The Journey to Annecy, France

• How to spot fellow Eurail pass travellers: Beer and bananas at 9 a.m.
• Thought we didn't need a reservation for the train. Oops, that'll be 30 extra Euros.
• Annecy's got hills like Huemoz, Switz.
• "In France, the train rides you!" - Joel Kelly after an exceedingly unpleasant experience at the train station.
• After train ticket nightmare, I buy a leather jacket on impulse.
• Maxi pain au chocolat is bigger than my head.
• Hot hot hot weather by Lake Annecy.
• Swimming in the lake. Not all French beaches are nude.
• Remember how bad that baking-soda-water was? Bleh. Never buy mineralized water in Europe. Ever.
• Death by fondue. Cheese babies are a whole new breed of food babies.
• Paddle boating on the lake results in sunburns all around.
  

Note: the central photo features Joel beginning to digest his cheese baby.