The 1999 University
of Akron Summer Program in the Alps runs from May 14th to June 24th, and is
based in the Alpine town of Faverges. Illustrated reports are
posted on this web site every Saturday and Wednesday during the
Program, showing students' activities and places visited.
Faverges
is located a few miles south of Lake Annecy, and is surrounded
by mountains, several of which tower over a mile above the town.
At the northern end of the lake, some thirty minutes away by
bus, is the scenic French city of Annecy, one of Europe's most
beautiful cities. (Annecy is itself about thirty minutes south
of Geneva, Switzerland). Along the lakeshore are a number of
notable resorts, including Talloires, famed for its fine restaurants
and hotels, and Duingt,
often called one of France's most beautiful villages. The Lake
Annecy webcam
is located in Duingt, and shows the view across the peninsula
toward the "Lanfonnet" and "Dents de Lanfon"
mountains to the east. The webcam updates every hour during the
day, and allows you to see the weather conditions in the area.
A larger version of the image above (300KB) can be viewed by
clicking here.
This image was taken on Space Shuttle Mission STS068 in 1994.
The group is to visit the city
of Paris during the first weekend in June; other visits included
Aime, Annecy, Chamonix, Geneva (Switzerland), Cormet de Roselend
mountain pass, St Germain, Morette, Montmin, and many other sites
too numerous to mention.
This is the eleventh time the Program has
been run since 1987.
Click on one of the links in the table above to see the reports. New
reports are posted every few days, usually on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
You
are visitor No.
(more or less) to one of our
"Trip" pages in quite a while. Thanks for stopping
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