Mike's wonderful parents are visiting us in Fribourg! Earlier this week, they rented a car and we traveled approximately 40 minutes to the nearby city of Gruyeres- which is actually known as one of the most prestigious sites of Switzerland. And it is also a car-free town, so we had to park just outside and walk up to it. We ended up parking at the Maison du Gruyeres (translated to "House of Gruyeres"), which houses cheese and a lot of it!
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| CHEESE! |
After having a delicious lunch at the Maison du Gruyeres, we started the hike to the city, with the Chateau de Gruyeres (castle) as our destination in mind. The scenery surrounding the area was "storybook-like". We were in the foothills of the snow capped Swiss Alps, with dark green pastures in all directions. Once reaching the city, it was all very historic and preserved in such that way.
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| Just within the town |
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| View from Chateau |
The castle was monumental. It was constructed in 1270 at the very top of hill we stood on. It's currently a museum preserving the great history that consumes it.
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| Chateau de Gruyeres |
We looked around for a bit greatly enjoying our surroundings, then headed back to the car for our next adventure…
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| Mike & I |
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