Day 4: Switzerland to France

After our morning of sheepherding we got on the bus and headed to the nearby town of Ouchy.  Alex, Russell, & I joined a father-daughter team for lunch at a restaurant that served mussels.   Russell was in heaven. Until a swarm of bees descended on our table.  And that was the end of lunch!

Then it was about a 2 hour drive to Annecy, France.  This is a very quaint town where the old town is quite picturesque. 

Unfortunately, this turned into a very frustrating evening for us.  A bunch of people went out and rented bicycles. Russell tried to join them, but could only find bike shops that were closing.  Meanwhile, I decided to try to walk down to the lake and maybe get some gelato. 

However, I got twisted around and by the time I realized it, I had been walking for 20 minutes in the wrong direction. By that time I was not too far from the hotel so I decided to just cut my losses and go back. Oh, did I mention that it kept on and off raining?  Well it did. 

So Russell and I are tired and frustrated (and damp) and can't find a decent place for dinner so we finally ended up at a burger/poutine place by the hotel. Since they didn't serve beer, we took our food back to the hotel. 

We sat on the public bar area and soon after we finished our food, several more people from our group showed up and the drinks started flowing. I kept sending Russell back to the bar for more drinks. Let's just say mistakes were made.Read more