Annecy and Lyon

First, a bit about Lyon.  Nancy's friend loaned her a book - Search for Eternity - based on a boy from Lyon; and the historical base was absolutely fantastic.  It recalled and made alive much of what we saw on our visit in old town Lyon.  What happened here during WWII was incredible; and now the vists to the Resistance museums are really alive for me.

Nancy decided she would rather jump in the cold Alpine lake that to spend time in the prison utilized through WWII by the Nazis in Annecy.  :-)

Now, about Annecy - an Alpine resort city that literally throbs with history.  The prison shown above is located on an island in the middle of the town.  We visited a chateau that was abandoned as too cold and dreary first in the early 16th century, but was expanded and occupied as a fort by a French regiment from the 17th century till the middle of the 20th century.  The lake holds remains from the stone age.  We have decided that visitors who join us over here will get at least a day at each of those sites, if at all possible.

Flat Stanley is shown here operating the miniature construction equipment used in keeping the traffic on our street in a great deal of disarray.  He can't wait to get back to the states and tell our grandson all of his adventures here in France.