Gruyeres

A couple weekends ago, we took a day trip to Gruyeres... it's the place where they make cheese. Yeah, gruyere cheese. It's in a really beautiful valley about an hour drive from where we live. Down below is a factory that you can tour, with SO MUCH CHEESE.



I have never seen that much cheese in my life.

Then, up on a hill is the medieval town of Gruyeres. It's definitely a tourist town, but that doesn't stop it from being impressive.




It's a very well preserved and very cute medieval town centered around a castle that used to be the home of the counts of Gruyeres (that is, until they went broke in the 1500s).

While the weather was not the best (May weather in Switzerland is cold, wet, and gray), it was still a really interesting look into Swiss history and cheese making.
By the way, the French claim that they are the producers of gruyere cheese. Don't believe them; they don't have a town called Gruyeres.



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