Toblerones for Easter!

We had lovely lunch this Easter Sunday in a restaurant in a little village called Cézille in the canton of Vaud in the foothills of the Jura mountains.

According to the Tribune de Genève the average swiss eats 500 grams of chocolate during easter. We decided to take a walk after lunch along the Cézille river which has lots of "Toblerones" along its river bank all the way from the French border to lake Geneva. No, they are not easter eggs hidden along the river, they are concrete triangular shaped blocks which were erected in 1939 to delay the German tanks in case they would attack Switzerland. These fortification remained in tact during the Cold War. Also extensive underground fortifications were built, disguised as barns, farms and ordinary houses. These were used until the mid 90's. One is now turned into a museum which can be visited in Gland near the end of the trail. The river Cézille is mighty after the rain and the smelting snow in the Jura. The whole walk is 10 kilometers long, needless to say that the hike we took only covered a small portion. Too much Toblerone!