Category: Gruyeres

  • 9 foods to stuff your face with in switzerland

    Raclette – who doesn’t love scraping melty cheese onto food? I first tried raclette at a little hole in the wall in NYC, where they gave you two scrapes of cheese. But that was child’s play. In Switzerland, they give you a whole block of cheese. It’s usually eaten with some mini potatoes, pickled onions,…

  • swiss chocolate and cheese

    Chocolate and cheese. Two of Switzerland’s finest things. The Swiss Chocolate Train allows you to experience both of these in one day. The tour takes you on several stops, including one with free time in Gruyères. Here is what a 99 CHF ticket will get you (or if you have a Swiss travel pass, 69…

  • switzerland 2017

    Cheese. Chocolate. Mountains. Yodeling. Ricola cough drops. These are some of the things that come to my mind when I think of Switzerland. Prior to my trip, my knowledge of the country didn’t really extend far beyond that. I just knew that it was somewhere on my list of places to travel to. When Ben…