Annecy

Well if I was going to spend my last few days anywhere, this is a great place to do it! Annecy is about an hour or so south of Geneva, and I must say it was nice to be back in France! Things just seem familiar & I can use euros again! Switzerland, of course, did not change & kept Swiss Francs, so I now have four currencies in my wallet (Aus, euros, swiss francs & singapoer dollars)!

The old town of Annecy is on a couple of canals that come off the adjacent big lake. I have treated myself & am staying in a hotel on one of the canals & have a fabulous view out my window. There`s an old prison on a tiny island in the middle of the main canal, & lots of little streets filled with shops & restaurants. My plan to spend a bit of time lying on the beach has not come to fruition as it has rained all day, but I have still got out & about to look around.

Ihis morning I booked my train ticket back to Paris for tomorrow on the TGV (very fast train). I discovered there`s one that goes directly from here so I don`t need to change trains! It will only take about 4 hours.

Anyway, it seems a little strange to be coming back to Australia, but I guess all good things must come to an end! On the way back from Bern on Tuesday, I had a little heart attack on the train when the thought crossed my mind that "this time next week will be my first day back at work".

Work? What`s that?

Luv,

Belle xxx