How Swiss Cheese Fondue was invented and how to make it: When the temperature is freezing and the chill in the air is converting into goosebumps on your skin, there's nothing like some rich comfort food to ward off the cold. The Swiss cheese fondue comes to mind. Origin of the Swiss Cheese … [Read more...]
Swiss Cheese – more than Gruyère, but…
When I read that there are more than 400 varieties of Swiss cheese, I was astounded. Most non-Swiss people would only know of a handful, the most popular ones being Emmenthal and Gruyère. Still, Gruyère is undoubtedly the big cheese of the Swiss dairy industry, so when we visited the … [Read more...]
The Giger Museum – An Alien Encounter in Gruyères
In the Land of the Gruyère Cheese, The Giger Museum Seems an Oddity: Fans of the "Alien" movies will be pleased to know that the Museum H R Giger is in Gruyères. This Giger Museum is home to the permanent collection of the works of H.R. Giger, the award winning Swiss designer of Ridley … [Read more...]
St. Moritz – A Glitzy Swiss Ski Resort
Glitz and Glamour at St. Moritz - but not so much in Summer... St Moritz is one of the world's glitziest, most expensive ski resorts, deserving its reputation as the St. Tropez of ski destinations. Our tour director referred to this place as a ski resort for the "chic-kie mickeys", her … [Read more...]
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