Annecy Sunday July 8.

Another rainy day! A leisurely breakfast of beautiful fresh croissants, bread, ham and a lot of coffee!

Into Annecy for a walk around the market. The market was in the old part of town and although it concentrated mainly on fresh local produce, a few of the other shops were open. Brian and Jean-marc purchased hats that make them look like the Blues Brothers. Apparently they are the local style of hat. After purchasing some more food and cheese for our dinner, lunch was the next major decision. Lunch is a big deal in France, with most businesses closing between 12.00 and 2.00pm. We settled on a little stone restaurant next to the river – very nice.

A quiet afternoon followed.

I think today is mainly about food! Tonight for dinner we are having a Racliette. This consists of melting a special type of cheese in a special type of spoon under an electric grill device. You then pour the cheese over a selection of hams and potato. It is very tasty, but quite filling and I suspect not at all good for the waistline. All this is washed down with quite a lot of wine.