We were invited by friends in their house near the town of Gruyères. We had been there in the past during summer time. This place had us falling in love again with its beautiful countryside. We had it all : snow, little farms, ski and of course chocolate and cheese.
We started our week by skiing at the domain of the Paccots (http://www.les-paccots.ch/en/). This little domain is really great for beginners or if it's your first ski day since a year. With sun and blue sky we couldn't ask for more.
As one of our friends hadn't visted the town of Gruyères yet, we had to stop by. When you arrive by car you can see the castle and the fortified city above a small hill . With your first step in the big town square you're transported in the past. After a walk in town we stopped by at a little café where we enjoyed a delicious gruyère sandwich. If you're in the area you really must stop there.
The house was only at 800m high and with the "warm" weather we had this winter in Europe we didn't have snow around the house. But on thursday morning we woke up with snow everywhere. Ths picture below shows the view we had from the house. The day couldn't start in a better way.
We went back to the Paccots but this time with our snowshoes. We followed the trail n°7 which was about 9km. It took us on top of the of the "Gros Niremont (1514m)" which gave us a beautiful view on the alps. We were lucky as 5 mins after our downhill hike we fell into the fog which reminded us that the weather can change quickly in the mountains. Back to the house we enjoyed a well deserved "moitié-moitié" (half and half) fondue (half vacherin from Fribourg, half gruyère). This closed our week in Switzerland and I only have one thing to say: when do we go back?
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