Lindt Chocolate Factory and Chez Fritz in Kilchberg

Monday, we visited the Lindt Chocolate Factory in Kilchberg, a town adjacent to Zurich and Lake Zurich.



Two things we wanted to note:

1. When you get off Bus 165 at the Kilchberg stop, you inhale the aroma of warm chocolate exhaust coming out of the factory next to you. It was divine. I would go back there just for the smell.

Here's Maya's reaction to this experience.



2. The factory does not let you tour inside. (Annoying, isn't it? We came all this way....) Instead, the public is welcome to shop in the factory store which is stocked floor-to-ceiling with, you guessed it, chocolate.

Here's Maya's reaction to that experience.



After we completed our shopping, my non-chocolate eater, Russell, needed a little nourishment. (I'd forgotten to pack snacks with me.) We crossed the street and headed toward a sign for Restaurant Chez Fritz, the only visible eating establishment on this lonely road. I had no idea if they'd be open for anything more than drinks. Chez Fritz turned out to be a very nice lakeside place that charges $6 for a glass of juice. They make a mean plate of fried, battered perch fillets, though! Even Maya liked them. Here's Russell, waiting for his snack, enjoying the ambience.




During our mid-afternoon snack, the skies opened up and rained pretty solidly for hours. The other thing I forgot to pack was our rain gear. (You'd think I'd be used to this wet summer weather by now.) Mid-way through our drizzly trek back to the bus stop, Maya realized she forgot her sunglasses at the restaurant. She ran back and retrieved them herself. Here she is on the bus, a little wet, but happy to have her accessory.



The chocolate made it home just fine.