Day 13 - Our last day in Geneva

Our trip is finally winding down. We have a last tour after breakfast to Annecy, France.  We were told to make sure we had our passports with us just in case we were stopped.  The drive only took about 40 minutes and we parked right by Lake Annecy.  A short walk took us to the old town. We again chose to do the Gentle walkers tour and ended up with a private guide as no one else chose that option.

 This is truly a medieval town with its narrow lanes and bridges, with rivers paved over and canals to cross.  

 

 The Palais de l’île is a fortress/house in the middle of a River/Canal that was the home of the Lord of Annecy in the 12th Century. Years/Centuries later it became a prison. 

There aren't any of the city walls remaining, but there are some of the gates that were saved with now other buildings attached to them. 

There are cafe's, pastry shops, and ice cream places all over the old town.  Lynda had a dessert and Howard had his Pistachio ice cream.

 

 

 

 

 

Our outing finally came to an end and we took the time to take a picture or two with friends. It was a great day with nice weather as you can see that we even had our coats off and were able to go around with out having to be bundled up.

 

 

 

We drove back to the hotel and even though it was the middle of the day there was traffic.  In addition, the street signs are a mass of confusion if you don't know where you are going.  Thank goodness our bus driver was a pro. 

Many of our group went shopping or did some more touring over in the old town for the rest of the day.  Howard was starting to not feel good, really sneezing and just feeling tired.  We decided to just get a Subway sandwich for dinner and stay in and pack up for the long trip home tomorrow. 

Cheers

Toot and Teaser