 Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany  Brienz, Switzerland | Brian and I took our kids (Abby & Brady) out of school for two weeks earlier this month and we went on an amazing Alps tour, through Switzerland, Austria, and Southern Germany. Bavarian food and customs were all around us as we explored the mighty Alps. I love feeling small when nature can feel so enormous and encompassing. This road-trip style European vacation included castles and hikes, churches and museums, lake cruises and mountain cable cars, salt mines and Hapsburg Palaces, bustling city streets and quaint, quite walkways in towns that time forgot. Oh, and cows. Yes, more cow bell is a real thing in Switzerland. This was a trip of a lifetime, and my family is beyond amazing. We have always been a very close family, but this trip pulled us that much tighter together. We did drive around one round about three times, and the roads are so narrow in places that we somehow ended up on a sidewalk once. Oh, and there was that incident with the castle playground in Innsbruck that caught Abby's pants in just the right way to rip a huge hole in her bottom! I'll remember Brady flying through the air at Nordekette, and Abby joining a Mozart opera and quintet on stage forever. Memories for a lifetime, and probably a few paintings will be coming out of this inspiration too. Did you know our Rocky Mountains are 77 million years older than the Alps? Imagine what they must have looked like before erosion in their prime... I'm blown away by this planet of ours... As I settle back into my daily life, I'm reminded just how much I love and cherish what I do. It's not work for me at all. I missed my career that was at home waiting for me as soon as we got on the plane for home. This is proof that I've found the meaning in my life. Carpe Diem. |
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My daughter Abby in Grindelwald, Switzerland
Leidel's in Laterbrunnen, Switzerland
| 360 Degree Views from the top of Shilthorn  Bern, Switzerland |  Bird's Eye Views form Bern's Gothic Cathedral  Ceramic work by Freidrich Ernst Frank (1862-1920) on display at Schloss Thun in Thun, Switzerland |
 Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, Switzerland  Lake Lucerne (and my future home one day...) |  Fall Colors Over Lucerne, Switzerland |
 Hapsburg Palace in Innsbruck, Austria |  Brady in meat heaven. |
 Austrian Alps from Innsbruck |  Nordkette, the top of the Austrian Alps |
 Gothic Glory at Schloss Tratzberg (My favorite castle!) |   |
 Hohensalzburg Fortress |  Movie spots from the Sound Of Music in Salzburg |
Hallstatt, Austria. So breathtakingly beautiful that the Chinese built an exact replica of this town!
My daughter swooped up into a Mozart Opera in Salzburg, Austria
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