. I love your photos! Yours happens to be the first blog I visited with my new laptop (a gift from Josh).

    Blessings!
    Lacy

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  2. bon retour!
    et comme d'hab avec de superbes photos!
    bisous

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  3. Annecy looks so charming! Yet another place for me to put on my list of places I'd like to visit. Beautiful, bright photos!

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  4. Zut alors j'ai oublié de te dire que le Fidèle berger c'est aussi une délicieuse pâtisserie à Annecy !! next time...

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  5. sooo beautiful!! stunning photography rosa!! i wish i cud visit there on a holiday :)

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  6. What a great trip you have! I am waiting for more!!!

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  7. Oh Rosa, your blog made me miss Annecy so much, especially the lakeside view with la Tournette in the distance and I used to go to the Peché Mignon regularly. There was also a charming crêperie alongside the Thiou. And those cheeses! Ice crem ta the Hôtel Impérial is also lovely.

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  8. Such a beautiful town! Sounds like a wonderful visit!

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  9. Wow such a beautiful place this is.

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  10. Such a pretty place, the pictures of the river and the canal are beautiful!

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  11. Lovely virtual tour, gorgeous place! I would love to sample some of that cheese too!

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  12. To be able to take public transportation to a beautiful place like that would be so great. Lucky you. And a wonderful quiche and opera cake too. What a nice day you spent.

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  13. Beautiful pictures!! I love the lakeside, and the dreamy girl on bridge!! And the picture of cheese!! So much cheese, yumm!!

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  14. Tes photos sont très jolies comme toujours. On a pas eu le temps d'aller à Annecy..dommage, ce sera pour la prochaine fois, c'est pas si loin en fin de compte.
    Bisous (il pleut..on a moins chaud)

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  15. Merci Rosa, belle visite et jolies cartes postales que tu nous postes là

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  16. Beautifully captured Rosa! And those cheeses! Heaven!

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  17. Beautiful photos Rosa - I want to go on holiday too! Violet and raspberry sorbet sounds really yum

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  18. Oh, that cheese looks good.

    What a lovely day you had and such a lovely place. It is fun to play the tourist.

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  19. Bonjour, tu me rappelles des souvenirs dans les années 70 j'ai été dans cet endroit car ma tante avait une auberge,tes photos sont très belles, merci pour les souvenirs,bonne journée,by

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  20. These pictures Rosa are absolutely beautiful, trés Jolie!!!!Love these photos!! xGloria

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  21. your photos very very very beatiful :)) ı love cheese and lakeside:))

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  22. You are so talented when it comes to take a landscape photos!

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  23. Que c'est beau!!! Merci de partager tes photos!!!

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  24. Wonderful, wonderful shots, Rosa! What a lovely place. Thanks for sharing!

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  25. So charming! Love the patissier! Bet you had a wonderful time there!

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  26. What a lovely vacation place you went to! Oh the cheese looks delicious!

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  27. The town looks so serene and calm, perfect place for holidays :)
    love those gorgeous clicks

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  28. C'est une très jolie ville que j'ai eu l'occasion de visiter.
    Merci pour ces belles photos !
    Bisous et bonne soirée, Doria

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  29. Rosa, these photos are just amazing. So glad you went and shared these with us. Love the bakery.... and the cheese!

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  30. J'aurai beacoup souhaité etre là avec vous, quelles belles photos !

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  31. Beautiful! Wish I were there.

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  32. That is why I wish I lived in Europe - day trips to other countries, how lovely. Beautiful photos.

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  33. Ich habe nicht gewusst, dass Annecy so hübsch ist. Danke fürs Mitnehmen !

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  34. Lucky girl
    You always visit lovely places, thanks for sharing the photos. Absolutely beautiful x

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  35. je me souviens pas si je suis allee a annecy ou pas. quelle memoire! c'est beau en tout cas.

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  36. Tu nous fais voyager magnifiquement avec tes photos de luxe!

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  37. Merci de nous faire découvrir cette ville que nous rêvons de visiter.
    Bisous.
    Caro

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  38. j' u étais il y a peu et tes photos rendent bien hommage a cette superbe ville..je parle un peu de toi ici
    http://www.leplaisirdegourmandise.com/article-34452815.html

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  39. Nice Pictures, i like this Cheese there, yummy stuff i guess. :)

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  40. splendides photos! biises micky

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  41. What a beautiful, bright, blue sky! I love all the colors in the photos. Sounds like a fantastic holiday.

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  42. What gorgeous photos! Thank you for sharing them with us.

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  43. gosh I so fancy visiting this place so romantic and so lay back, a great place to relax! :)

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  44. Annecy....Je connais bien, j'y suis allée souvent étant petite lorsque je partais en vacances avec ma grand-mère, je faisais du petit cheval mécanique le long du lac ;-))

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  45. Lovely Photos I love to try The Cheese what great place to visit !

    Thank You for sharing your visit !



    Have a great Day ~~~

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  46. c'est magnifique merci pour ces belles photos
    bisous

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  47. Your photos are so lovely, it looks like you had so much fun!

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  48. Une de mes villes de France préférée.
    Va flâner au marché le matin le long su Thiou (mardi et vendredi je crois), tu ne seras pas déçue.

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  49. Beautiful photos Rosa, looks liek you had a great time.

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  50. Merci pour le Partage de ces jolies photos!! C'est absolument Magnifique:)xxx

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  51. Je ne connais pas ANnecy mais ces jolies photos sous le ciel bleu ne me donnent qu'une envie ... ALler y faire un tour ...
    Grosses bises
    Hélène

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  52. c'est absolument magnifique !

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  53. Bon retour et bravo pour ces superbes photos qui me donnent envie de sauter dans le premier train en partance pour annecy.
    Si j'étais responsable de leur office du tourisme je t'aurai embauchée illico !
    bisous

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  54. Love the photos! Sounds like you have a great time!!

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  55. That looks like a really nice place. Great photos!

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  56. ..merci pour la belle balade ma chère Rosa;)

    ~nancy xx

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  57. what a lovely town in such a gorgeous setting! and with good food too, sounds like a dream vacation...

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  58. You capture so beautifully on your pictures the beauty of France dear!.Amazing lovely pictures Rosa! (as usual)

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  59. alors, tu as changé tes chers Francs Suisses contre nos euros pour faire ton shopping?
    Bienvenue en Europe Rosa ;-)
    ( et très belle photos, comme toujours!)

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  60. Great place, I would love to visit one day too, beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing your favorite shops: )

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  61. merci pour cette ballade dans ma ville. il y a tant d'endroits à voir à annecy et dans les villages autour du lac

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  62. La France regorge de magnifiques paysages et de délicieux fromages...;mhm!!

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  63. Gorgeous photos, Rosa! I envy you the ability to easily visit such places. The nearest thing to me is Disney World and it lost its appeal YEARS ago.
    ~ingrid

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  64. Très belles photos! Encore mieux que des cartes postales. Félicitations!

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  65. your pictures are awesome!!! :D

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  66. How beautiful Rosa !! I imagine the trip back was a bit heavy but happy !!!

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  67. Looks gorgeous! Your pictures really capture the beauty of this quaint place!

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  68. Stunning pictures, I love it. Wish I was visiting this place.

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  69. I need a vacation THERE right now! ;)

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  70. que de jolies photos qui donnent envie de voyager !!!

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  71. Super tu nous est revenue! Merci de nous faire voyager à travers tes jolies photos...
    Je profite pour t'offrir ce prix "Blog coup de coeurrrrrrs" car j'aime beaucoup ton blog. Il n'y a pas que de la cuisine, c'est vivant et agréable.
    Renvoies moi ce commentaire et envoies le à tes 10 blogs coup de coeur, ne brise pas la chaine!

    à me renvoyer si je fais partie de tes amis.
    *aucun envoi—-tu auras à travailler sur ta relation avec les autres
    *2 envois—-tu es gentille,mais tu as besoin de t’extérioriser
    *4 envois—-tu as bien choisi tes amies
    *6 envois tu es des plus populaires et c’est probablement la raison pour laquelle tu es dans ma liste:)

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  72. sooo beautiful!! stunning photography rosa!! i wish i cud visit there on a holiday :)

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  73. Great blog! amazing pictures

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  74. ANONYMOUS: Thanks for the kind words and for passing by! :-)

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