La Gruyère and Montreux ~ 22.05.2011

La Maison du Gruyère, Gruyères Castle, Maison Cailler and Montreux

I have not been to La Gruyère region after almost 3 years in Swiss. So when my mum and sis came here for holiday, we finally made our way to the land of Swiss cheese and chocolate.

I will have to keep the post short as this trip was done so many months ago so I don't intend to scratch my head for all the details. Hope you will like my selection of photos below.

Posing in front of La Gruyere train


View outside the train


The production of Gruyere cheese

Will he grow up as a cheese lover like his mother?


OMG, so many racks of cheese!!!


The garden inside Gruyere Castle


Outside Gruyères Castle


Swiss cows are the lucky ones

Hot chocolate drinks in Maison Cailler, one of them is with spices

The little one showing us his evil smile


Mum, sis and Ian inside the Golden Pass train


Tulips by the lakeside of Montreux

Cheese fondue as dinner

Additional readings:
http://www.la-gruyere.ch/en/welcome.cfm?

Venice ~ 29.12.2010 - 31.12.2010 (Ian's First Overseas Trip)

As soon as we collected Ian's passport, we booked ourselves train tickets to Venice. It has become our yearly practice to travel during the Christmas- New Year holiday. Besides the reason that most companies are closed at this time, it is also my husband's birthday that we are celebrating.

Overall, Venice is a beautiful place to visit with many shopping streets. The only not so fun part about the whole journey was that there are too many bridges in Venice, and to cross them with baby and his stroller was not easy.

We left Venice without joining the countdown on New Year's eve considering baby is too young for such excitement.

Ian just wouldn't sleep during the 6 hours train ride and I mean both the going and return journeys

The first thing he did when we got off the train


Enjoying early sunset with papa while taking the water bus


All ready to discover Venice


The streets were beautifully decorated


A piece of cake for the birthday boy


I love this


Mama looking excited even in cold

Family photo


Unavoidable diaper session


Traveling Italy means pizza, pizza and more pizza. But of course we had their pasta and gelato ice cream as well.


It is important to get a map in Venice. You can easily lost your way without one.


We have crossed uncountable number of bridges, carrying Ian and his stroller


A postcard-like photo


Souvenirs

Luzern Day Trip with Ian

03.07.2010 & 10.07.2010 - Day trip with parents-in-law

Here are some photos from my previous weekends.

03.07.2010 - Cully, Basel, Montreux by train
10.07.2010 - Yvoire, Montreux by boat

Parents-in-law (Yvoire)

03.07.2010 - Friend's wedding party

03.07.2010 - Basel short trip

10.07.2010 - Sitting uncomfortably with a big tummy

10.07.2010 - My swollen feet

10.07.2010 - Yvoire short visit

10.07.2010 - Yvoire

巴黎之旅~13.05.2010-16.05.2010

又是一趟追火车之旅. 还要是大腹便便的.
意外的发现了巴黎唐人街里住了很多潮洲人, 还吃了一碗潮州粿汁. 在海外餐厅里听到有人高谈潮州话, 真另我这个潮州妹感到兴奋:)
另外, 廣南泰的饼真是超棒的!!! 比KL的凤凰和棠记还要好. 临跑前还买了莲蓉蛋黄饼, 豆沙蛋黄饼,老婆饼和老公的至爱~蛋塔.

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