We set out on a frosty morning to hike to the Ehrenberg Castle ruins. Elora was recovering from the flu, so she needed to be carried the whole way, and the trail was a bit icy and windy and of course, all uphill, so Karen got a...
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Christmas Goose with Spaetzle (dumpling noodle). Not much was left when we decided to take a picture.Karen ordered the Venison and loved it.Wiener Schniztel mit Kartoffelsalat!Weird skeezy (but tasty) meat dish w/ bread, and a...
This is the monestary Ettal, which has a beautiful church in the middle of it. The inside is incredible, and we stopped there on the way to a castle just to make sure we got to see it. It was a crazy foggy cold day, so the...
Chris insisted that I learn to ski while we were in Germany, which makes sense since there is really good skiing and beautiful mountains. As an added bonus I can now say, “I have skiied in the Alps!” No one has to...
We celebrated Christmas in Garmisch Germany in a nice hotel. We didn’t have room to pack our Christmas tree in the car, although we were tempted… Instead we spread the presents around the hotel ficus tree. When Elora...
We drove up to Munich just before Christmas and went to the Christmas Market there. It was much bigger than anything in Vienna, although that makes sense because Vienna has dozens of markets, and Munich had this one sprawling...
We spent Christmas in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. On Christmas Eve at our hotel, Santa came to visit! We asked Elora what she wanted Santa to bring her for Christmas, and she said, “Cookies.” Very practical. When...
Decemember is Christmas Market season in Vienna. There are dozens of markets scattered all around the city. The tradition dates to the 1200s. The markets sell a huge assortment of items, but I really like seeing all the Christmas...
Three More Fun Videos… So we showed up an hour late to our Church Christmas Party here in Vienna and it turns out they were waiting for us to show up to get started….(not really but they hadn’t started eating...
Okay, so this is a totally random post. I always carry a camera in my purse so that if we see something interesting while we are out I can take a picture… and some of these pictures deserve to be commented on, even if I...