I saw a lot of bikes, baguettes, and wine in my future.
I had some ideas about what a month in France would be like before I even got here
Nothing says “2008” like these sunglasses
It turns out that while in Tenerife and Berlin, I completely forgot to line up my Preconceived Notions post for my France house sit. As a result of being distracted by the beginning of my new lifestyle, it slipped my mind. This very short post will be me trying to dig into my memory and pull out what ideas I had about the area before I came here. I will do my best not to let my actual experience seep in. Sounds good, right?
Up until now, the only bit of France I had experienced was Paris about ten years ago. As I understand it, Paris is not a typical representation of the rest of France. This bodes well for me, as my handle on the French language, ESPECIALLY pronouncing it, is tenuous at best.
When considering the gig, I looked up the town of Annecy, as I knew it would be close by. It appeared to be quaint as hell.
This is what I saw when I looked up Annecy. Yes please.
The woman I am house sitting for had told me that I would be able to ride a bike around the various lakes. So, essentially what I expected of this location was biking around a lake with a baguette in my bike basket, wearing a striped dress. Then, when I wanted a break from biking, I would be sunbathing near and swimming in said lake.
Totally informed, right? I also imagined driving to locations and going on wonderful, beautiful hikes and bopping around to the surrounding cities. That’s really all I had. Well, that, and the following culturally accurate videos:
Do we think I was right?
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