OtR: Vevey

Leaving Moléson-sur-Gruyères, we programmed the GPS to take us in the direction of Lake Geneva.

As it was still too early to check-in to the apartment we’d booked through Booking.com, en route we decided to make an unplanned detour to Vevey … for a wander and a bite to eat.

Making our way through heavy traffic, we found parking in a huge lot in the city center … just a short walk from the lakeshore. Despite the sun beating down mercilessly, we strolled along the shoreline promenade of the town, which is the world headquarters of Nestlé … founded here in 1867. In fact, milk chocolate was invented in Vevey in 1875.

Our stroll took us past several statues, the oddest of which was a dinner fork plunged just offshore into the waters of Lake Geneva. It is apparently an art installation associated with the Alimentarium, a museum that is home to a permanent exhibition about food and the history of Nestlé.

Just past the Fork, we came to a restaurant appropriately named Ze Fork. The place was hopping, but a short wait netted us a table in the garden. The restaurant is billed as offering “… creative and seasonal cuisine in a friendly atmosphere.” Right on both counts … our salads, using the freshest ingredients, were both appetizing and colorfully appealing to the eye.

Just as we were finishing lunch, we received a text from our hosts that the apartment was ready for us. Excellent. With the message came the suggestion to take the ‘upper’ route to the property … which Mui later regretted not taking. But that’s a story for the next footprint.Read more