14-08-2018, 08:05 AM
From near Faverges we were able to travel back into Annec,y which is beautiful but busy. To my horror our friends turned into the most central car park which indicated it it was "full", I had no choice but to follow them and wait in the queue (something I normally avoid like the the plague!). To my astonishment the queue moved quickly and we were soon parked, 3 floors below the normal road level. I am normally quite nervous about leaving the car (and our belongings) in the middle of a large town but it turned out to be fine and we were able to enjoy the sights and the girls got to swim in the lac!
It was our 14th wedding anniversary that day and we celebrated at night with barbecued magret and green (genepi infused) beer!
The next day was glorious so we drove upwards, climbing the winding road to Sambuy where we were then able to take an open cable car to the summit. Tanya and I clung to the girls as we looked down some 20m between the completely open seating arrangement - the girls took it in their stride but we were both terrified!
Our 'bravery' afforded views of the Lac from the previous day, it's vivid colour clear from above.
Sandra's brother invited us to visit his fire station and we were given the full VIP tour which included the hoses - we all enjoyed our go!
A final meal of Raclette completed our Savoie experience and we headed to bed knowing that we had two long days of driving ahead before reaching our next destination.
It was our 14th wedding anniversary that day and we celebrated at night with barbecued magret and green (genepi infused) beer!
The next day was glorious so we drove upwards, climbing the winding road to Sambuy where we were then able to take an open cable car to the summit. Tanya and I clung to the girls as we looked down some 20m between the completely open seating arrangement - the girls took it in their stride but we were both terrified!
Our 'bravery' afforded views of the Lac from the previous day, it's vivid colour clear from above.
Sandra's brother invited us to visit his fire station and we were given the full VIP tour which included the hoses - we all enjoyed our go!
A final meal of Raclette completed our Savoie experience and we headed to bed knowing that we had two long days of driving ahead before reaching our next destination.