Roald Dahl
Well, given the response my last chocolate post received about Karl Lagerfeld's chocolate hotel room I have more good news to share.
Living in the country of chocolate, you should not miss the Chocolate train. It runs from Montreux to the Gruyère region from where the excellent quality Cailler chocolate and naturally, Gruyere cheese come from!
Travelling in exclusive 1st class “Belle Epoque Pullman” deluxe carriages just as in 1915 is a unique excitement. You'll visit the picturesque Gruyères village and discover how Gruyere cheese is made at the demonstration cheese dairy. In Broc, a tour is offered together with a film and a tasting to see how chocolate is made at the Cailler factory.
The Chocolate train runs every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from May to October and every day in July and August. Reservations are compulsory and can be made at Montreux train station or at your travel agency. The package includes coffee and croissant on the train, bus transfers and a tour of the Gruyères castle, as well as visits to the demonstration cheese dairy and the chocolate factory.
The train then returns to Montreux, a pleasant resort town on Lac Léman where you can also visit the Castle of Chillon.
How about that for a day's outing with the kids if you happen to be in that part of the world? Couldn't think of anythink yummier myself!
When: The Chocolate Train leaves Montreux at 9:35 a.m. and returns at 5:52 p.m.
Reservation: Rail Center GoldenPass Services, Tel. 0900 245 245 or +41 840 245 245
Info: www.mob.ch
When making reservations, specify whether you'd like to sit in a restored 1915 vintage Pullman car or a modern "panorama car" with oversize windows.
That sounds heavenly! I read your About the Author and was just absolutely fascinated by the globe trotting you've done over the course of your life.
ReplyDeleteNot just traveling, but living in so many diverse places must give one so much perspective and such a wider view of the world. You must also be very adaptable, and I admire that.
So interesting!
Well, thank you for the lovely compliment. Admittedly my family is very adaptable and flexible, however, we do miss having some solid roots. But as you say: "Our sometimes successful quest to have it all" at times seems to work and others not. That's life and we love it that way.
ReplyDeleteHey can you please tell me if I can use your chocolate train picture as an inspiration for my art project? Thanks.
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