My World Tour... well kinda!
 When in France, do like the French France has a lot of vacation. But, even luckier for me, there are lots of national holidays in the month of May. Four to be exact -and none of them are weekends. Two of them are Tuesdays. This past Monday, the day before the nation`s equivilent of our Labor Day, we were also given the day off. It`s called a "pont" or a bridge to the holiday. Classes were cancelled and rescheduled so that we could get out of town! Whoo hoo. This Monday I don`t have any classes which gives me another "pont" into the holiday on Tuesday. Then there is May 16th and 17th off (a thurs & fri). So that effectively gives me THREE four day weekends in May! Have I said that I love France lately? Well I definitely made use of that "pont". After going to Geneva on Saturday, some friends and I decided to catch a train over to Annecy. It`s a beautiful little city in France in the direction of Switzerland. The tickets are very cheap and it only took two hours to get there. I loved it. It reminds me of Venice... and the lake is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The water was crystal clear in the shallow parts (hence the greenish blue water). If it didn`t feel like ice, I would`ve been tempted to jump in - clothes and all! We mostly spent the day relaxing and soaking in the sun. That is until it went away and brought about a massive thunderstorm, lol. If you haven`t heard thunder or experienced a storm in between mountains, I don`t recommend it at all. My little heart nearly died. But we made it out safely. Even though we left earlier than expected, it was a fabulous day. Enjoy the pics... -------- http://picasaweb.google.com/nikitamitchell/AnnecyFrance?authkey=cEgynjw0pzI -------- Enjoy the pics.
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Diary Photos
| 30th Apr 2007 | |
| Annecy, France | |
| Scene of the lake and a bit of the mountains in the back. The picture doesn't even begin to do it justice! |
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