"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." -
Ovid





Ever just need some time to relax? Have you ever actually been on vacation, and needed a vacation from your vacation? It was very convenient to have planned a week-long stay in Annecy, after our tiring cycling tour and then hectic visiting of England and Normandy.



Annecy was a perfect place to regroup and just spend some time enjoying ourselves. Aside from the hikes in the mountains, there has been tons of other fun stuff to do. Lac d'Annecy is awesome for pedal boating around, and it was even warm enough by the end of the week to go in for a dip.

The city itself also has a great lively atmosphere. Like in many European cities, you can spend hours just walking around, eating ice cream. While we were there they were also hosting an international animation festival, with free movies playing outside every night in the main park. We managed to catch one on the closing night, a pretty neat sci-fi comic-book style thriller.



Annecy was also all about food. One night we had a cheese dish called Raclette, which is a specialty of the area. Essentially it consists of a giant block of cheese melted over potatoes and smoked meats (You can see us at the table with the special cheese-melting device in the picture here). We had another speciatly cheese dish at a restaurant another night, known as Tartiflette. We've eaten sooo much cheese... Reblochon, Beaufort, Tomme, ... I tried keeping track of them all, but there was really no point in the end.