Mice in Switzerland, the Other Cheese Country! (page 10 of 19)

I ate way too much chocolate during the tasting 😲😇 Stopped by the shop, of course...

The site, under the mountain, is impressive!

We went to the center of Broc to admire the view of Gruyères Castle and then a few viewpoints over Lake Gruyère. With or without an 's,' you can get lost there 😵

I just extended our stay by three more nights, and we might even stay longer.

We're in a studio set up in a house, and for now, it's free all the time. We have our own kitchen and bathroom, so we’ve got our independence, and we see our host every day—we chat a lot, so the experience is great! Since no one’s waiting for us...

So cute, that photo of the mouse with the cows.

With this heat, you could visit the salt mines in Bex. Maybe the mouse will manage to negotiate free entry.😁

Another idea: the underground lake of Saint-Léonard.

We headed to the mountains to escape the heat. At 2,400 m altitude, it’s really cool up there.😂

Thanks!

I think the lakes or caves are really cold inside... But REALLY cold. We're not equipped for thermal shocks like that...

How high up are you?

Today’s tough—it’s so humid.

We took advantage of museum air conditioning, but at 6 PM it’s still really hot. And Lausanne is all hills 😅

We saw a Starbucks for an iced coffee, but the AC’s broken 😅

The employees are exhausted.

My ankle is sensitive to heat, so it’s doubly rough.

We’ll see what we do tomorrow. My partner’s wiped out from the heat, we’re sleeping badly, etc.

Where are you at altitude?

In Leukerbad, which is at 1400m. For hiking, we went up to 2300m.

How far up does the road go by car?

Found an Indian restaurant in Lausanne on The Fork with a discount.

It's an oven...

A little summary of the past few days...

Sunday was a bit of a lazy day... We went to see the Vaud countryside south of Lake Geneva, in Aigle. With all those vineyards, it reminded me of my Provence! There was a medieval festival, and we had a craft beer.

After that, it was less fun... My partner had read in his guidebook that there were beautiful viewpoints in Leysin, but we actually spent more time on the road than anything else.

The roads weren’t easy—lots of people, Swiss drivers in a hurry—and we were scared 😨 Few viewpoints to stop at.

At least we found an open Denner to buy a fondue to make back at the apartment.

The area is pretty, but my partner doesn’t want to drive so much on mountain roads anymore—it’s not his thing.

We ended up in Villeneuve, walking along Lake Geneva. It was nice, but you could really feel the humidity with the heat, and of course, crowds!

Beautiful sunset, though.

Yesterday, we went back to Gruyères to visit the Tibetan museum since we were invited, then the church and the cemetery below.

After that, we visited the cheese dairy! Mouse paradise 🐭 We stopped by the shop and the café. Though, 5 € for a scoop of Mövenpick ice cream 😨 Shocking for a French person. We shared a *gâteau bullois* instead...

Then a quick trip to Moléson-sur-Gruyères just to see the site. There wasn’t much else to do. Still impressive to be surrounded by mountains!

Our ears didn’t appreciate the car ride back and forth, though...

We’ve extended our stay by two nights for now.

The weather’s supposed to be mediocre for the next two days (well, today isn’t great either). We’re thinking of heading to Geneva.

Photo from yesterday

What a beautiful country! And so many happy whiskers! If you didn’t exist, we’d have to invent you.

Rain in the forecast for the next few days. Watch out on Thursday—avoid Lausanne, it’s gonna look like Istanbul... Even if I’ll be there. 😇

What a beautiful country! And so many cheerful mustaches! If you didn’t exist, we’d have to invent you.

Yeah, rain tomorrow. We’re thinking of going to Geneva for a museum, and Thursday too.

Even if the rain kinda ruins everything...

We just got caught in the rain in Montreux. Took refuge in a cheese restaurant

The diet’s gonna be tough

Rain in the coming days. Watch out on Thursday—avoid Lausanne, it’ll feel like Istanbul… Even though I’ll be there.

What’s going on?

Already Wednesday today...

https://www.lausanne.ch/apps/actualites/index.php?actu_id=83110

Rain in the forecast for the next few days. Watch out on Thursday—avoid Lausanne, it’s gonna look like Istanbul... Even though I’ll be there. 😇

What’s going on?

On Thursday, there’s a European soccer match—a Turkish team (Beşiktaş) is playing away in Lausanne. The stadium holds about 12,000 people, but the Turkish club received over 52,000 ticket requests in one hour... A lot of fans will show up without tickets.

Thanks to both of you! We’re planning Geneva and its Museum of Art and History for a Thursday night visit instead.

I’ve already extended by two nights. Addicted to Switzerland 😉

We’re in a great location—we can even head to Evian, it’s just 1 hour away.

But the weather’s taking a turn. Between the heat and crappy weather, it’s tough to get ideal conditions! The mountain peaks have never really been clear, so we haven’t done any cable car rides. Maybe we should come back in May or June...

Yesterday, we took a walk to La Tour-de-Peilz with a stop to see the Russian church in Vevey (a must-see for me—those Russian churches!). Walked around Montreux and checked out the Queen Experience. Then we tried *croûte au fromage*—the local specialty we were missing!

The lake is beautiful even in so-so weather, but photos don’t do it justice. Of course, it’s packed with people—this isn’t the kind of place we’d normally visit in summer.

Obviously the Queen Experience!

Well, it was more for my husband 😊

Otherwise, I think Vevey or Montreux are mainly nice for Lake Geneva, but the towns themselves are meh 🤷

Anyway, the setting reminds me of my French Riviera! !

Oh, one thing: we were a bit shocked to see quite a few tags in Vevey. Tags in Switzerland 😮

If you're ever in the area, there's a stunning Russian church just 100 meters from the Museum of Art and History in Geneva, plus the Old Town nearby (cathedral, visit beneath the cathedral, Maison Tavel, Place du Bourg-de-Four—where you can grab an affordable chicken meal at *Chez ma Cousine*—Reformation Museum, and more...)

Yeah, I’d spotted the Russian church in Geneva! The plan is to see it tomorrow before the museum.

But if the weather stays this crappy, it might be a bit ruined...🐻

In the museum, room dedicated to *l'Escalade*.

History here: https://www.geneve.ch/faire-geneve/decouvrir-geneve-quartiers/histoire-geneve/histoire-escalade

In December, we’ll have to come back to eat the chocolate marmite... 😛