Blog about visiting Switzerland

Christmas chocolate figurines are the theme of our second article dedicated to the magic of Christmas in Switzerland. After the article with the 5 Christmas markets not to miss in Switzerland , today we will talk about another magical thing for Christmas: the chocolate figurines . Our guide for this trip is the chocolate artisan David Pasquiet , winner of the Swiss Chocolate Masters, the most important contest of Swiss chocolate artisans. Swiss chocolate Christmas figurines How are the Chocolate Figurines for Christmas made? In order for all of us to better understand the art of the Christmas chocolate figurines , I have visited David in his laboratory in Crans Montana, the place where the magic of Christmas is coming to life. It is right to call this a laboratory because, like all the great artists, the chocolate artisan is guided by passion, imagination, dedication, technical knowledge and a lot, a lot of hard work.   For example, David is travelling all ...

Oeschinensee is a magical blue lake situated at the altitude of 1578 m in the Bernese Oberland , the highest area of the Bern canton. Oeschinensee is 4 km away from the village of Kandersteg and since 2007 is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage. It is one of the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland . Because some of my friends have been to lake Oeschinen (Ochinensee is the German name) a few weeks ago, this weekend, we decided to go and visit  Ochinensee . The main route to get to the lake starts from Kandersteg. Oeschinensee Kandersteg Switzerland How to arrive in Kandersteg? You have two main options: to go by train or by car. We chose to go by car and thus drove on a spectacular road. To make the adventure even more thrilling, I took the Sion-Gampel Bratsch-Kandersteg route, not the highway from Bern. This road, besides the fabulous landscape, offers you another surprise: you'll just place the car in a train and cross the mountain...