Last Post from Annecy, France

This first pic is of the countryside between Luzern and Annecy (about a 3 hour car drive).
We stopped here for lunch and took some beautiful pics of the farmland.
The next pic is of the second most photographed place in France (2nd only to the Eiffel Tower). It is the old prison in Annecy, France. We arived about 2:00 pm and wandered around the old city before driving around the lake (very beautiful and quite crowded with tourists) and watching the paragliders and wind gliders.

Next pic show Joan blowing a flugelhorn high atop Mt. Pilatus (elevation over 8000 ft.). We tood a fast 25' ride up a funicular, spent some time on tope (restaurant and well established and safe trails, hotel under construction ((470 euros/night))) in the clouds with poor visibility) then the clouds cleared and we could see a lot of the valleys, paths (you can hike up if you want an adventure and challenge), and the other funicular cars coming up. Went down part way on a gondola (about 20 passengers), stopped then switched to a cable car (4 people) the rest of the way. Great day. One of the two highlights of the trip.

Last pic is of the rather heavy key to our hotel room in Luzern - easily weighed close to 14-16 oz. Made sure you didn't walk away with it - cost was 200 CHF if you lost it.

This will be our last post from Annecy France, as we will be flying out from Geneva on Friday (day after tomorrow). We will likely post a final blog on Saturday or Sunday from home and addressing some of the things about our adventures that we have found most interesting.

Looking forward to a great flight home on Friday. Talk with you all in the next week.

Jim and Joan