Grandma in front of the Chateau in Menthon across from where we were staying near Lake Annecy.

A neat old picture of St. Bernard who was born at the chateau.

A neat view of the Chateau from the outside.

7-10-10 Saturday
Today everyone was pretty wiped out from out trip yesterday to Chamonix, but I don’t like to just sit around all day. My mom and I decided to go see the Chateau in Menthon. Come to find out, this is where St. Bernard was born and grew up before he went to what’s now known as the Grand St. Bernard pass and founded a hospice that searched for and cared for people making the journey over the alps that needed help. He used the dogs that also were named after him, the saint bernards. They take you on a tour, but the tour wasn’t in English. They did give you a brochure though that as you went around you could read about the history and some of the different rooms. The castle is still privately owned and has been for centuries. One of the more recent owners was extremely active in organizing the French resistance in the area during WW II. A very neat Chateau. We had a nice barbeque that night. Brad especially loves the white German sausages you can get in Europe.