I did a chocolate workshop at a Swiss chocolate factory

When you think of Switzerland, you think of chocolate and cheese and skiing. Well, I don’t ski and I covered the cheese in the post-snowshoeing fondue I had in the last post which means it must be time for the chocolate! And it is! Long story short, I took the train out to Switzerland’s oldest … More I did a chocolate workshop at a Swiss chocolate factory

Year Abroad: A non-cheesy afternoon in Gruyères

It’s a new year – although we’re nearly three weeks in by now – and as everyone will probably have eaten their body weight in cheese in the last month, let’s talk about a bit of Switzerland I apparently haven’t told you about yet. Today I’m going to Gruyères, the small fortified town where Gruyère … More Year Abroad: A non-cheesy afternoon in Gruyères