Switzerland is known to be the land of chocolate and cheese. So, when Twin and Solid were in town, we had to partake in both delicacies.
It is possible to do a Chocolate & Cheese train out of Montreux. However, it runs around 99 CHF a person. We figured that we’d be driving through the lovely canton of Fribourg (which is home to both stops on the tour) enroute to Luzern, so why not do it ourselves?
We set off from Geneva around 9am. We made it to Broc, Switzerland in about an hour & a half. Broc is the home of the Cailler Chocolate Factory. You may recall we visited this yummy destination with Couch Surfer when it was raining. However, with my mom being a severe chocoholic, we didn’t need to wait for rain for a visit, it was a #1 priority.
Arrival at Cailler, in the middle of the Alps
I had decided to skip the hour long tour this time, having done it before with Couch Surfer. Gabe, however, wanted to make sure that Twin and Solid were okay so he volunteered jumped at the chance to do it a second time.
Tasting the cocoa bean
Smelling the hazelnuts
I consider it a good thing he went because he could supervise Twin. I thought I might get a call from the factory forbidding us to bring guests anymore due to her love of chocolate. I’m sure she can eat more than her 10 CHF worth that the price of admission costs. They do let you have how much you can consume in the tasting room.
Checking out the Branches being made.
Checking out the selection. I’d advised her to hold out to the end. It’s where the high-end yummy dark chocolates are given out. They liked the coffee flavored dark ones the best.
Overall they enjoyed Cailler. They gave it a thumbs up:
If its not gluttony enough to indulge in chocolate, Switzerland keeps its other fabulous agricultural delicacy close-by….Gruyere cheese. The little hilltop town is just 10 minutes from the Cailler factory.
Doesn’t get much cuter than Gruyeres
The cows welcomed us……
Mooo!!!!! We make yummy cheese!
How adorable is Gruyeres?
Aww….
Something must be in the air in Gruyeres!
We all decided that maybe we should skip the cheese tour. After all, we had indulged enough.
Instead, we decided to explore the castle grounds and the ramparts of Gruyeres, known for its defensive position on the hilltop.
Me climbing the ramparts.
Luckily, we didn’t skip tasting Gruyere cheese altogether. Look at the smile on Solid’s face when he ordered a Croque Madame in nearby Chateau D’Oex a few days later…
A happy man…
We also had a good fill of Swiss cheese in Wengen when we stayed an overnight there. More to come on that!
Related Links:
The Swiss Watch Blog: Cheese Wars
The Swiss Watch Blog: It’s Raining – I guess we have to go to the chocolate factory
The Swiss Watch Blog: Famous Swiss Foods – Cheese
The Swiss Watch Blog: Famous Swiss Foods – Chocolate
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