We still didn't have a car and it was really getting frustrating! All the little day trips that should take an hour or an hour and a half were twice as long by public transportation. You can get anywhere you need to go in Switzerland, it just may take you a lot longer to get there.
One place I had heard lots about was Gruyere. For you cheese lovers, you may recognize the name of the famous cheese. There is also a castle there that is supposed to be pretty neat.
So we hopped on the train and then took a bus and then took a tram and 3 hours later - voila, we were there! I know - 3 hours - and for that reason we almost didn't do it. But we were really glad that we did. Taking the train is far different than jumping in the car in that you can play games and talk and enjoy being together. We brought along some games and cards and had a good trip. Plus, it was really good for us to get out and see something different. I felt like that was why we were in Europe and I really disliked that we had been there for almost two months and had done close to nothing.
When we arrived in Gruyere, we toured the cheese factory, which was interesting and included yummy cheese samples. And then we hiked up the hill to the castle. What I wasn't expecting was this cute little town. I loved this town purched on the top of a small mountain surrounded by mountains on one side and overlooking the valley on the other.
We enjoyed the sites and then had dinner at a really good fondue place... and then got on a tram, and then a bus, and then a train and.... voila, (yawn) we were home.
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