Earlier this week I went to Annecy  with a friend.  It’s a beautiful lakefront town in France near the alps.  I wish I had photos of the town itself to share with you, but alas it was a shopping trip, so I only had a point and shoot camera, and it was only quickly pulled out of my backpack in the car on the way home!  But even just quick glances out of the car are amazing here.

Yesterday the children and I went up to France to shop for ski gear at a sports shop liquidation.  We stopped at a McDonalds first for lunch.  This little fast food shop is next to a farmer’s field across which is this gorgeous view of Mont Blanc!  We are so fortunate to be in another beautiful place.

Here is what driving looks like here.  Narrow roads, round-abouts, lots of rules – some posted on signs (in French, doh!), aggressive drivers, speed cameras… This is a small French village near the Swiss border.  My p&s camera is getting a good workout lately!