We were out for 9 hours and took about 100 pictures today, but it’s almost midnight, so I’ll just do a quick overview of our tour of the Callier (division of Nestle) chocolate factory. We snuck out before lunch and booked it to the train station to take the 1.5 hour, 3-train trip out to Broc, home of the Maison de Callier.
This is where all of the Callier brand of Nestle chocolates are made, and they have a whimsical half hour tour that explains the history of chocolate, the chocolate making process, the history of their company, and a bean to candy demonstration of one of their popular chocolates. Their milk comes from the small farms we passed on our train ride up, dropped off every day and processed immediately. Callier is the only company to use condensed milk rather than milk powder in their chocolates. It’s so much richer and creamier than the stuff you get in the states.
The Guillotine station!
They save the best for last–a tasting room with counters full of chocolates to sample. We got through most of the 19 kinds, but even with water breaks and deep breaths, we couldn’t manage to try them all.
And we bought several pounds of chocolate to take home. I’ll try to keep Derek from eating it all before we visit our families. =)
Countryside pictures and Gruyeres might have to wait until next week–we have two full days of sightseeing planned over the weekend…
FLOWER CLOCKS!!!!