Tag: land of cheese and chocolate

So, yesterday we did the La Côte AOC region. Today, we did the Lavaux AOC region. We found some really good wines, though quite a few were rather meh.

All in all this weekend, we came back with 16 bottles of wine and visited over a dozen producers.

I never knew there were so many vineyards this close to our house. This weekend is the Caves Ouvertes de Vaud. There are 300 caves, châteaux, domaines, etc between Geneva and Montreux. Just today, we’ve gone to 5, all of which are within a 10 minute drive radius. We got 6 bottles of wine, a box of a apple juice and two little flasks of eau-de-vie.

That’s a nice way to spend a day, with wine, ham, bread and deep-fried cheese pastries.

Click to embiggen. It’s not the bestest panorama, but you can’t beat the scenery (and I’ve improved my panorama app!)

It’s hard to see, I’m not proud of the pictures, but the mountains are shrouded in rain clouds. It was very beautiful and impressive.

#ILOVEMORGES

I went to the market in Lausanne this morning, on my way to pick up some nespresso pods. The Italian charcuterie seller not only remembered me, but also what I liked and the last time I was there (which was when Holly was here, before the easter break). This is why I love local markets.

Clear skies, full row of seats to myself, a chicken and bacon sandwich and Pink Floyd on my ipod. Not a bad way to travel.

Update : home now. I have been properly greeted, then told off, by the cats.