Annecy Tuesday July 10.


Still raining! Not much planned for today.

In the afternoon we went to the Gorges Du Fier. A very narrow gorge where the Fier river has cut a deep swathe through the Sandstone. There is a narrow walk way attached to the side of the cliff above the rushing water. Not ideally suited to my fear of heights.

Next we visited a Medieval Castle. Unfortunately the only way to look at it and the large collection of artefacts inside was by guided tour. The tour would have been OK, except that it was very crowded and in French! We were given English tour notes to read, but I think a lot of the finer points regarding the history of the castle were lost in translation. When we booked the guy in the office asked if we were English, we replied no we were Australian, to which he shook his head and said he was very sorry, but he did not have an Australian translation. We said it was OK as we also spoke English!

Tonight is our last night with jean-marc and his family in Alex, so we have a celebration planned. Champagne, Fondue and more Red wine – it’s a tough life! All his family came and it was quite a party. About 5 different conversations happening at once and mostly all in French.