France et Switzerland II

Saturday morning we walked from the apartment to Ferney Voltaire's very popular marche, where there were lots of yummy foods to buy, as well as clothes and accessories. It was fun just to be a part of the French culture.

We then traveled to another medieval village on the Lake Geneva called Yvoire (in France). This might have been one of my favorites. It was so small and quaint, right on the water. Plus, the first thing we did was eat crepes at the crepery for a good price. They were delicious!

This is out on the dock looking back at Yvoire.

Where we're standing is the "entrance" and the church in the distance is at the very end. You can see the other side of it in the picture above by the water, that's how small it is.

Here's the outside wall surrounding the village.
We drove back to Geneva to see the other sights we missed on Thursday. Here was our mode of transportation.... Okay, obviously not, but Jason thought this machine was hot! Any female reading this know the name of this vehicle? Just checking...
We saw the famous Jet d' eau, coming out of Lake Geneva.

St. Pierre's cathedral.
The clock de fleurs (don't know if that's really what it's called, and I'm too tired to double check, but it's a famous landmark there, so you might have heard of it.)
I just liked this street with the flags and buildings. I had to wear the beret. When in Rome....
We went to the church for a baptism that evening for a lady from Mongolia. It was great to be a part of that experience!

Sunday we went to church. The Geneva I Ward is in English, so that was nice. Afterwards, we went to Annesy, France, the Venice of France (it actually really used to be a part of Italy).

Nearby Annesy is a hidden treasure. This Roman bridge, Pont du Calle. All I have to say about is is AWESOME!!It's huge, if you can't tell.

Here's some of the water ways through Annsey.
The Notre Dame cathedral of Annsey.
As opposed to many of the other cathedrals we saw, this one had a nice skylight, and so was light inside, which I enjoyed.
A young lady from the institute, Emily, lives in Annsey and she gave us a tour. It was great getting to know her and hear some of the history of the town from a "local".

More to come soon!