Wanderlust: The One Where I'm in Lyon

Sorry for the one week delay for my Annecy trip. I will not lie, I got a little lazy to update my blog and since I am leaving for Marseille tomorrow, I thought it was about time that I tell you guys about this wonderful trip!

I was in Annecy for two days (both Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9th). We took an early train ride (8:08am) from Gare Part Dieu so we can spend more time in Annecy. I went with Diana, Lily (friend from Aussie), and Michelle (friend from Louisiana). We stayed at the Annecy Hostel, which was also my first hostel experience. It wasn’t bad at all, I actually liked it. We had two bunk beds, a washroom (toilet is shared with everyone at the hostel, but we had our own shower). They also had free Wi-Fi (YAY!) and had some other forms of entertainment (i.e. Lily and I had a few intense games of table tennis by the terrace).

The weather in Annecy was amazing. It was very hot, perfect to get my tan on. 😉 The town was quaint and very beautiful. The architecture for their buildings was just lovely. I now know why it’s called the Venice of France (at least, I think I do). Most importantly, Lake Annecy was beautiful beyond words. It felt as if you were in some resort. The water was so clear, especially with the sun shining. I was just in awe. I couldn’t stop taking photos. I took too many, as a matter of fact. 😛

Beautiful Lake Annecy <3

We had lunch at Bleu de Toi (mind you, they had so many restaurants in the area. It was hard to choose since everything looked delicious!) and had some yummy crépes. My friend, Lily, ordered the Tartiflette, which seemed to be one of Annecy’s famous “dishes.” I can see why, her crépe had delicious ingredients such as: potatoes, cream, and bacon! You definitely can’t go wrong with that. As for me, I ordered the Parmelan, which had mushrooms, ham, cheese, and egg! Mhmmm. We all grabbed some gelato after to fit the perfect sunny weather. I went crazy when I entered one of the MANY gelato shops around. They had so many flavours! Of course, they had nutella & speculoos too. It was a tough call. I eventually went with nutella & banana flambee, which were pretty good. 😛

From L to R: Parmelan, Tartiflette, My Gelato

After lunch, we decided to get our bikinis on and go for a swim. We rented a paddle boat (costed us 4euros/each only!) for an hour and just went around the beautiful lake. It felt amazing to swim in the lake too. The water was cold at first, but who cares, it felt so nice especially during a warm day. We were also able to sunbathe by the dock. So happy! I am going to bask in the sun as much as I can while it is still out. I don’t even put sunblock…. which is bad, I know. :/

At night, Annecy was even more beautiful as the buildings were lit up. We had dinner at this restaurant, which I forgot the name of, and had pizza, mussels, and fries, and lasagna. We walked around for a bit to explore more of the town. It was very peaceful and felt nice to just do so. On Sunday, we bought our breakfast from a pastry shop and they had pain au nutella. I was so happy, but it could have been better if there was more nutella inside. I should have gotten the maxi beignet de nutella. That would have been amazing!!!! We walked around again and found ourselves to the top part of Annecy and enjoyed a magnificent view of the town and the lake. And before leaving this beautiful place, we couldn’t leave without having another serving of gelato. 😉

Palais de l’Isle (at night), view from the top, Vielle Ville

Before I forget, more food photos:

Moules et frites, pain au nutella, & Speculoos & Cookies Gelato