As part of our Christmas wanderings, we made a day trip to the lovely village of Gruyeres when we were recently in Switzerland. Following are some of my favourite photos from the day.
Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted
View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres
Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres
The box hedges of the Chateau's formal garden, draped with snow
Swiss sunset, Gruyeres
Giger Museum, Gruyeres
As a post-script, I’m really not sure why there’s a Giger museum in the postcard-pretty hilltop medieval village of Gruyeres, but there is. So if you’re a mad-keen ‘Alien‘ or Giger fan, Gruyeres should be on your ‘to visit’ list. Me? I was more than happy just to explore the Chateau 
