Winter road trip part II - Annecy day 1 continued..

After our our lakeside walk we headed back to the old town and took the tourist photos that everyone who visits here take. It was busy as there was market day and there was a good holiday vibe. 

We had a light lunch in a restaurant by the river, on the left of the pic. above. After which we further explored the old town leaving any heritage visits for tomorrow.

It is such a photogenic place with delightful buildings around ever corner.We found our way to our apartment,settled in before immediately heading back out to explore into the evening and finding a place for dinner. All in all a very good day and walk (10km)

Winter road trip part II - Annecy.

Our drive from Mâcon to Annecy could have been quite spectacular but for the fog but we caught the odd glimpse of the scenery when we had an occasional lift of the cover or exited one of the long tunnels. We arrived,as we knew we would, early for getting into our apartment so decided to head over to the lake,park the car and go for a walk to take in the views.

Marching around Mâcon. Winter road trip part I.

Off on our winter road trip, heading down to spend some time at Richard & Francoise in Provence. We decided to take in Annecy en-route as it was a place we wanted to visit before heading back to Scotland,if we ever get there! Friends had suggested an overnight stop here at Mâcon, something they do on the way to Marseilles (where we are heading also) to break the journey . 

We arrived mid afternoon, a bit later than planned as we had another tyre pressure warning which meant a detour to a service station. Of course it was totally unnecessary as we checked them all and were ok but topped up anyway as to justify the visit and the heavier than usual load, before simply resetting the system, better safe than sorry I hear you say. 

Mâcon, in the heart of southern Burgundy,sits along the Saône River.  The charming historic center, with its Romanesque tile roofs and colorful facades, gives it a distinctly southern feel which makes it ideal for a walk around. 

After checking into our hotel we headed out to enjoy what was left of the afternoon and the evening taking in the main sites.

The streets were quiet for a Saturday evening although there was a lot of locals out celebrating Halloween with their families.

We did just under 7 km so we justified stopping for a refreshment, though not at this establishment as the clientele seemed a bit fearsome!

We had dinner at a delightful little Italian (I know!) restaurant, run by Italians where we had two courses and limoncello cocktails for 41 euros all in!

Mon Banc Dominical — My Sunday Bench, by the lake at Annecy.

 

Not sure they would let me live on this street!

Snapped these windows on Rue des Joyeux in Le Grand-Pressigny on our walk on Monday, as I  have done many times before. It always strikes me as quite a handsome facade and even though the windows and shutters colour would not be my choice (nor the Mayor's?) it seems to work here!

Monday's walk around Le Grand-Pressigny.