Instasamedi {6}

Snow, Nutella, crêpes, crème pour les mains, 

chocolat chaud, old town, icy roads.

Any questions?

Cross-country skiing despite the sub-zero temperatures? You go, dude!
{samedi, Plateau De Glières, ski/walking paths} 

Happy Nutella Day to you!!
{dimanche, Annecy, supermarché local}

Crêpe Party on a normal Monday night? Mais oui!
{lundi, Annecy, chez nous}

Sub-zero temperatures = beyond chapped hands.
{mardi, Annecy, chez nous}

Chocolat chaud avec whipping cream? Yes please!!
{mercredi, Annecy, Fidele Berger Salon de Thé}

A little sun & snow in Annecy's old town.
{jeudi, Annecy, vielle ville}

OK, I'm starting to get tired of these icy roads...
{vendredi, Annecy, close to our apartment}

Les Scènes du Week-end {35}

Vitamin C + fresh freezing-cold air + Sophie + sunset 

= super weekend.

Fresh-squeezed Saturday-morning OJ has become quite the tradition.

Saturday afternoon, we drove through a few local villages...

.... & then up & up through the icy forest...

... until we reached le Plateau des Glières,
which is well-known as a cross-country skiing destination in the winter,
but is also famous for its role in the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Bonjour, blue sky!

Moi, freezing but festive!

Pretty-good self-portrait for the two of us who could no longer feel our fingers!

Sunday afternoon down by the lake...

... avec mon amie Sophie !!!

And a beautiful sunset, to finish it all off nicely.

C'est le blizzard aujourd'hui !

Like I mentioned yesterday, 

we are in the middle of a cold snap here.

Over the next few days,

 the forecast includes highs {ahem} of minus 3 degrees 

& lows that go down down down to minus 20.  Whoa.

{Dear American Readers,

I am talking in Celsius, of course, 

because I'm Canadian AND I live in France.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog.  

Now I'll let you have a quick look at my photos

& then go to this Celsius/Fahrenheit conversion website, ok?}

I hope it's warmer where you are!

E xoxo}

Tons of snow fell last night!

There were no flakes falling at bedtime,

but I woke up to this:

View from in front of our apartment building, 8:30 a.m.

View looking right from in front of chez nous.

View looking left from in front of chez nous.

Snowy bus stop sign + traffic moving at around 5 km/hour, 8:35 a.m.
{Hey, Yankees!  Head over to that conversion site for km = miles if you like!}

View from the bus stop {taken while shivering...}

View of gorgeous snowy trees near my destination, 9:30 a.m.
Looks like they are covered in cotton balls, non ?

So there you go. 
It was beautiful, but it was also a hectic morning.
Slippery sidewalks + snow falling non-stop + insane traffic jams = oooof!
I jumped on the bus I often use to get to my destination
in 15 minutes max.
Today?  Nearly an hour.
C'est la vie, n'est-ce pas ?  
C'est l'hiver !!!