These pics are old, but so worth posting. In July we had a few weeks of the hottest weather most Viennese people have ever experienced, with no rain to break it up like we usually get. There is no air conditioning here, unless...
Author - utahmom
I have been wanting to make Elora a Dirndl (traditional Austrian dress) for awhile now. She had one when she was a baby, but I thought it would be fun to make one for her now that she actually lives in Austria! I chose a less...
For the last post of Grandma’s visit we just have some random activities we did while she was here, although mostly we just took pics of the kids so she does not appear much in this post… The beginning of my...
After thinking I was finished blogging Grandma’s visit, I found a bunch more pictures… so there will be a couple more days to finish of her trip! I took my mom to go see the Schonbrunn tour. It is such a beautiful...
The last day of Grandma’s visit with us, we decided to travel to the town of Melk and see the big monastery there. We were excited to travel somewhere new to explore. Here we are taking the train. This is how it goes...
We took Grandma to see the Treasury with all the old crowns, sceptors, jewelry, and also an impressive collection of relics. We didn’t have a nice camera, so we only took a couple pics inside to show off Grandma next to the...
The one museum we all (especially Elora) really didn’t want Grandma to miss was the art history museum. It is probably my favorite museum in Vienna because not only is the art wonderful, but the building is beautiful...
Chris decided to stay home with the kids in the morning so they could actually get a proper nap time, so I took my mom over to the Schonbrunn to see the Apple Strudel Show. While we waited for the show to start, we explored some...
Okay, we have been out of town all week, hence the blogging lag. We are now back to posting the rest of my mom’s visit, and then I will still have to back blog all of July. How did this happen? Anyway, we posted some pics...
We stayed for 2 days in the town of Friesach for a medieval festival, which we also went to last year called the Friesach Spectaculum. Our friend who was one of the missionaries here in Vienna came to visit with his Mom. Here you...