Talloires and Another Glass of Pschitt

Yesterday was Sunday. I went for a run/walk in the late morning (after it stopped raining). You know, I really hate to run. I think it's boring. I can go so much farther and see much more on a bike. However, this was okay. Perhaps because I was running in a new place, along a beautiful lake in...FRANCE! So, I guess running is okay...as long as I am running in France.

Later on Mary-Clare made her delicious souffle. I think I ate more than my share. It's so good!

After an afternoon spent in a somewhat vegetative state (from so much souffle), Mary-Clare and I drove to Talloires. It is a small village up the lake from Menthon-St-Bernard. It's on the lake, but many of the houses are on the hillside. It is downhill from the main road into Talloires. Most of the people are only there for the summer. Talloires is very picturesque with the lake and the very old (think 17th century) buildings.

We went for an aperitif at the Abbey (hotel and restaurant--formerly, and no surprise here, an abbey). I had a glass of lemonade (with the interesting brand name of Pschitt--this is not the first glass of Pschitt I've had. Max and I have been having a lot of fun with that one!). It was very nice to sit along the lake (and drink Pschitt--okay, enough already).

Desserts!

YUM!

The Drive Back

Nyon and Coppet

EPFL

The floor is sloped. It would be so fun to ride around.

Photos From Lausanne

Max and Mary-Clare (and flowers!)
Pony rides of the trike variety.
Performance Artist

Lausanne, Switzerland

Today we went to Lausanne, Switzerland. Annecy is only about 1 1/2 hours from Lausanne. We went there to see Max's apartment and where he goes to school. Of course, that's not all we did! We ate too! We also took the subway (there is no Subway restaurant in Lausanne--I know because I asked) to an area called Ouchy. It is on Lake Lemán (Geneva). The weather was a bit cloudy and muggy. Then it got to be pretty nice. We had a nice stroll along the lake. The flowers were beautiful and there were not too many people.

After our walk, we went back to the subway. We walked back to the car and drove to EPFL, Max's school (okay, college--Ecolé Polytechnique Fédérale du Lausanne). The Rolex Learning Center (a student union building of sorts with the library) was the only building open. It's a very cool building (I'll post photos). It would be fun to ride a bike in this building. Too bad they frown upon that!

We took the scenic route home (the route I would take if I were riding Stella). We went through a few small villages, one with a somewhat peculiar name--Gland. We had some fun with that one!

Tonight is Feté du Lac in Annecy. There are fireworks, but we saw them last time I was here.

The Canal and Lake Annecy

Here are a few photos from Annecy and the lake. In the photo with the white building, notice the dog sitting in the canal. He was sitting on a platform just under the water.