Annecy was so beautiful, we hated to leave it! Before we left we took one last stroll and to our surprise there was a farmers market happening today. So we picked up some cheese, baguette, tomato, sausages & apricots for a picnic on our way to Lyon.

We also took a detour to the chateau de menthon Saint Bernard. It was really cool. Saint Bernard was born there. The actual Saint Bernard patron saint of, mountaineers, hikers and skiers. He founded abbeys and helped many stranded hikers and pilgrims on their way to Rome. His monks started the breed of Saint Bernard dogs, named after him!
It was a really cool castle and we ended up having a private tour cause we were the only English speakers needing a tour!!

The story goes that Bernard’s father wanted him to marry this noble woman, but he wanted to become a priest, so he ran away by jumping out of his window, it’s said that angels helped him to the ground. This carving depicts that

The castle had a beautiful chapel. Included in the chapel was a a beautiful roman cross from the 11th or 12th century, vestments, and also Saint Bernards finger cased in a silver relic holder… Creepy. But none the less impressive!

the kitchen was too far away from the dining room so they built this tunnel with rails and a small cart to get the food to the dining room!

This fireplace was carved out of one solid piece of wood.

Largest book in the library.

We arrived in Lyon in time for the sunset at our rooftop apartment!