Nuage Nine: Town of Cheese and Boat Ride to France

I'm three weeks in and so far, so good.

Last weekend, the weather was still a bit dicey so we decided to stick close to Vevey and take in the Swiss sights. We had figured out most of Vevey so we decided to take some suggestions from others and visit the town of Gruyeres and also take a boat ride over to Evian France.

Gruyeres is about a 1.5 hour train ride. The trains in Switzerland, I have decided are the best things ever. They're never a minute early and never a minute late. When you have an hour and a half train ride where you switch train rides, it flies by. The views are just incredible, you could become mesmerized by the sights and miss your stop if you don't think about it!

Gruyeres, was okay, not sure if I would go back, but there are a few sights to see. There of course is the house of cheese (which smells terrible, even though the cheese is delish!) and then the coolest part is to hike up a bit and see the medieval town. You can see everything from the cows with their big cowbells to the cobblestone roads, castles, little shops and of course lovely food with fondue! We tried authentic fondue for the first time at this little place and discovered they have the best macaroni and cheese we had EVER tasted.

the famous mac & cheese

first taste of fodue

my photographer snapping pics outside the castle

beer break while doding the rain

Another tip we received, was to take a 25 minute boat ride over to France. Crazy that you can just hop over that quickly. The boat ride itself was awesome! Just being on Lake Geneva on a sunny day is enough to make me content. Once we got to Evian, there's not a whole lot to do. You can go see the Evian "spout" where the water is bottled, visit a few shops, grab some crepes and take in the sites.