Nana and Grampy were supposed to come visit us the week before Christmas, so we had plans to visit a whole bunch of Christmas markets. Sadly, their flight was canceled and they could not get on another one until later in the...
Tag - Food
Every November is goose season in Vienna. Chris’ MBA class got together for a goose dinner at a restaurant here in Vienna. Since Grandma was visiting, she agreed to watch the kids, and we headed out to dinner!It was snowing...
We have had a great time with Grandma visiting the past few weeks. When she was first here we took her to a couple of Christmas markets to show off how great Vienna is in winter as well as summer, and so she could Christmas shop...
The day before Marion was born, we went for a walk at the Schonbrunn to enjoy all the beautiful fall leaves. Oliver and Karen rode the bus, while I walked from my apartment with Nana and Elora.Oliver at his favorite duck pond...
So, way back before Halloween, Nana brought us some Halloween shaped pancake makers, along with some other fun stuff. On Halloween, we made some tasty pancakes. Can you count them? 1 pancake, 2 pancake, 3 pancake, muuhahahah.We...
They don’t sell chocolate chips in Austria, so instead we buy huge bars of chocolate for 1 Euro to chop up and put in our cookies. Chris decided to let the kids try out the chocolate before he chopped it up. No wonder they...
So back in October, the trees all around our house started dropping tons of chestnuts. We saw a little boy and his dad bagging up hundreds of them, so we figured we’d do the same and roast some in the oven. We looked up how...
We visited Marion and Karen in the hospital every day, for about an hour or until the kids got on the nerves of the grumpy nurse staff. Elora and Ollie were always thrilled to go and visit. Every morning they’d ask to...
We invited some friend over tonight for a turkey roll bonanza. Turkey breast sliced up, filled with stuffing, rolled up, and wrapped in bacon. Yummmm. Then we decided since it was halloween tomorrow and no one trick or treats in...
We heard there was a Cinnamon in the Vienna SCS (shopping mall) a few weeks ago, so we decided to make a special trip. You know you’re desperate for some gooey American flavored goodness when you go way on the outskirts of...