Located in Vevey, the Alimentarium is a food museum founded by Nestle Food Corp in 1985 and was the main reason for the trip to that town which is detailed below.
(Above) The building used to be the headquarters for the Nestle Corp, before they moved to more stylish and modern digs in a different part of Vevey.
We were welcomed by an intense topiary, shown above.
(Above) The first room was dedicated to the cultural aspect of eating. One point of interest was a display of Swiss dining habits which includes 5 meals throughout the day - a small breakfast and dinner, a large lunch, elevenses, and a late-night snack.
(Above) This wobbly photo is of a piece of bread baked during a famine in the 1700's. It's about the size of a walnut and is wrapped in a piece of paper with brief details of the crisis. Behind is a plaque giving reasons for food shortages.
(Above) Doubling as the display on cooking and a working kitchen, this portion has a collection of old cook-ware and appliances.
(Above) Upstairs, one has a great view of this giant sculpture and mobile in the entrance.
(Above) This was the room devoted to purchasing of food, from ancient markets to contemporary grocery stores.
(Above) And last but not least, digestion. Actually, this part was very interactive and informative. There was also a 3-D film about the digestive tract. Fun!
(Above) And at the end, we took a brief course on chocolate-making. In French.
(Above) As you can see, our ducks turned out splendidly!
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