Fountains and Marshmallows

We were so excited to take Oliver to the big fountain a few weeks ago, since he loves water, and it was closed! Being cleaned out after a big festival. Sigh.So we came back a week later to enjoy it, and Oliver was so excited! He...

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Date Night!!!

So the new Harry Potter came out, and we HAD to see it in the theater, because the last movie I saw in the theater was…. the last Harry Potter that came out! So we finally got someone to watch our kids for the night, and...

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Schloss Strassburg

We stayed right next to the town Strassburg, which like all towns in Austria, had a castle – so we decided to check it out.The castle was originally built in the 1100s, and added onto in the 1500s and 1600s. There was a...

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Friesach

We went back to Friesach on a couple of different days to explore the city after the festival was over. It was a really neat place to walk around. The city is walled in still, and even has a moat around the outside. Up in the...

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Bauernhof – Farmhouse

The farm house we rented in Kaernten was at the top of a mountain with an amazing view. Kaernten is beautiful with green rolling hills as faras the eye can see. The owners of the rental had their house next door, and were very...

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Friesach Cafe

After touring the town of Friesach one day, we stopped at a little cafe for lunch.One of our friends told us we had to try Kärntner Käsenudeln – which are like raviolis filled with a unique cheese mixture and then sauteed...

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Burg Hochosterwitz

The castle Burg Hochosterwitz is considered the nicest castle in all of Austria, possible all of Europe for its uniqueness. As you can see from the pictures it is perched on top of a tall, skinny mountain over looking miles of...

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