• CH & IT Roadtrip
    At 8:00a ... Rue de Bourg is quiet ... not a soul is around — Gruyères, Switzerland.
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    Gruyėres: Meandering

    August 7 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    After our visit to the château, we stopped at a gelateria for a sweet treat, and then went for a meander around town.

    We wanted an easy day … and that’s exactly what was in store for us. With a few surprises — such as coming across the herd of red deer we spotted from a distance yesterday … not once but twice; being serenaded by a group of Alpenhorn musicians; witnessing a ‘mini-stampede’ of sheep coming down the hill to join the ones near the entrance to the town; and encountering a herd of horses who had learned to operate a water fountain by sticking their muzzles into bowls attached to a pipe.

    Dinner was at Saint Georges … cheese fondue; raclette … and chocolate fondue for dessert.

    Tomorrow we head out … with a stop or two for sightseeing before we check-in to our next lodgings for one last multi-night stay before we wrap up our road trip.    Read more