Pete skis the Matterhorn... Julie goes hiking...

Okay - just under the Matterhorn - not down the face... but we do have video evidence...




He also skied in "Italia" but the GPS was recording "Svizzera" at the time...

Meanwhile, Jason, Natalie, Julie and Leo go hiking.

And Sabrina too!

We stopped for lunch at a little place with a little view.

They also had great places to lounge :)

Night in Zermatt

No cars here - but the electric shuttles are deadly!

We had a great view of the Matterhorn from our room!

Yes we will always remember this as the trip that Leo discovered fries!

Drive to Zermatt

This was the route.

Another view of the "wine country" portion of the route. Lakeside vineyards = double beauty.

We took a few pictures...

There were a few wineries to choose from on the path we walked.

This is a tasting room we visited. Who can say no to VinoRAMA :)

We all enjoyed some wine at lunch - okay Leo's was water but he did an excellent job drinking from the wine glass (with a little help).

A Day in Geneva

We took a boat from the Horawaths to downtown :)

It was a great ride!

We had great Chicken and Calvinus beer at a local spot.

Pete visited the local Apple store :)

Visiting Chamoix

The drive was spectacular...

Leo didn't stick with us to enjoy it long...

We passed "Area of Passy" - I guess kids their really like their pacifiers. Leo would enjoy living there.

Sabrina enjoyed the ride up a little more fully than Leo - head out the window and all...

We took a train, then a gondola, saw spectacular views of the glacier, walked through an ice house in the glacier, had a meal in a restaurant overlooking the glacier. Great afternoon!

Walking through town was spectacular - God's beauty is unescapable here!

We grabbed a beer on the way back to the car at a fun place:

We had dinner at Le Denieu in Sciez - it was extra quant.

Leo was having a rough night so Natalie gave him some extra snuggles - it cheered him right up.

Geneva Switzerland and Visiting Jason, Natalie and Sabrina

We're so excited to spend a few days with Jason, Natalie and Sabrina discovering Geneva and the surrounding area. Leo is already over the moon because there will now be a canine around 24/7.

He was also impressed the with the local goats, sheep and donkeys...

Dorint Resort & Therm in Freiburg

We had a great time at the Dorint Resort - it's connected via and underground tunnel to a Therm (natural springs water resort) that we enjoyed two days in a row - we are spoiled now! 

The resort also had a wonderful buffet breakfast that we all enjoyed - especially Leo, who is busy mastering the art of the fork. 

German night on the town... Er our hotel lobby

Things are different when you travel with a kid. This time we scored with a room whose door was visible from the lounge action. We even have our baby monitor going - only cute peeps so far - keep your fingers crossed :)





Yes that is "fußball" on a big screen in the background. 3 goals and I'm still breathing - only for the cultural experience - or for spending time with my Alicia :)

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Leo enjoys hotel buffet breakfast

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Location:An den Heilquellen,Freiburg,Germany

Exploring Freiburg

We walked around town in a light evening drizzle. Fun!






They still have 5$ (er €5 which is a bit more) but they're trying...

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Location:Weberstraße,Freiburg,Germany

Kebab a la hotel room...

Leo likes döner, kebab that is - not donner party...




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The way things ought to be...

Women's parking places... This is the life!




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Location:Weberstraße,Freiburg,Germany

Breakfast on the road

Dinner in paradise

Dinner our first night in , well we didn't make it all the way into town but we stopped at the first restaurant that we saw and it was great!!!








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Walk in the German countryside...

My niece and nephew, Matthea and Markus, are very fast runners.




Some of us are not so fast... Especially with a babe in tow.













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Puppy love

Luckily many Germans like dogs, this has kept Leo entertained in a few serendipitous situations.



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Cafe käfer

This is the second time we've visited this great cafe overlooking a German agricultural valley speckled with quant nestled villages. They specialize in cakes and coffee shakes :)



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Cousins!

Can't wait for a retake in a few years- I'll have to bulk up a bit to keep this going for long...



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Another picture from the besen

Blogging from iPhones is tricky half the pics are on pete's phone and the other half are on mine... Sorry for the discontinuity - life without proper data connection is rough!





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