Gruyère, Switzerland. (April 11)

This week end felt like summer so we decided to take a drive to Gruyères. Gruyères stands in the midst of the Fribourg green pre-Alpine foothills. The castle, one of the most prestigious in Switzerland, towers majestically above the medieval town. In case you're wondering, yes, the town gave its name to the cheese.

Gruerius, the legendary founder of Gruyères, captured a crane (in French: “grue”) and chose it as his herladic animal inspiring the name Gruyères.

We chose this week end to avoid the crowd but we couldn't help taking pictures of the cheesy touristy swissish items we can buy in Gruyères.

Then in the middle of the town when we least expected it, we stumbled upon the HR Giger museum. In 1980 HR Giger, a Swiss artist, won the Oscar the Best Visual Effects for his participation in the film "Alien". The deco. in the restaurant of the museum was quite special as well.

Since I can't end this post with some Alien stuff. Here is one more pic of this lovely place!