May 2015 - Gruyères, Switzerland
We took a trip out from Geneva to visit the Gruyères region, which included the towns of Romont, Bulle, and Gruyères. It also included the Cailler chocolate factory (yum) and fondue every day (double yum).
We took a trip out from Geneva to visit the Gruyères region, which included the towns of Romont, Bulle, and Gruyères. It also included the Cailler chocolate factory (yum) and fondue every day (double yum).
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| The fortifications at Romont | Romont | The cathedral at Romont |
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| Castle Romont | A European goldfinch | I think the instructions were "trim the heck out of 'em" |
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| Bulle | The Bulle castle | Inside the Bulle castle |
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| The Swiss alps beginning outside Bulle | ||
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| The village of Gruyères | Up in the old village | |
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| The Gruyères castle | ||
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| Inside the castle | A bird room. Nice. | An awesome dining room |
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| The castle chapel | In the little chapel | The courtyard |
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| A blue tit on the castle wall | Gruyères castle | |
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| Looking out from the castle | ||
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| The mountains rising above Gruyères | A real Swiss mountain | At the Cailler chocolate factory in Broc |
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| Delicious chocolates coming down the line | Chocolate sampling at the Cailler factory. Mmmmm. | The BroCottage. Yeeeeeah! |
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| A delicious fondue in the region where it was invented | The view from the train | A castle rising above the area. _Wow_. |