Pursuit of Happiness

You gotta love a city that names its streets after food establishments.

Unfortunately, the food is more than sub-par, for ridiculous prices. An average lunch will cost you 13-15 swiss francs (currently 1 to 1 with the dollar to my dismay), while an average dinner will cost at least 25-30 francs. And this is for nothing special, and certainly nothing tasty.

However, being in such close proximity to France, the cheese is marvelous. Yes, glorious, unpasteurized cheese abounds here. Sure, it may be a bit risky to digest, but life's too short I say. Let your hair down, and eat up all the questionable bacteria you can.

But even the fondue is disappointing. Well, I've only had it once - so I will have to test the waters again. But the melted cheese was really thick and oily--perhaps that's how it is supposed to be (?). The only saving grace was the burnt cheese on the side and bottom of the fondue pot. And (you may need to sit down for this)...there is no chocolate fondue. !?$!? Apparently, that's an American phenomenon. Who knew?

And for all you inquiring minds out there -- no, you cannot find Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate here. Shocking, I know.