Vespa Strapazzatela: July 2011

Sunday, 31 July 2011

First Vespa excursion to Annecy (France)

Annecy in France is one of the nicest towns close to Geneva. It is often referred to as "the Venice of the Alps." It's close enough for a day trip from Geneva, but one day is not nearly enough for a visit of this beautiful town.

Parking in the centre, close to the main tourist information

By the Lac d'Annecy

Mirror perspectives and another scooter

Walking through the centre of town

Waters and bridges of Annecy

Easier to come home by boat than by car

And one more Vespa in town

Notre Dame de Liesse and Eglise Saint François

A classic Vespa driving by

More sight-seeing with my Vespa

On the way home - stopping at the Pont de la Caille again

Route of the day: Geneva - Annecy - Geneva

On the way to Annecy (France)

I had been to Annecy before, but this was the first time that I went there on my Vespa. The main difficulty of the trip is to avoid getting on the highway involuntarily.

On the road - still in Switzerland

Getting closer to Compesières

Parking next to the château in Compesières

At the Swiss-French border

Collonges sous Salève (in France)

Pont de la Caille and Pont Caquot

The Pont de la Caille (also known as Pont Charles-Albert) in Haute-Savoie is one of the oldest suspension bridges. It was officially opened by King Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia in 1839 (Haute-Savoie beeing part of his kingdom at the time). In 1929 another bridge was built next to it over the Usses River, called Pont Caquot and this is where cars and Vespas cross the river now. The old bridge is only for pedestrians.