Lake Annecy - written by Anne

We arrived at Lake Annecy for a week of relaxation, having opted for a campground in Bout du Lac (near Doussard) which was located on the lakeside.  We did exactly what we planned, not a lot, mainly relaxation and swimming in the lake.

We are located in the French Alps & enjoyed getting here via Chamonix (a Celebrity resort that Marvin & I knew about from the 90’s).  We took many zig-zag bends over the Swiss/France Alps to get there.

We did have 2 exploration days, firstly to investigate Annecy.  Its centre was picturesque, Katie & I explored the many shoe shops & I introduced her to some of my favourite French foods – Citron Tart, Jambon & Fromage Crepes and Croque Monsieur from my travelling days in the late 1990’s.  Marvin & I also enjoyed the crisp tasting Cidre they serve in France and an evening sip of Pastis.

 

One of Marvin’s requests was to visit the Queen (his favourite band of all time) recording studio located at Montreux in Switzerland (a mere 2 hours from where we are staying) where Queen recorded seven albums (from 1979 – 1994). Queen owned the studio for a number of years, and it is now a museum (Queen Studio Experience) with a wide selection of items on display.  Marvin even got to ‘mix’ their songs in the sound control room that was actually used on their albums.  It was great to see Freddie’s original costumes that he wore during some of their live shows.  We also revisited Chateau du Chillon which was a favourite medieval castle from our late 1990’s tour.

 

 

As the kids would say, all in all a very chill-laxing time at Lac Annecy.