August was the start of crazy busy fun for Jeff & I! I think at the start of August I counted three whole weekends that we didn't have a trip planned somewhere or company here visiting between Aug and Christmas!!! We like to be busy, but we might be a little crazy with all these plans!! Our first friends visiting from home were my good friend, Adriane, and her sister, Aubrie.
These girls are experienced travelers and love to see new places, so I knew we were going to have a blast. They came over to spend a few days in Switzerland with us before all heading out to Ireland together, but I'll get to Ireland in my next post. There are soooo many pictures from that trip!! Since Switzerland is known for their cheese and chocolate we decided to go see how it's made and do some taste testing! It was a beautiful day so the girls got to really enjoy the view as we headed out of town and drove around the lake. Cailler chocolate factory was our first stop. The tour was really informative and appealed to all of your senses. Did you know that it wasn't until 1960 that the Swiss really became known for their chocolate? Afterwards we got to taste all the chocolates we wanted....seriously delicious, but maybe trying to taste one of each was a bit too much!
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| Aubrie, Adriane, and I stopping for a photo op next to all the beautiful vineyards. |
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| Jeff came along too! |
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The tasting room. . . can you see all those chocolates? They didn't care if
you tried one of each or just a couple. It was worth every penny,
even if my stomach didn't like me very much afterwards!! |
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| All of the chocolate companies in Switzerland sell their chocolate in a bar form like a classic Hershey chocolate bar. They are quite popular. After the tour of the factory there is a chocolate store to buy all your favorites. Convenient, huh? =) This whole wall was lined with different types of chocolate bars! |
Did you know the average Swiss person eats 12kg of chocolate a year? That's almost 26.5 pounds a year!! I think I like living in Switzerland=)
What better way to balance out our sugar filled stomachs than some delicious Swiss cheese?!! The Gruyere cheese factory is just about ten minutes from the Cailler factory, so we headed over there to check things out. I can't say cheese is as exciting as chocolate, but it was still a fun little exhibit to see. Plus the old city of Gruyere near the factory sits up on a hill and is still all old cobblestone roads and no cars except for locals. It is a beautiful little village. The view is amazing! There's even an old castle up there.
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| An attempt at a self group shot! |
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| Just beautiful countryside all around us |
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| The city of Gruyere...it's a little dark, but you get the idea. |
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| The beautiful countryside |
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