We had intended to take a Sound of Music bus tour the last day. We had to check out of our apartment early and had a late night train home. That meant a whole day of carrying all our backpacks, halberds, and souvenirs before...
Category - Vacation
We went out to Hellbrunn, an estate just outside of Salzburg where the archbishop used to bring guests to entertain them on summer days. The best part of Hellbrunn is the trick water fountains in the gardens. We enjoyed a tour of...
Oliver scouted out all the places we needed to visit to find out about Mozart as we walked around the city and then we had a great “day of Mozart” where we visited all the places Oliver wanted to go. Our first stop...
Oliver has been asking to visit Salzburg since the day he found out Mozart was born there, so a couple weeks ago we decided to plan a trip! We stayed in Salzburg for five days, and lucked out with a pretty great airbnb apartment...
We went skiing right after Christmas at the resort in Rauris, just outside Salzburg. The first day we got there, it was nothing but a strip of ice and lots of green hills and mountains. Luckily after lots of prayers from James...
We got tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert – it has been a lifelong dream of our little boy to attend one of these concerts! Both sets of grandparents and my sister’s family also got tickets and...
We got to spend about three weeks in our Utah home. It was so nice to be home, and so different from our Vienna life. Here is a little glimpse of what we enjoyed during our vacation. First of all, we loved having our fireplace...
This year we got to spend Thanksgiving in Brian Head, Utah! We love it there. It is a beautiful ski resort in the mountains near our Utah home. We have a condo there and spent the week enjoying lots of outdoor fun. When we first...
We have some wonderful friends that we visit whenever we head to Florida. This time they took us to the Orlando Science Center, a really great hands on science museum for kids. The kids had a great time with their friends in the...
We spent most of our time in Florida hanging out by the pool in the backyard of the house we rented, but I really wanted to spend a day at the beach. After researching where to go, I read that the most amazing beach is Clearwater...