We decided to spend the last day of our visit to France locally - first, a visit to La Bolee Creperie for an authentic buckwheat crepe, done in Brittany style. Located on Rue Carnot, this place opens only at 11:30am, but is open until 11pm. Arun chose a Gourmandien, with Nutella, Bananas and whipped cream, Priya had the Chocolate Chantilly, and we tried the Spinach with cheese. It was fast, and presented elegantly. The kids loved it and vowed to go again for dinner..
We explored the many winding streets of Old Town, picking up souvenirs, and browsing the stores - hats, metal works, gourmet food shops, candy stores. Old Town gets very crowded - it is better to go early in the day.
We then drove to the town of Thones, to the Cheese Cooperative - a place where local farmers bring their homemade Reblochon cheese for sale. The cheese rounds are cured further in cellars at the cooperative. We watched many families make purchases of their favorite cheese in whole rounds or in fractions. The lady informed us we were late for the tour, but quickly drew the curtains in an adjoinging lecture hall, and ran the english version of a DVD showing how the cheese is produced......it was very informative. We bought a few small rounds to take back home.
We retraced our steps, rather miles, back to Annecy to spend some time on the lake. Renting a four person pedal boat, we spent the next hour and a half on the beautiful lake, swimming, treading water or just plain pedalling around, while enjoying ribbon murrukku and mysorepak! The water was clear and at a comfortable temperature, and on that day, it provided a great relief from the oppressive heat...
We finished off the day with a visit back to the ..... yes, the La Bolee Creperie, where Arun and Priya repeated their order, much to the delight of the wait staff.
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