Today we awoke to a symphony of Sunday church bells in the town of Fribourg. Sundays can be a bit challenging when touring in Switzerland. Probably not so much of a problem if you are in the Alps or a bigger city but in the smaller area most everything shuts down. So it was a great day to sleep in and get caught up on our blog posts. Once we got our act together we walked up town in search of something for breakfast. We didn’t have much luck so ended up at the train station for lunch. Then we took the funicular down to old town and wandered around there but being Sunday there really was nothing open. So we decided to jump on a train to travel to Gruyeres to see the cheese factory and then on to Broc and the chocolate factory. On our way on the train we were reading the book and found out that by the time we got to Gruyeres we would have missed the demonstration however if we went to Broc first we would be in time for the chocolate demo. So we quickly switched our plans in mid stride. Arrive in Broc at the factory and stood in line to get in, just when it was our time we noticed that it was over an hour wait for the tour, which we already knew was only an video, so on to plan “b” or back to plan “a”. So we quickly bought our weight in chocolate and went for the train. This is where the plan went a little bit side ways – we waited for the train, it didn’t come when it was suppose to, so we waited for the next one – again it didn’t shown up when the schedule said so we decided to walk up the hill from the factory to the village and surely we would have better luck. Nope, not the case, so after two hours, I decided it was time for “Sue’s Sunday adventures” (SSA) since all these towns are close together we just needed to walk to the next town which was a small transportation hub and we would surely get a train there. So off we went walking on the trails which are all along the highways. One should mention that at times the signs here can be a little confusing. So after about 15 minutes we came across a sign which indicated that we were going the opposite direction than the last sign so it was time for a new strategy. So on to plan “c” take the hiking trail to the town. So off we went, the sign said it would take 1.25 hours. It was a great trail more like a logging road through the woods. At times we had to assure ourselves that we were on the right track and sure enough in about 45 minutes we were in the town and had enough time for a beer before the train arrived.
