Switzerland. Canton Fribourg. Vuadens. Restaurant " La Croix Blanche". Christmas decoration with wooden snowwomen. A snowman is a temporary sculpture made of snow. Hats, scarves, smiling faces, eyes and noses. On the cafe's terrace closed for the winter season, a giant metalic symbolic fondue pot covered with snow. Fondue is a Swiss melted cheese dish served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) over a portable stove (réchaud) heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread into the cheese using long-stemmed forks. It was promoted as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union in the 1930s. Vuadens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. 15.12.20 © 2020 Didier Ruef