Just before we left Annecy there happened to be a market day on so before checking out we took a stroll.  You would not believe the size of the cheeses, some as round as 2 feet across and some as high as a foot!  Wow, that is serious cheese!!!

The quality and presentation of food in France is very important and the French really know how to do it well.

This baguette (french stick) pictured here, we bought to feed the swans, but they really had to fight hard to get it from us!!!

 We picked up our car and headed for Lyon to see Sophie and Boris and their family of 3 little kids, so beautiful, stopped at the Col des Aravis on top of a hill to admire the famous Mt Blanc - the highest mountain in France which is the snow capped mountain and in the background

 On our travels through the mountains, we encountered a few waterfalls and this one was just stunning but the photos can't do things justice here.

 This chalet belongs to Claude and Laurence where the family gather every Christmas to ski the slopes - Tirren eat your heart out!  The family will often come here for a holiday throughout the year.

 Come is Sophie's eldest son 7 years old

 Augistin is the younger son 3 years

 and Iris is 4 years old - a really vibrant character, such a delight and so full of energy.  She loves her bike and goes everywhere with her helmet on even while travelling in the car.

 Augistin getting ready to go out

Iris on her beloved bike

 Isn't she just the cuttest little girl.....

 Come does Karate

 And so he was showing me how to do it... I think I was shown up by a 7 year old...

 This is Laurence.....she is an absolutely wonderful host and a one of the greatest cooks you could encounter

 Here is Claude, he doesn't speak English but I always apologise for not speaking French and he laughs.....  Funnily enough, I can usually follow the conversation and get in my odd word here and there, not really up to sentences much yet, but will have to improve..

 This is their house and they have a beautiful garden here and another near building that they own, where Laurence grows her own vegetables and fruits and yummy berries.  It makes me want to go home and grow it all.

There is something very special about fresh produce.  Laurence even makes her own jam from the berries in her garden and she constantly has fresh flowers everywhere in her house, so very lovely..

 Prevot is their surname and this is the plaque on their fence to the driveway

 Their vineyards are only a short walk from the house..

 The church on this hill is just around the corner ....

 and their house is behind this view.

We strolled through the vineyards yesterday and I sampled some of the grapes as they are not for eating just making champagne but still very tasty.

There are various rules and regulations regarding growing the grapes and producing the champagne - rather complicated but very interesting.

We are heading for Paris tomorrow morning, thank goodness, as if we stayed here too long, we may become the size of a house.... too late!!!!

Stay tuned.  Love to all. xxxxx