4 Orange Suitcases

December 26

Stephan and I are laying low for the holidays. Today's early morning weather was chilly with a side of beauty.

Snow

Last Thursday we had our first snow of the year and it was just beautiful. Due to the mountains and valleys, the weather predictions are always a guess here. However, the weather report said 2pm start and at 2:06, I was on my way home and sure enough the

Grächen in the Fall

I visited my friend last weekend at her lovely chalet in the mountains. I am so grateful for my friend, her time and walking in the Valais. The fall colors were breathtaking. Enjoy the fall colors. The sheep are special sheep and from this region of Switzerland and the one

Visp

I spent the weekend with a good friend and she picked me up in the town of Visp. This is a town a lot of folks us as a transfer town to bigger mountains so I am not sure a lot of folks walk around it. We didn't

Second Bulgaria Post

We took two trips outside the capital while in Bulgaria. Our tours took us to the Rila Monastery, Plovdiv and Boyana Church.

Bulgaria

I took a lovely four day trip to Bulgaria back in July. Home-base was the capital city, Sofia. Though it was extremely hot the time we were there - it didn't stop us from trotting through town. Water bottle in hand, we walked through the small streets and

2 days, 2 lakes and a pond

Stephan and I put our hiking gear on and headed to the mountains. We visited 2 lakes and a pond. Technically, the pond was a lake but it was so small we could't get ourselves to call it a lake. Our initial destination was on Stephan's

Jucker Farm

Each year a local farm, Jucker Farm, hosts a pumpkin celebration. This year's theme: The Movies. Beautiful day for a stroll through the farm.

Tirol in September

In September, we spent a weekend in the mountains in Austria. It was the weekend where they brought the cows back down from the summer grazing location. They held celebrations in the different small towns. We went to one of the locations to join in on celebrating the return, along

World Championship Cycling

From September 21-29 Zurich and surrounding towns and cities were hosting the World Championship in Cycling. Fresh out of the Olympics and Para-Olympics many of the same athletes were roaming the area. Stephan and I caught the opening event which was a para cycling event. It was the mixed hard

Isle Mainau and Hello Again

Hello! It has been about 2ish months since I posted. Yikes, time goes by fast. I did three things this summer: did a digital detox (mostly), studied German (a lot) and did a few local trips and one to Bulgaria with friends and family. I will try to do a

Wiener Blond

When we were at the ball in February - we were able to watch the group Wiener Blond perform. We enjoyed them so much that started to follow their music. We found out that they were performing in Switzerland and nearish. So after work on Friday, Stephan and I grabbed

Lunch in Italy

The rain has been continual these past two months. There are floods, mudslides and road closures in parts of Switzerland. Other than a few warm days the temperatures have hovered around 60-70 degrees. Even as someone that prefers cool days over the warm summer ones - sometimes you just want

Cully and Biel/Bienne

Stephan and I had a quick overnight in Cully, Switzerland for a lovely event for friends. We were able to ramble through the vineyards and enjoy the local cafes before the event. The day after, the rain was so bad, we headed home as soon as we got up. We

Vaduz and the Sculpture Tour

After our day in the Appenzell area - we headed to Vaduz Liechtenstein. It was a quick visit, strolling down the main street. It just so happened there was a sculpture event throughout the town. We got see some wonderful pieces of art. At the end of the day -

Aescher Haus

Our dear friend came to visit last week. It has been 20 years since we have seen each other in person but when we were together it felt like it had been a few months. Neighbors in New York - we got to see each other bring our babies home

Salzburg Visit

We had a three day weekend so we set off on another train adventure and spent the weekend in Salzburg. Part of the weekend we strolled through the different city streets and the other part visited Stephan's family in a nearby village. The weather was perfect. Klara joined

Thun

Today, Stephan and I hopped on a train to Thun. It is a lovely little city/town. We started our "walking tour" via the wooden bridge and the surfers. We strolled the city center with the flower market and the open air restaurants. We picked a lovely little

Quick Trip to Vienna

Spring is a lovely time of the year. Right now, it seems that spring hasn't fully decided to join us. We waiver from 50 to 78 degrees. With that said, I lucked out with my trip to Vienna last week. The weather was lovely and so was the

Cherry Blossoms in Frick

Today, we went for a nice walk/hike with our friend Birgit through the cherry blossoms. It is a trail in the next canton over from us. A quick train ride there and then a couple stops on a bus and we were on our way. A bit warm, but

And we are Back

As mentioned we went offline for a month. Lots of events have been going on this past year and this past month it all came to a closure, or beginning, depending on which way to look at it. But all in a positive adventure. No big travel plans for Stephan

Life Around the Lake

Taking a little time offline, so no posts for about a month. It will perfect timing when I am back online as it will be spring and the flowers around our lake will be splendid. I also expect more birds. In the meantime, I leave you with the storks that

Vevey for the Day (or so)

This past Saturday morning, Stephan and I hopped on a train to Vevey. Vevey is just a quick 15 minutes from Lausanne and about 2.5 hours from Zürich. It was such a lovely town. Off season and before the grapevines wake up - it was a nice treat to

One more about the Ball

In Austria there are over 300 balls during ball season. As mentioned in the last post we choose the Kaffeesieder Ball because of our love for the Viennese coffeehouses. At the start of most/all the balls there is a precision of the honored guests followed by musical and dance

Wiener Kaffeesieder Ball

I know it has been over a month since a blog post. We have been down with covid followed by the flu and various other fun things. However, we were able to get our health back in time for the Wiener Kaffeesieder Ball. This magical evening started for us with