Gruyère

Today we visited a local Gruyère cheese producer. It was a small farm with 40 cows and 7 sheep that produce the milk for the cheese.

 

 

As we arrived we were greeted with an Alpenhorn concert.

 

 

The milk is cooked in a large copper kettle over a wood fire.

 

 

Then aged on wood planks.

 

 

Afterward we drove to the small town of Gruyère.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A famous resident was H.R. Giger who is known for designing the critters in the movies Alien and Aliens. There is a museum and bar that feature his designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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