Today we head out on the bus down the western side of the lake to Duingt , we cruised past here yesterday , and thought it would be good to check it out . There are several swimming areas , this was one of them , down the concrete steps and into the water . Temperatures were forecast to be 32-34 degrees today , so maybe a swim will be in order . Jets are constantly playing noughts & crosses in the sky .
A different view of the castle and the mountains behind , oh and some of the many boats at anchor .
Never get sick of views like these .
I left Lyn in some shade and headed down toward the castle , some of the local buildings dwarfed by the mountains .
The castle looks more impressive from here than it did on the cruise .
The road hugs the waterline here and takes a sharp turn and heads south towards Albertville - which is the town at the end of the lake .
Another view of the castle and outbuildings , unfortunately this is a close as I could get to it , the gates were closed and had a sign with something about defence forces on the gate .
After walking down to the main swimming enclosure , and seeing people of varying ages out swimming - most were out relaxing in the sun or shade ( it was getting hot ) Lyn decided to get wet . Swimmers on and in she went , the gravel playing havoc with each step , then the waves from various boats also creating small waves to through her off guard . I felt the water temperature and made my decision rapidly , I will be staying dry !!
After a short cool down Lyn hopped back out , saying that it was indeed very cold . I marvelled at the people who were out swimming in the open water 100m or so away from the edge , must be immune to the cold or something .
A short walk to the bus stop and we headed back to Annecy , and headed back to the apartment for rest of the afternoon / evening .
On the walk back , we went past this old building , it's age caught my eye , as well as the name - Scotch & Soda - no doubt another busy establishment , come later tonight .
Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1UUht12EOjzPZj6iNVBDbCB_ptQ3t1zI&usp=sharing
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