Day 3 : Sunday On Sunday morning, we had to wake up early for 10:00 am checkout. Luckily, the hostel let us keep our luggage behind the counter and we were able to fit in some more exploring. Annecy has an open market on Sunday morning in the vieille ville, so we went to check it out. There was a lot of clothes and hats and scarves. And another section that was all fresh produce, meat and cheese. I picked up some vin chaud as the morning was rather cold. I ne...

Day 2: Saturday Saturday, we had an easy morning and walked over the vieille ville around noon. We went to a brasserie for brunch where I had a banana-nutella waffle, and of course an espresso. It was really good! After eating, we headed to the castle to go through it, but unfortunately it was closed for lunch (even tourist attractions operate on the French schedule). So we headed down to the Lake. It was for the best that we went to the lake when we did. The...

This weekend I went to Annecy with two American girls from my residence, and one of their friends who is studying in Montpellier. Hannah, who suggested the trip, had told me about Annecy, and that it known for being the "Venice of France". I was very excited to go. I had a great time, the weekend did not disappoint! Day 1: Friday We got on a bus to Chambery at 11:32am. The bus ride was a bit long and the air was stuffy. Hannah was stuck beside a guy who was r...