Annecy - 17 / 04 / 2010
Visit to Annecy at during the penultimate week of the 09/10 ski season. It was very strange to be in the Alps at this time of year as the pistes in the resorts were still snowy but out of the ski resorts it was completely bare of snow and very sunny! The landscape around the Lake Annecy was really interesting to see. A lot of the land directly next to the lake is privately owned, so the public parks almost compete with the privately owned land in upkeep and design. The parks next to the lake are extremely well used (most probably due to their astoundingly beautiful location and the beautiful weather) and are very well kept. The majority of the trees surrounding the lake are pollarded, which looks a little odd in such an impressive natural setting - almost like the trees are the one piece of nature that can be controlled! I also felt however that the trees take on a bizarre sculptural aspect, with there bare nobbly forms.
