tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54543988532581233572024-03-15T08:54:45.922-05:00Girl Gone RunningKerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.comBlogger725125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-16671789743237080622023-07-15T23:00:00.199-05:002024-02-11T19:24:58.939-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 12: The Amalfi Coast from the Water<p>This was a day that I was so excited about! We rented a private boat with a captain for the day to enjoy the Amalfi Coast from the water.</p><p>I took a lot of videos and photos during the day. As far as the video clips go, I decided to put them in a single video for viewing. It was such an amazing day, even if I got seasick!</p><p>Our charter picked us up in Praiano and we went all around the Amalfi Coast. We swam in many different spots along the coast. We stopped for an amazing lunch on a remote island. I will let most of the pictures and the videos do most of the talking.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B_zjbI5C-V4" width="320" youtube-src-id="B_zjbI5C-V4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clips from our Amalfi Coast boat day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeCrarjf9v_q7uM8TXDY9e2dE_SA3Dbp4J8V3c3bnGtxhz8I85hjzN7K_MrzwGYqbkZ-t2KcuQsQ6DHXvZxR6HVaYJauwdeMMruy-mKuKMWBkgrziHaNFmIjkSaC8c4OegfAN_euML8aDTeW3Uozv0zpwSbVlLD6PodazTj7TW29qjl6INsdTeHjArqlV/s1024/image000000%208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeCrarjf9v_q7uM8TXDY9e2dE_SA3Dbp4J8V3c3bnGtxhz8I85hjzN7K_MrzwGYqbkZ-t2KcuQsQ6DHXvZxR6HVaYJauwdeMMruy-mKuKMWBkgrziHaNFmIjkSaC8c4OegfAN_euML8aDTeW3Uozv0zpwSbVlLD6PodazTj7TW29qjl6INsdTeHjArqlV/w296-h640/image000000%208.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taking in all of the scenery and trying to get used to the waves!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvQU4o_HjZ5pwtrBiFIVk1Z7TqyJfy4sx91RXJ2RBbVmqrcbig5JA-Y7t5X45tpJf-6QPJdb-P3W_uz-GsdP5OXwpyaos7B2mBSn_gkr7F4BSw-yU_5j8Q9uYiBp4Ig2SCiy1Zh_bHcPd5dVpAd0f1YIDOp0OI7xINXMXlKvvPo3nEh8LXmRA9eVTazQr/s4032/IMG_4144.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvQU4o_HjZ5pwtrBiFIVk1Z7TqyJfy4sx91RXJ2RBbVmqrcbig5JA-Y7t5X45tpJf-6QPJdb-P3W_uz-GsdP5OXwpyaos7B2mBSn_gkr7F4BSw-yU_5j8Q9uYiBp4Ig2SCiy1Zh_bHcPd5dVpAd0f1YIDOp0OI7xINXMXlKvvPo3nEh8LXmRA9eVTazQr/w640-h480/IMG_4144.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving Praiano</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO2BK_fgA4Au6b3ZNnNvoYmB0zTwffZIPm_jqjIZozdtUhQtrhezwVWvU9OIseRQWiV5Q-5I3iNSkVEuC7ozs0PnDi2Td5BGoZCltO_mvw7MF8fgPRIaHzF0qXKXdMe0yP-hMQc7FZumq4uTN_0Dm9UoF1uHD4ZvDgxvi3RNAGF6-JxYqzXCdTQzltFob/s4032/IMG_4152.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO2BK_fgA4Au6b3ZNnNvoYmB0zTwffZIPm_jqjIZozdtUhQtrhezwVWvU9OIseRQWiV5Q-5I3iNSkVEuC7ozs0PnDi2Td5BGoZCltO_mvw7MF8fgPRIaHzF0qXKXdMe0yP-hMQc7FZumq4uTN_0Dm9UoF1uHD4ZvDgxvi3RNAGF6-JxYqzXCdTQzltFob/w640-h480/IMG_4152.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Positano from the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoXZTVPPnAPFZVTjr81DMBXZteO1f8zWVqm3JQzzM1lEy2BJCiZA7Y73EITkPT5T0NnV93ucTKrntj5PMT-wwqRbCG5FRmHJGV_cYDTdOXdTb_Pk4Bpxb6ONKFgZwxxO-U-MVI2Di_fcRBK4zjqeVUPMoXgl6TLGV7PX8REq5yOIoPH1DxTgDm6FnvJ4n/s928/image000000%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoXZTVPPnAPFZVTjr81DMBXZteO1f8zWVqm3JQzzM1lEy2BJCiZA7Y73EITkPT5T0NnV93ucTKrntj5PMT-wwqRbCG5FRmHJGV_cYDTdOXdTb_Pk4Bpxb6ONKFgZwxxO-U-MVI2Di_fcRBK4zjqeVUPMoXgl6TLGV7PX8REq5yOIoPH1DxTgDm6FnvJ4n/w504-h640/image000000%2011.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Positano with my love</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgn19G1sBYwCoEJXfd4hRMdSnAHpqDatwQBXl6hFjz3095zKNsR57YqoMqnfEuO-sVZSyOMyg8QHXpVRt3ZVnsP2_7P7M1VmALU8aM4bjlKOR08aoU9twLiLzDL5hJ-Hu8bh9HZ2HBHL6Kft2dmKzCwyNmMXctQhJyB8YH5dEbIsW2mX9wzfd4F10aJMkA/s1024/image000000%2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgn19G1sBYwCoEJXfd4hRMdSnAHpqDatwQBXl6hFjz3095zKNsR57YqoMqnfEuO-sVZSyOMyg8QHXpVRt3ZVnsP2_7P7M1VmALU8aM4bjlKOR08aoU9twLiLzDL5hJ-Hu8bh9HZ2HBHL6Kft2dmKzCwyNmMXctQhJyB8YH5dEbIsW2mX9wzfd4F10aJMkA/w296-h640/image000000%2010.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swimming at one of the many swim spots during our trip. Getting in the water made my nausea go away!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Sodq_f1GLrT9hkLLc3kvSRK0CDZCIsCXScBXRe8Gbm-j9a-mA9Bcaa4kbZI_jn-Y5u7mfX1C7SsInNVrC88eWmppj0VHQuMHv1YBXiJG3scNRf0NWoyPG8kcZXlDfE567qYj3aZOv1Q4qAr9Is7OcnarDQCeuqCRl7Txtc-2SVtNcuNjui2xu7QEvzlE/s4032/IMG_4163.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Sodq_f1GLrT9hkLLc3kvSRK0CDZCIsCXScBXRe8Gbm-j9a-mA9Bcaa4kbZI_jn-Y5u7mfX1C7SsInNVrC88eWmppj0VHQuMHv1YBXiJG3scNRf0NWoyPG8kcZXlDfE567qYj3aZOv1Q4qAr9Is7OcnarDQCeuqCRl7Txtc-2SVtNcuNjui2xu7QEvzlE/w640-h480/IMG_4163.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view of Praiano, the village were we stayed. Our hotel is up there somewhere!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbppLUE7y2ZCH6sgetLe1UKpf2TwpK5-lvZIJO_-skwlqTfahetCI-qgSongo-3eGZzvcEVwmiFLT5Z0YdcOk84uUzFkn1Yr05khi5z8d1nhyphenhypheng63S6ub-iAKXQ2DFJTcatS2xj0Qn2RZWAh4peJ2bixkvyNwQhF8DjNUanrR-7zP4w-AZa7HIpieBpzph/s4032/IMG_4171.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbppLUE7y2ZCH6sgetLe1UKpf2TwpK5-lvZIJO_-skwlqTfahetCI-qgSongo-3eGZzvcEVwmiFLT5Z0YdcOk84uUzFkn1Yr05khi5z8d1nhyphenhypheng63S6ub-iAKXQ2DFJTcatS2xj0Qn2RZWAh4peJ2bixkvyNwQhF8DjNUanrR-7zP4w-AZa7HIpieBpzph/w480-h640/IMG_4171.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fiordo di Furore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzEc4DVKfDmvxaIGq31wejraBF-1c1nehXcSYN-0aFSMqDK5ZBUFVrt4VLztvo1sVicq8PPttxLy63ihkqxIUjSwdq0qXX8rH1skTXgqjgHPPyGW18YrEJI5JcKX2oL2udFsNBlsUn_PK1B1gYPH6tUq2EqE3pn8zgwM559B1RSqovrPUNYMsX57M0aU6/s1024/image000001%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzEc4DVKfDmvxaIGq31wejraBF-1c1nehXcSYN-0aFSMqDK5ZBUFVrt4VLztvo1sVicq8PPttxLy63ihkqxIUjSwdq0qXX8rH1skTXgqjgHPPyGW18YrEJI5JcKX2oL2udFsNBlsUn_PK1B1gYPH6tUq2EqE3pn8zgwM559B1RSqovrPUNYMsX57M0aU6/w296-h640/image000001%204.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having a wonderful time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyt9S7ER-ZqUYoOl1fRd9rYdG3iDR2B_SIt77Z6i5fVVqcgKpp_C211R5_yFybEzswY9mNKBmw5qEkctcLCFOgow3zcmv68RKL_TTW2R_R-n6bYemHslGPnSJQTKlPxufzKoW8VMLYaxU09YirniCxTHnyKdw5p1ebPHnFqKUnz7A-_UapNfPfz0mNX-HL/s1024/image000000%2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyt9S7ER-ZqUYoOl1fRd9rYdG3iDR2B_SIt77Z6i5fVVqcgKpp_C211R5_yFybEzswY9mNKBmw5qEkctcLCFOgow3zcmv68RKL_TTW2R_R-n6bYemHslGPnSJQTKlPxufzKoW8VMLYaxU09YirniCxTHnyKdw5p1ebPHnFqKUnz7A-_UapNfPfz0mNX-HL/w296-h640/image000000%2012.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the gorgeous cliffside hotels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqyxYvhD7jQQmV96GJeyCUeRugWQ_MTt_zJZnD06449nRIm0wBPZYp_F_q0jqe22CnCPmxKqMNbgG3Lhl3ryh82D4OOvf5U-0XHHEAoG1JsmIbkFSEpPnvhpPwMoKqbU9Rh2Gv_yo43aD4LA67D7ctUC8sZA5tTpKs3jAHShp5XEPgdrIKeE_nyYm67j9/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqyxYvhD7jQQmV96GJeyCUeRugWQ_MTt_zJZnD06449nRIm0wBPZYp_F_q0jqe22CnCPmxKqMNbgG3Lhl3ryh82D4OOvf5U-0XHHEAoG1JsmIbkFSEpPnvhpPwMoKqbU9Rh2Gv_yo43aD4LA67D7ctUC8sZA5tTpKs3jAHShp5XEPgdrIKeE_nyYm67j9/w338-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken's favorite photo of the day. I mean, how gorgeous is this view?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40_1dVkXwDI_BUXGKxVvpDJ9SyII44W5OihJ0fBjQXfCEiolEMAz8s5IrG0IZh11rDSP8QBNIULfUjpWMyKmLEKJwPM_HvASsFYTkUqEwJpNPDYhxrRuPH1zeZrC0XMdtmJ2cYsIRZf7P5ydMMHM69YLK7T8hBOerZW1XHGOxM9_kJghjB-PECeqaiw4K/s1024/image000000%2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40_1dVkXwDI_BUXGKxVvpDJ9SyII44W5OihJ0fBjQXfCEiolEMAz8s5IrG0IZh11rDSP8QBNIULfUjpWMyKmLEKJwPM_HvASsFYTkUqEwJpNPDYhxrRuPH1zeZrC0XMdtmJ2cYsIRZf7P5ydMMHM69YLK7T8hBOerZW1XHGOxM9_kJghjB-PECeqaiw4K/w296-h640/image000000%2013.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More gorgeous scenery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDwuwew6Q2rJ6pK-O6Net2sYZXDDeZc17Yex7LgAPMId4m7vkWc2R2x1Wie24vwdndDVxNlC-dKHsmSP1p4yQX4LCe5oCmcXq_vQstBh_P63tNbTvvjh97iHr6cdIJ7WCsaVoxmqA956O1RzQnz5rt7ym2ST5aSIOYqsMOB9EeLZ0tO_E-3lcZKw2LT_e/s4032/IMG_4173.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDwuwew6Q2rJ6pK-O6Net2sYZXDDeZc17Yex7LgAPMId4m7vkWc2R2x1Wie24vwdndDVxNlC-dKHsmSP1p4yQX4LCe5oCmcXq_vQstBh_P63tNbTvvjh97iHr6cdIJ7WCsaVoxmqA956O1RzQnz5rt7ym2ST5aSIOYqsMOB9EeLZ0tO_E-3lcZKw2LT_e/w480-h640/IMG_4173.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took this photo not knowing that this is where I would get seasick for the very first time in my life! Ken had to hose me down with the hose on the boat. I was so sick. I rallied though. I did not want to miss out on a day on the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP6JGIGzjtshSRlp3XOIXI3Ct8Hw7aVl734Xil8M7ZYUI2o_8nC0D73eQMRe4IRM1CJKXBRBZtS9_v6kFc2Om3q_bOFQjzeq9DzOU9nlVyvq9IYhg0PCOGAzxsjVZ8qJQPwWT7tvY6rqvKlY_uTHceAo4ZtjjpP4WTNh-0xWpcbaLxj-KUndzRRNNX6r7/s1024/image000000%2014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP6JGIGzjtshSRlp3XOIXI3Ct8Hw7aVl734Xil8M7ZYUI2o_8nC0D73eQMRe4IRM1CJKXBRBZtS9_v6kFc2Om3q_bOFQjzeq9DzOU9nlVyvq9IYhg0PCOGAzxsjVZ8qJQPwWT7tvY6rqvKlY_uTHceAo4ZtjjpP4WTNh-0xWpcbaLxj-KUndzRRNNX6r7/w296-h640/image000000%2014.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken enjoyed his seafood pasta and I had a very light Caprese salad. I was daring and had a little sparkling rose since I was feeling better after vomiting five times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTwOlWuPgQShqebcJC0E6HmvFjgYpJMbCG7JwKmQMTG_DUAKGDJdm2iMJ8vN7dk7RCjH0a_-brA9LqMr3k0CX3ST5dwMiCcmMa-mVCq3TU0Zi8tSDayuqZOomiWn-6JcqacqSoSlIXxqCKlFSlB0AnZBM1IowM5TGqLaOImpu89UbaRDoXiVicvPxTY0Z/s1598/image000000%2015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1598" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTwOlWuPgQShqebcJC0E6HmvFjgYpJMbCG7JwKmQMTG_DUAKGDJdm2iMJ8vN7dk7RCjH0a_-brA9LqMr3k0CX3ST5dwMiCcmMa-mVCq3TU0Zi8tSDayuqZOomiWn-6JcqacqSoSlIXxqCKlFSlB0AnZBM1IowM5TGqLaOImpu89UbaRDoXiVicvPxTY0Z/w640-h334/image000000%2015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from our table at lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3NghFfVbXo0" width="320" youtube-src-id="3NghFfVbXo0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While Ken was paying, I walked down to the water to put my feet in hoping it would cool me off enough so I would not get sick again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8sgYWoZKCM46JfJyRDQRsXJ8AoVnN6PLfzPQxWzqImltIsaCkkEJrQBbvn9_wiDKgkHVofpCErmxSnhZEbWomSAgAxVAOOjWt6rYTlJ-TrhuV_cnylldAsZtQq6rARzJK8kE9ZSmzA7JwIg0AJkLMG8TaAi3LV-suBKNkCJl_nMmGk1gyly4Q7CA7fvB/s4032/IMG_4182.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Relaxing after swimming around Atrani</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o4N9gby-TrSkE2kX1mIOaQPlbgZPEVzG5MDCBUQG0XPc2gdmjs5E4UPSr4GRA5otFSq-pKrgBGdociLjDRQoUwcVfaUmKXm2wVVhH5sxtvX5fyq2Kw6rbR0mRnmdXbOuuwClanaOCdRNyo0uvIRd22zKrA5S72Qg-huj4kSELsZsnIo4xBBegh38-7MX/s4032/IMG_4200.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o4N9gby-TrSkE2kX1mIOaQPlbgZPEVzG5MDCBUQG0XPc2gdmjs5E4UPSr4GRA5otFSq-pKrgBGdociLjDRQoUwcVfaUmKXm2wVVhH5sxtvX5fyq2Kw6rbR0mRnmdXbOuuwClanaOCdRNyo0uvIRd22zKrA5S72Qg-huj4kSELsZsnIo4xBBegh38-7MX/w640-h480/IMG_4200.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We found a lovely little spot a few roads above our hotel. We sat outside and enjoyed pasta and wine and of course a little limoncello. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIh8Vh0TSU1wZ5Yl4vKavvLZ3oaP33LOxeVmryIlQWODMTxTgy9Ysbq2bAf_nVkeaoQQCX_KvzpuJvOFPpzdEA9q0zeFGeoACF6a5sczdIzQZOQJUZvUJWuTPQg911QTjZslhsqbT2BCHRVod0dFMBdvVpVEuEQhR1wufQzCVNnaPKsvDB0K6xuHXikSq/s1024/image000002%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIh8Vh0TSU1wZ5Yl4vKavvLZ3oaP33LOxeVmryIlQWODMTxTgy9Ysbq2bAf_nVkeaoQQCX_KvzpuJvOFPpzdEA9q0zeFGeoACF6a5sczdIzQZOQJUZvUJWuTPQg911QTjZslhsqbT2BCHRVod0dFMBdvVpVEuEQhR1wufQzCVNnaPKsvDB0K6xuHXikSq/w336-h640/image000002%202.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Limoncello to end a wonderful day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had an amazing day with Sun and Sea Charters. Thanks Ken for spoiling me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-68344399256495973952023-07-14T22:30:00.121-05:002024-01-01T17:32:33.563-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 11: Praiano<p>We woke up after enjoying a very cold room with great air conditioning. The heat wave continued to follow us and it was so hot while we were on the Amalfi Coast. We had a wonderful breakfast at our hotel with amazing views. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S2Y8-Eh4VHg" width="320" youtube-src-id="S2Y8-Eh4VHg"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lemon trees surrounded our room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided we would go for a nice walk around Praiano before it got too hot. We had planned on hiking the Path of the Gods, but with the heat, we decided that it would not be enjoyable since it is completely exposed to the sun. </div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvP0EARnpuFeusTTxicyxDRhzgzLHPUQ70guYW0V9ty_XP8Z6GJVysFfmWEVqbY7aUZNhW3gAclIP330AfJb-CPeP3PTN3AUQOrIpPmszdSm2HetJKbW7RzxAF8NZPB7u-Ca75yMr_dDR6fJz7fFoUtOxRGe8bfGv7K82lOKGtiAvgIYjfYvSUB_2ERaw/s4032/IMG_4119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvP0EARnpuFeusTTxicyxDRhzgzLHPUQ70guYW0V9ty_XP8Z6GJVysFfmWEVqbY7aUZNhW3gAclIP330AfJb-CPeP3PTN3AUQOrIpPmszdSm2HetJKbW7RzxAF8NZPB7u-Ca75yMr_dDR6fJz7fFoUtOxRGe8bfGv7K82lOKGtiAvgIYjfYvSUB_2ERaw/w640-h480/IMG_4119.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful Praiano. That is Positano off in the distance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_7w2VJvgtm0" width="320" youtube-src-id="_7w2VJvgtm0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful views on our walk</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-792pZhyphenhyphenVEXW973LLP-Jrt_6GuRHCziIeaT8MwThwP9GUngU3Ur9UXp_nMDcIhC7qv7aovbvydK9P-ilp3DDu_T7ATe6MbUgu_bJTmt9635b2PRvfRbU7ZR_6bRkxyF6DNU-LeIiewQ3U1FWlBTWFqR_p2G49GXNnRiMBEd-pyh0IRUIN6GLsSOiV8Pw/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="1024" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-792pZhyphenhyphenVEXW973LLP-Jrt_6GuRHCziIeaT8MwThwP9GUngU3Ur9UXp_nMDcIhC7qv7aovbvydK9P-ilp3DDu_T7ATe6MbUgu_bJTmt9635b2PRvfRbU7ZR_6bRkxyF6DNU-LeIiewQ3U1FWlBTWFqR_p2G49GXNnRiMBEd-pyh0IRUIN6GLsSOiV8Pw/w640-h364/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As busy as the Amalfi Coast is, it sure is gorgeous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked up and down many flights of stairs. There was an area where we were and we heard the sound of hooves hitting the pavement and sure enough, it was a train of mules approaching us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5CMEJIBHBJw" width="320" youtube-src-id="5CMEJIBHBJw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praiano mules</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGN51iiaqvDxrbHYKbY_v9vDJAUIfGSWNm9wdFpPv9kTSblW-wBabNkDJM3H4hXRn_ZppE3YqFmSid36M176hoCFsxOCwBo7uhQ7k0CkJSfdBAzaD9iTr34yM1LFsVhoo532sW1ahJZZLg3nVoBu8AW9CWWkya9SN3cGpdSb5wz-lD7uCsJuObAAQCBNX/s4032/IMG_4122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGN51iiaqvDxrbHYKbY_v9vDJAUIfGSWNm9wdFpPv9kTSblW-wBabNkDJM3H4hXRn_ZppE3YqFmSid36M176hoCFsxOCwBo7uhQ7k0CkJSfdBAzaD9iTr34yM1LFsVhoo532sW1ahJZZLg3nVoBu8AW9CWWkya9SN3cGpdSb5wz-lD7uCsJuObAAQCBNX/w640-h480/IMG_4122.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More beautiful views of Praiano</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided that we would enjoy the day around our hotel pool and our balcony off of our room. We had such a gorgeous view and we felt that we should take advantage of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz-aVELjXtKBlwMNB_x_W5tWP-nY-BM8JQU3wa1wwsFqjl26JUHv5BRt7BfO1oWDECziNESdm8kbNDm4DY7MHbEZQj9aOP9xOsZeMUkcn906iOWCqPHRuWnIjh2qqVugUrebbUsahZhXqt3V2iI95DzP3UQyQ4USMlblA-O7b6Falp6QrXLA0NpolQZzH/s4032/IMG_4123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz-aVELjXtKBlwMNB_x_W5tWP-nY-BM8JQU3wa1wwsFqjl26JUHv5BRt7BfO1oWDECziNESdm8kbNDm4DY7MHbEZQj9aOP9xOsZeMUkcn906iOWCqPHRuWnIjh2qqVugUrebbUsahZhXqt3V2iI95DzP3UQyQ4USMlblA-O7b6Falp6QrXLA0NpolQZzH/w640-h480/IMG_4123.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken enjoying the view from our balcony</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmy4JgjNUmD9atkFJ0tdh5R1nYqYam3JR2KTi4E_yBxuHnvHRsd14hr2St4Y27MPMdZVC6Or3IUzh0DwKa7ysXwHOsqXf_QnsLHo4XHJmdqHoMzSO7V_MMlPlohLe1lP70aDMCaMppJA7H-YyAuws7LOVdcKfeng5k0Wl82BerfHwK2yiAWMoyYJ3QqG-/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmy4JgjNUmD9atkFJ0tdh5R1nYqYam3JR2KTi4E_yBxuHnvHRsd14hr2St4Y27MPMdZVC6Or3IUzh0DwKa7ysXwHOsqXf_QnsLHo4XHJmdqHoMzSO7V_MMlPlohLe1lP70aDMCaMppJA7H-YyAuws7LOVdcKfeng5k0Wl82BerfHwK2yiAWMoyYJ3QqG-/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rarely eat chips at home, but love to indulge in them as a snack while we are in Europe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69UhzAn-7OpznKcb5zOWV2uZ5j-BRzxKxjZgxz1uFA8jsf0gv26gDWMRjW6bHgI77qxEUb6zcnIYo_Lxms70vHSopqPHRFWbXpt-vdCROX5TP7q5iQp2AXUbi2Ry24RXg5uKdeAX-5_hllEdQPTEAWx7aL-a0en5NIBimWjnHsfsMaRRSHj78h4OIagRj/s4032/IMG_4131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69UhzAn-7OpznKcb5zOWV2uZ5j-BRzxKxjZgxz1uFA8jsf0gv26gDWMRjW6bHgI77qxEUb6zcnIYo_Lxms70vHSopqPHRFWbXpt-vdCROX5TP7q5iQp2AXUbi2Ry24RXg5uKdeAX-5_hllEdQPTEAWx7aL-a0en5NIBimWjnHsfsMaRRSHj78h4OIagRj/w480-h640/IMG_4131.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aperol Spritz with a view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyTrt4nEKcg6RFRIc7-9BlkKxEyFPVqutL66jzfoxurNZ07h1YMI63z6gbZE3bTzRU35LW1deV7FlSOACdkEjDdqF0T7icfnYchg26gSZTXLEAIOnymoULaiHQpc4uN7A5vZmelfKc1N3zp-RXazScBXJ56ZbaxUYTZD2zBMOVQBFRz2tr22q8xQhhpvO/s763/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyTrt4nEKcg6RFRIc7-9BlkKxEyFPVqutL66jzfoxurNZ07h1YMI63z6gbZE3bTzRU35LW1deV7FlSOACdkEjDdqF0T7icfnYchg26gSZTXLEAIOnymoULaiHQpc4uN7A5vZmelfKc1N3zp-RXazScBXJ56ZbaxUYTZD2zBMOVQBFRz2tr22q8xQhhpvO/w396-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loving our time in Praiano!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked up to the pool in time to have lunch and some drinks before cooling off in the pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbg3IVjrPy13L02kxlLn0dITUkCWJScJ2A9aT6C_-oZUCXKi6ibSKQuBB-Ff-O35JigCSRd-phcYk4SZXnkytiU9BuZNVyeeQ_FR38fWczDOWc6VBhBgQ6bhpfiV-kR6uEFObYY74cfNHiqdt0rK9738SHj8D1Fx6SXHPltLgrTfVLc_iK2Sj9Pu06QEI/s4032/IMG_4134.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbg3IVjrPy13L02kxlLn0dITUkCWJScJ2A9aT6C_-oZUCXKi6ibSKQuBB-Ff-O35JigCSRd-phcYk4SZXnkytiU9BuZNVyeeQ_FR38fWczDOWc6VBhBgQ6bhpfiV-kR6uEFObYY74cfNHiqdt0rK9738SHj8D1Fx6SXHPltLgrTfVLc_iK2Sj9Pu06QEI/w480-h640/IMG_4134.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My limoncello spritz was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsAScjxI6CkA6pCWYGJrhN6irqjRsTbRwaDJxrBU7DJfMjNU65xDThZaUuhUmN_zjuwxS6PIOhZwvJlt6LvtjM4sWXQN5Q7Hu2qeHRi8BB4FkzXBNmwV_JLPd88rKAkxvHznCunG-JuJIFptpeHjGvwhEY1xt_ax5o7x6CVdjaqNz039CEZKJWdJs8dtV/s4032/IMG_4135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsAScjxI6CkA6pCWYGJrhN6irqjRsTbRwaDJxrBU7DJfMjNU65xDThZaUuhUmN_zjuwxS6PIOhZwvJlt6LvtjM4sWXQN5Q7Hu2qeHRi8BB4FkzXBNmwV_JLPd88rKAkxvHznCunG-JuJIFptpeHjGvwhEY1xt_ax5o7x6CVdjaqNz039CEZKJWdJs8dtV/w480-h640/IMG_4135.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a Caprese salad, which I had honestly never tried before. I learned on this trip that I do like tomatoes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1h3QT_Id9nxg4s9PQvn1QXWRCmCPydB6-U0i63lGmP5tnS2XZDl3nrETdhHzgbwiwm4lgMkEBKmgxU5bIloPbE6IeRJl73vvjIVfYlGXUugvLtN6i1ebfrxyWZTcQ_sb4pYA9atT5NYNyox5QcmSjGsWNX3cPEDGssswa932P54VrKxZR90CsVis1dj2/s4032/IMG_4136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1h3QT_Id9nxg4s9PQvn1QXWRCmCPydB6-U0i63lGmP5tnS2XZDl3nrETdhHzgbwiwm4lgMkEBKmgxU5bIloPbE6IeRJl73vvjIVfYlGXUugvLtN6i1ebfrxyWZTcQ_sb4pYA9atT5NYNyox5QcmSjGsWNX3cPEDGssswa932P54VrKxZR90CsVis1dj2/w640-h480/IMG_4136.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the pool, which happens to include our umbrella from our balcony</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HwjTz2YTy2I" width="320" youtube-src-id="HwjTz2YTy2I"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More gorgeous views</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxJ5fYGV290jyQOILhXpEMehudN4Z9fTpZ0nR4kWmogNi0dS5DNwUapFtO61EiSsl9mAnagDFU0B4dqcgXcKcI1AhdufGX1ab3hR8Ip9IaZrStDRMxDulLd9loRk1U3MRAn7WWd5CyKLCVxfqNla7qQ3aaxXBqDpzd0LhbrDipNA8yEYuCtnKVVhYoFHa/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxJ5fYGV290jyQOILhXpEMehudN4Z9fTpZ0nR4kWmogNi0dS5DNwUapFtO61EiSsl9mAnagDFU0B4dqcgXcKcI1AhdufGX1ab3hR8Ip9IaZrStDRMxDulLd9loRk1U3MRAn7WWd5CyKLCVxfqNla7qQ3aaxXBqDpzd0LhbrDipNA8yEYuCtnKVVhYoFHa/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Living my best life!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkYvmbnSvLdf2ls072seIF1QxNVroW5TV5etfyNfkEcZqnaazN3LihftapoFWLWK2s_WdanrzAybOg5Qa-NJDQlWb-SApkWWLWuDUesDgqRsEGAvFCKMM2TwNCZRoSWXOgHsoPFJP9CaFwg8UBowIBSO1E45OVLzDVwZHWs8JyKctCYJUpLFakJhARZbY/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkYvmbnSvLdf2ls072seIF1QxNVroW5TV5etfyNfkEcZqnaazN3LihftapoFWLWK2s_WdanrzAybOg5Qa-NJDQlWb-SApkWWLWuDUesDgqRsEGAvFCKMM2TwNCZRoSWXOgHsoPFJP9CaFwg8UBowIBSO1E45OVLzDVwZHWs8JyKctCYJUpLFakJhARZbY/w446-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The views from our hotel were absolutely stunning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4nuVaILiN1PDH365s-ufhyAPVllhVmkr4vB-idoE3FUXKuemyWCJ4gF9C1FrGYzplSPmQGs2V6jBfJizbigAOPIstoy3d1mCemZLGg88OaQ04Io6BLtqTnOfaC65j9j_iVNjycK0i3X2-fG-mtCiyo-ObAaRQA9dJ6kGzdOfVF9tJ53CTtgEdgI18nil/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4nuVaILiN1PDH365s-ufhyAPVllhVmkr4vB-idoE3FUXKuemyWCJ4gF9C1FrGYzplSPmQGs2V6jBfJizbigAOPIstoy3d1mCemZLGg88OaQ04Io6BLtqTnOfaC65j9j_iVNjycK0i3X2-fG-mtCiyo-ObAaRQA9dJ6kGzdOfVF9tJ53CTtgEdgI18nil/w336-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken loved hanging at the pool with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wlca6BrMy8c" width="320" youtube-src-id="Wlca6BrMy8c"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Views from our gorgeous hotel, Villa Gianlica. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish I could say that we had a wild night, but that would be a lie. We found a spot that would make takeaway pizzas and ordered a pizza to enjoy in our room with a bottle of wine. We had a cocktail while we were waiting and ended up talking to some Americans from California. They had upcoming travel to Munich and enjoyed our tips about our favorite city. We ended the night with drinks on our balcony. It was a lovely Amalfi Coast day. We were excited for the upcoming day since it would be our private boat day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-50092752982836196112023-07-13T23:00:00.001-05:002023-12-31T17:40:32.480-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 10: Traveling to the Amalfi Coast<p>We woke up on Saturday excited to get to the train station to get to the Amalfi Coast. We felt relieved that we were going to be on a train that we knew would ultimately get us to Naples. </p><p>With our change in itinerary, we were going to have a layover in Rome which would allow us time to see one of the sites. We looked around on Google Maps and decided we would check our luggage near the train station and go to see the Colosseum. Neither of us had ever been to Rome before or really had a desire to do so, but we were excited to see the Colosseum. </p><p>By the way, there was a huge heat wave in Italy and I believe it was 96 degrees! </p><p>We were walking and out of nowhere we walked out of an alley and there it was. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoAn8eURiaJLx4dPDPRINxar4_Jtq7WuY_Mxz7EwDAMjXGz2xCna5ki9JnikN14QasEZDNTsusispEYowqQuApJ-zIEv0DuEbAwmj5uD1wejFG6gQk0hFBFR9xtxhHHOjXgxoJcqvWfN5mZn0PXmFMsQVnepw4zSu4bjuqsKsKc47hwGFlF99nhRRMaOK/s4032/IMG_4089.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoAn8eURiaJLx4dPDPRINxar4_Jtq7WuY_Mxz7EwDAMjXGz2xCna5ki9JnikN14QasEZDNTsusispEYowqQuApJ-zIEv0DuEbAwmj5uD1wejFG6gQk0hFBFR9xtxhHHOjXgxoJcqvWfN5mZn0PXmFMsQVnepw4zSu4bjuqsKsKc47hwGFlF99nhRRMaOK/w640-h480/IMG_4089.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Roman Colosseum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U0RgrCbCiPk" width="320" youtube-src-id="U0RgrCbCiPk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It truly was impressive to see. We only had time to see it from the exterior. I am sure the interior is pretty spectacular. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKn-gwNskC8GStCqW71PLODQCvy66YnYuC0hjl8n0J3OwiFUNROYUtXjay4om3EimmeP3WyQ8fyx-1wT2SGfQARGqRoOQXOW7ZaDgOPI7INpCr5AeXKx7dRU7aPO6xiuR7sxyAZJbNk-Lix3Owf-0olP7D5dmZxrh3YUC0559xgwSPHTn2Hivd5xAAdty/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKn-gwNskC8GStCqW71PLODQCvy66YnYuC0hjl8n0J3OwiFUNROYUtXjay4om3EimmeP3WyQ8fyx-1wT2SGfQARGqRoOQXOW7ZaDgOPI7INpCr5AeXKx7dRU7aPO6xiuR7sxyAZJbNk-Lix3Owf-0olP7D5dmZxrh3YUC0559xgwSPHTn2Hivd5xAAdty/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Colosseum with my best friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCpr4F3_qrBdPRMu209Ftt7UIL_9wC_BNh-4NACK5lGSb9Zsmbv5Zy5j3tX0ECVhLwQliQRH9UgcTtSWmHlkDK-SFyDt0kRZp_NEqFzIcjMIbQ-AlcfeTXKjVwyObQon2uV1_GZwLnsC2NUvrfK8CbYkHLgaMo3E6SogtUrkXTTYnTkeqm4-S2h6vdKSu/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCpr4F3_qrBdPRMu209Ftt7UIL_9wC_BNh-4NACK5lGSb9Zsmbv5Zy5j3tX0ECVhLwQliQRH9UgcTtSWmHlkDK-SFyDt0kRZp_NEqFzIcjMIbQ-AlcfeTXKjVwyObQon2uV1_GZwLnsC2NUvrfK8CbYkHLgaMo3E6SogtUrkXTTYnTkeqm4-S2h6vdKSu/w640-h296/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun to check off a new site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4m8blYddd2UkMh0bzzKfKlnYgeF4fQcghC_mSiouwUOv9JdeivYo0KtPcl-kukLdk_uFX6m1x700z2wHGB5ItNVg_PyafRO5U-jjPr7J766SYKarh-u2a7O51Cvgf1ChAoBVPVYikzcqfBKnIwPZ3elMY7vAL6gPmmuHiGXObYe-v8P2lD04mBNLl62F/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4m8blYddd2UkMh0bzzKfKlnYgeF4fQcghC_mSiouwUOv9JdeivYo0KtPcl-kukLdk_uFX6m1x700z2wHGB5ItNVg_PyafRO5U-jjPr7J766SYKarh-u2a7O51Cvgf1ChAoBVPVYikzcqfBKnIwPZ3elMY7vAL6gPmmuHiGXObYe-v8P2lD04mBNLl62F/w640-h256/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another view of the Colosseum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had plans to have lunch somewhere, but the luggage locker where we checked our luggage never sent me an email with our codes to retrieve our luggage. I was super anxious about it and concerned that this would somehow cause us to miss our train. We decided we would just grab food at the train station and get to the luggage locker. We were able to call the help line and retrieve our luggage. I think most everyone can understand my anxiety over this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got back into the train station and it was complete chaos with the rail strike.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBJ1s6yG9UBsW6qPCwZn5RXtMifZfSELVtjNIGhi3PYvytbKlrU4xRUYAIfot_fAffaUonwO71IqyfYynqwrGZtpavrRBRL6RxDN4cUUWIl2Hsx8kISE_BeclNayCsk6zmzqWeLBaysNyxDE3gncnuqwma4rJwLqj2oWCm8sjb0IFYcJILstWokkc1Q03/s640/IMG_4954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBJ1s6yG9UBsW6qPCwZn5RXtMifZfSELVtjNIGhi3PYvytbKlrU4xRUYAIfot_fAffaUonwO71IqyfYynqwrGZtpavrRBRL6RxDN4cUUWIl2Hsx8kISE_BeclNayCsk6zmzqWeLBaysNyxDE3gncnuqwma4rJwLqj2oWCm8sjb0IFYcJILstWokkc1Q03/w354-h640/IMG_4954.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cancellations everywhere. There were people everywhere with no place to go. It was so hot in the train station too. Luckily, we were able to sit in the lounge in the AC and enjoy a little wine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once we arrived in Naples, we understood why the sweet lady the day prior had told us that the area around the train station was questionable. We had a private car transport us from Naples to Praiano. I had done a lot of research to determine the best mode of transportation to get to Praiano and a private car was the best. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The car ride was, oh my, scary and curvy! We drove thru Positano and were relieved that I had chosen Praiano for us to stay. Positano was beautiful but was very busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our driver dropped us off right outside our hotel which was so nice. We checked in and we were very delighted when we arrived to our room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NY8iXDEgA3A" width="320" youtube-src-id="NY8iXDEgA3A"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the balcony of our hotel. It was stunning. It was probably my favorite hotel room ever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had made us reservations at <a href="https://en.ilpiratamalficoast.com/">Il Pirata</a> which is right on the water with amazing views. I was super excited about having a lovely dinner with Ken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided we would walk to Il Pirata around the small alley ways of Praiano.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxXe1_2ALVgUyrnnfj4cQANvQPMugAMGIod5SdDYJrS-JpVF9M8cWMR1eGGMoDjNqBiHtAMbEa6VFXydM2YEVJocYaHsC6ieil3GyP2qgAUw3esnxfKCNPCIqndqFHi6EP3OW5yf2xUDFnvc-V1tONqvVS0dAthLT-a412-x6mA37mRLbEANF_w9Z6gC9/s1024/image000000%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxXe1_2ALVgUyrnnfj4cQANvQPMugAMGIod5SdDYJrS-JpVF9M8cWMR1eGGMoDjNqBiHtAMbEa6VFXydM2YEVJocYaHsC6ieil3GyP2qgAUw3esnxfKCNPCIqndqFHi6EP3OW5yf2xUDFnvc-V1tONqvVS0dAthLT-a412-x6mA37mRLbEANF_w9Z6gC9/w296-h640/image000000%20(7).JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wall art walking around Praiano.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked down a lot of stairs to get to Il Pirata, but the view was worth it once we arrived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCDIV3CEZhM2c5LDYRu90aeL8fI79XhX8RwvV_ANImRqF0_ASFOxw_Cw87bqExiPYYPSQzgC_3jo9dC0WdpOEj6LCwpyDA2Ns-75gWLkrlpsg1UQ0aCtBmFYF5PA8zLyJWpxUI9wmfVrY2KR6W8wN96fG-Z9aZWVuKqzWXTDBA7JmfPjxHE3DXwb8y-Yv/s1024/image000000%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCDIV3CEZhM2c5LDYRu90aeL8fI79XhX8RwvV_ANImRqF0_ASFOxw_Cw87bqExiPYYPSQzgC_3jo9dC0WdpOEj6LCwpyDA2Ns-75gWLkrlpsg1UQ0aCtBmFYF5PA8zLyJWpxUI9wmfVrY2KR6W8wN96fG-Z9aZWVuKqzWXTDBA7JmfPjxHE3DXwb8y-Yv/w296-h640/image000000%20(8).JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Il Pirata</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzXmTiORmwwRIkqBUGbIQrOgJFO5BRN0Ikg4GmbaTkaXCLzFNgrQ-PUYEZeBnJshNja4-U-Cn2goe783GchOLfecfJUoZPHopLA3e8GBT3SH4awZasN6mDduBGLr9qHtWa9e4UXC7cwSbTn9doJ9KKebM8NavuJIGlonksGEsye0bgEptEikosTmllVXW/s640/IMG_4101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzXmTiORmwwRIkqBUGbIQrOgJFO5BRN0Ikg4GmbaTkaXCLzFNgrQ-PUYEZeBnJshNja4-U-Cn2goe783GchOLfecfJUoZPHopLA3e8GBT3SH4awZasN6mDduBGLr9qHtWa9e4UXC7cwSbTn9doJ9KKebM8NavuJIGlonksGEsye0bgEptEikosTmllVXW/w640-h480/IMG_4101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Il Pirata is located right by the marina in Praiano. There were several boats docked out in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TDDVLHCGGPQczdhYpeLhUZrpoAHjJAB8us94JhcRKOyrjj-0KIOwoeTp6wlE32UP3dRzqi4TE5RCcSeJF1TVpSpEGFkqO-rjBGORh1N3XjEqZySPwuKP6lhtNzxjM5OOD4TSQ-h0Q-4GxT7A6UqQl3HbWqdjXI7BKJUKt04z-Ov7ogbigEQ2YZZ2KATG/s640/IMG_4102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TDDVLHCGGPQczdhYpeLhUZrpoAHjJAB8us94JhcRKOyrjj-0KIOwoeTp6wlE32UP3dRzqi4TE5RCcSeJF1TVpSpEGFkqO-rjBGORh1N3XjEqZySPwuKP6lhtNzxjM5OOD4TSQ-h0Q-4GxT7A6UqQl3HbWqdjXI7BKJUKt04z-Ov7ogbigEQ2YZZ2KATG/w640-h480/IMG_4102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our table view at Il Pirata</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOp6v-bpBT8eGRKAW8nh0iSUkf4xnxNMXShVrVcOKM8bsbVn4fAmxZmAEbN9RtHrmxSHnMlYlU5l5dBbrmjgoz1kz8txVxkBoP4uqUwlziMSwVcj5sthY-6jkQVipWY1Cln29-2Y2qE-ehpOO8T5jX0zum1WGFzHM5d_cBmyTA1aE6FPojqbxgDuUGy-W/w480-h640/IMG_4109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken enjoying his after-dinner limoncello</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBYHZAmlNrKeOICvo_YcNSPja6pnunDjOxv4BXB0UHruqb8Anrk0PYyDOfiqXVdTHFbA8ELEznDqrcS-IgrT247uYXhi6jGerQlYkxHCXC1ZglFsFSMnlOJ7C6DoHi0eRT5gcefHg_cj7PuXRXmYh7QbgfQiRODv7VhtOs_0KT923c6arIgKNF167tzX4/s640/IMG_4111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="640" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBYHZAmlNrKeOICvo_YcNSPja6pnunDjOxv4BXB0UHruqb8Anrk0PYyDOfiqXVdTHFbA8ELEznDqrcS-IgrT247uYXhi6jGerQlYkxHCXC1ZglFsFSMnlOJ7C6DoHi0eRT5gcefHg_cj7PuXRXmYh7QbgfQiRODv7VhtOs_0KT923c6arIgKNF167tzX4/w640-h504/IMG_4111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was even more gorgeous as it was getting dark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed our dinner and decided we would go sit at the bar and have one more drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWploJLtMogBnCRIQRTUOL_I58l5H4UNxcXlfeljZsaBAnksIS-bwQeW3jMgGFfw5i4Nf3sD_kGssLL0bOJM7-R-MtJlfJj_O-6vwigtJh6oX95c7v2m8YiFYV5SLyOsYRAGGtSLLu_2VnSIULmXMNpMNGxEpiApsuEODE9W6QZ7kKXEmWrcCv3VYiZDr/s1600/image000000%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1600" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWploJLtMogBnCRIQRTUOL_I58l5H4UNxcXlfeljZsaBAnksIS-bwQeW3jMgGFfw5i4Nf3sD_kGssLL0bOJM7-R-MtJlfJj_O-6vwigtJh6oX95c7v2m8YiFYV5SLyOsYRAGGtSLLu_2VnSIULmXMNpMNGxEpiApsuEODE9W6QZ7kKXEmWrcCv3VYiZDr/w640-h356/image000000%20(6).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aperol Spritz to end the night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWndUhSv3nmwbwLRpWJGWGvBMHSIvOS7NXM60tEzzbgyv2vg6AexD5x8PjSd55yB-ak3RhMtZ-c-eZ5frIn1NO-Or-bouGYaaTPym9SLZXOYhIiUI331vwUrCm6O59XkX_szdSSQHSxW8JxOFQkIqA-y-gK7ZG0bvBP825_LYmrCA93a1GJ9kh30_GVyjT/s1600/image000000.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1600" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWndUhSv3nmwbwLRpWJGWGvBMHSIvOS7NXM60tEzzbgyv2vg6AexD5x8PjSd55yB-ak3RhMtZ-c-eZ5frIn1NO-Or-bouGYaaTPym9SLZXOYhIiUI331vwUrCm6O59XkX_szdSSQHSxW8JxOFQkIqA-y-gK7ZG0bvBP825_LYmrCA93a1GJ9kh30_GVyjT/w640-h306/image000000.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So happy to be in such a gorgeous area. It was an amazing day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-48512507034655399082023-07-12T21:00:00.003-05:002023-12-21T04:23:22.360-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 9: Lake Garda<p>We woke up and told Mike and Katie farewell before they went to the airport to fly to Paris. We were staying in Verona one extra night so that we could do a little more exploring. I went for a quick run and got to see a little bit more of the city.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY-ZWM2JfpDtjs8bdsknJ83bPQUCYetGDvzteNaSDreSmFMQtz8YtyeKx6s2Klda5LT9kisUjUZoVOJhXA4IfdPNs5wXKViV5imjiS502_vsqAjUJeXvpHaHzD3KY7SB06HtnMFQ5NeesluB_92FUwWourL50JfVY1A46RbacUACr1ZYBgCAN5GRAISRl/s4032/IMG_4071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY-ZWM2JfpDtjs8bdsknJ83bPQUCYetGDvzteNaSDreSmFMQtz8YtyeKx6s2Klda5LT9kisUjUZoVOJhXA4IfdPNs5wXKViV5imjiS502_vsqAjUJeXvpHaHzD3KY7SB06HtnMFQ5NeesluB_92FUwWourL50JfVY1A46RbacUACr1ZYBgCAN5GRAISRl/w640-h480/IMG_4071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Running views</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After my run, we enjoyed breakfast at the hotel and decided that we did not want to deal with another super hot day around Verona. We knew that Lake Garda was a short train ride away so we decided to put on our swimsuits and headed to Peschiera del Garda. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once we arrived in Peschiera del Garda, we walked to the lake and found a beach club. We rented an umbrella and two chairs and decided it would be our home for the remainder of the day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA17VdyCA4oPUfWpe5VlDjPYcbaLZogd1-chFd9A19VusWCQD9JkgQHgZV7rHNqcVkqP8MDJEvouC2yZ8wRZfD9IiTIDNaH4V95AuwzLy7j1EtuCDqiCtNyuG69v-4OPRB-Yw_vxluDwBulpXwi9HZ-QnSk9qa7u5cRSL3zaGBPAz_CE3U-Phd21PChNsp/s4032/IMG_4077.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA17VdyCA4oPUfWpe5VlDjPYcbaLZogd1-chFd9A19VusWCQD9JkgQHgZV7rHNqcVkqP8MDJEvouC2yZ8wRZfD9IiTIDNaH4V95AuwzLy7j1EtuCDqiCtNyuG69v-4OPRB-Yw_vxluDwBulpXwi9HZ-QnSk9qa7u5cRSL3zaGBPAz_CE3U-Phd21PChNsp/w640-h480/IMG_4077.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our view at the beach club</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2rarvJaLKKsVLdYP2UuxJhwUQXWFGdlkGrYyGNebUQ8WrWmYObFErSkx0T-INvHQP_iYAh81F-3123Q4avw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a terrible spot to spend a 96 degree day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtpmnTTMGgbork2F1xkdW4e8lxlIs9tjz3Ho_cALB61Efi0GLsek0NsViZtRGyaHwQlNkPc1FStvazUjy_hPBQUtkbk8VnqcEQO0QwOrK5kmEDYq7N_aZlWrcGljPHnJLG5h54yXLbAziV4GgTt1dF2rME3QOOnh1hnH0BXpv7wkQBhRM3cfiqRjgPCEw/s4032/IMG_4079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtpmnTTMGgbork2F1xkdW4e8lxlIs9tjz3Ho_cALB61Efi0GLsek0NsViZtRGyaHwQlNkPc1FStvazUjy_hPBQUtkbk8VnqcEQO0QwOrK5kmEDYq7N_aZlWrcGljPHnJLG5h54yXLbAziV4GgTt1dF2rME3QOOnh1hnH0BXpv7wkQBhRM3cfiqRjgPCEw/w640-h480/IMG_4079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed drinks, lunch, and the view. We also had fun watching people take out the pedal boats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZFSGTQUW_fyY5pQU7zvoW7E1mwGzNRAHULAdoXb77cP-YWznJoCGu1nDAq4rcgOBuKZGqMmaxOt7HlGbBFg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a breezy day on Lake Garda</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsU7r1oHrd6qzl81tEwXn-wWZI_eYCeuHiDkVtqgybiijU_E4JQaxPR02vtpQgzbjmt1gfkp7fQ1uhRbRKxfiLnRK3L3IKCN9I2YrYiD6biNG8K0l6eFrTGCD2k0Kd9gwOYL9b0FKHlT_Oho4nMtR95A1AHnqdlZZl3RoSi3JgVJeLghVAxwncQiJ2P44/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsU7r1oHrd6qzl81tEwXn-wWZI_eYCeuHiDkVtqgybiijU_E4JQaxPR02vtpQgzbjmt1gfkp7fQ1uhRbRKxfiLnRK3L3IKCN9I2YrYiD6biNG8K0l6eFrTGCD2k0Kd9gwOYL9b0FKHlT_Oho4nMtR95A1AHnqdlZZl3RoSi3JgVJeLghVAxwncQiJ2P44/w640-h296/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water was such a beautiful color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8JOg61mQFDz7oShUxeDOVYVhL06AcwAxc9kmgSQt7VYaqtmvZpQuqwyEdZeSZAqE8Scd763uNLCfq4nwKx5tH0nrILySnjrUrOMJHIIMWgrBaHHRt3RogAB6Fpo7JGX1xAHRBy2gaUwGW3i5uSC95zi6IZ_GIKOQhfuLsTEKJ5ty630VmZTFLH3l5pBi/s4032/IMG_4081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8JOg61mQFDz7oShUxeDOVYVhL06AcwAxc9kmgSQt7VYaqtmvZpQuqwyEdZeSZAqE8Scd763uNLCfq4nwKx5tH0nrILySnjrUrOMJHIIMWgrBaHHRt3RogAB6Fpo7JGX1xAHRBy2gaUwGW3i5uSC95zi6IZ_GIKOQhfuLsTEKJ5ty630VmZTFLH3l5pBi/w480-h640/IMG_4081.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken took a nap</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB9KO0BaaIH5iOIewpPMEMy7finzbRHjXJEAwg53bBgh-mHRZVVm-ylyCpbNyKmDBJZ7uRNnJNR6E5yP1tH_paZM0wKoa7EwzGUY5le8ezD_268EJ45ID1TddyKsI67B6niIzXfSBzc1LWVlzjhCRZkSyAAFGjdI0EUTvJT68yPf8nUYF7gtaoTe-1wVJ/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB9KO0BaaIH5iOIewpPMEMy7finzbRHjXJEAwg53bBgh-mHRZVVm-ylyCpbNyKmDBJZ7uRNnJNR6E5yP1tH_paZM0wKoa7EwzGUY5le8ezD_268EJ45ID1TddyKsI67B6niIzXfSBzc1LWVlzjhCRZkSyAAFGjdI0EUTvJT68yPf8nUYF7gtaoTe-1wVJ/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so happy that we left Verona for the day to enjoy cooler weather along the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we were relaxing around the lake, I checked my email and found that our train tickets for the following day were canceled due to the rail strike. We decided that we needed to get back to Verona to figure out the best plan of action. On the train back to Verona, we were discussing just getting on a train later in the night and getting to Naples. The train would not arrive until around 11:00 pm and we were thinking we could get a taxi to a hotel. A sweet lady heard us talking and told us she thought that doing that was a horrible idea. She told us the area around the train station in Naples is not the best area and she would worry about us that time of night. She said if anything, we could take the train to Rome and arrive late and be safe, but not Naples. We thanked her so much for her kindness and advice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got to the train station and were able to talk to someone who was able to rebook us on a different train to Rome and on to Naple for the morning. We were going to arrive later than planned, but we were happy that we would hopefully still be able to make it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvIZDqxFiTutds2XOE-Bh5aM12DMt-RxaEgmFrZE_cTHe_A7We4RzkvyMv4KInc5YAEgePDvBTDicmPp9avouJxr8G-s4b0ARve5tbJK6y40Jnzd3xDOt7QZ1fFfiebGARY0Un3JHf4g3aoVJ9W0sVH_bYdH6AaMPqhv5sJBZOk3jYqrkqdT5zEawPAcT/s4032/IMG_4082.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvIZDqxFiTutds2XOE-Bh5aM12DMt-RxaEgmFrZE_cTHe_A7We4RzkvyMv4KInc5YAEgePDvBTDicmPp9avouJxr8G-s4b0ARve5tbJK6y40Jnzd3xDOt7QZ1fFfiebGARY0Un3JHf4g3aoVJ9W0sVH_bYdH6AaMPqhv5sJBZOk3jYqrkqdT5zEawPAcT/w480-h640/IMG_4082.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A celebratory Aperol Spritz to celebrate that we were able to buy tickets for a train that was scheduled to run in the morning!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We found a nice little spot for our final dinner in Verona. It had cooled off a bit so it was nice to sit outside and enjoy a bottle of wine.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcgZU4CIrJWdjOvYmd7BwSyofniJ7cXbwxJSjN3-EB5CCvftutVPKMK9CYBWuUg3cRKKKLDuXZxWAxgfcTTmcAzHqM0gL1sGuft5WzBpL6PHWJNb0JUdp4gB99QL39DnZJeaIB43wpmtLQk2xy1h2WhEcR925YGFHxpF3as4cvc3loheNusAuJ7JV3qbF/s4032/IMG_4083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcgZU4CIrJWdjOvYmd7BwSyofniJ7cXbwxJSjN3-EB5CCvftutVPKMK9CYBWuUg3cRKKKLDuXZxWAxgfcTTmcAzHqM0gL1sGuft5WzBpL6PHWJNb0JUdp4gB99QL39DnZJeaIB43wpmtLQk2xy1h2WhEcR925YGFHxpF3as4cvc3loheNusAuJ7JV3qbF/w480-h640/IMG_4083.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our waiter opened our wine in a way that he could display our cork in this way. I thought it was super creative!</div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed our final night in Verona and were super excited about getting to the Amalfi Coast the next day!</div><br /><p></p></div></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-90478161790131554672023-07-11T19:03:00.063-05:002023-11-19T19:22:16.492-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 8: Verona<p>We woke up on Tuesday and said farewell to Ortisei. Mike and Katie were eventually heading to Paris and we had plans to go to the Amalfi Coast. We decided going to Verona would be best for a night so that Mike and Katie could take a direct flight the next morning. </p><p>We took the train to Verona and arrived around in the afternoon. We were all very hot. The heat wave was just too much. Not having air conditioning in Ortisei was wearing on all of us more than we thought. We we arrived at our hotel in Verona, we all decided to relax for a bit in the air conditioning. It was a very modern hotel and the air conditioning felt amazing!</p><p>After relaxing, we decided to head out and check out Verona. We were staying right next to the train station so we had about a 10-minute walk to old town Verona. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs93xCOZQU-iFaiSQO_hrAkxpy-7yrWIxMYwUHAfogHX_CodVvWF3smgU8xxRbpVZFoZPqJXvOqnSscLy0Y78wnFxFRgBIlcErT_3b04PwAfzKgBsiuITQWbzrJUFYouVUgSb49sbwWop_HlNZkBF0kxXWZ6MEmcaZ9raaLOtCExl2jC7Bflh-6lD-l1s/s4032/IMG_4057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs93xCOZQU-iFaiSQO_hrAkxpy-7yrWIxMYwUHAfogHX_CodVvWF3smgU8xxRbpVZFoZPqJXvOqnSscLy0Y78wnFxFRgBIlcErT_3b04PwAfzKgBsiuITQWbzrJUFYouVUgSb49sbwWop_HlNZkBF0kxXWZ6MEmcaZ9raaLOtCExl2jC7Bflh-6lD-l1s/w640-h480/IMG_4057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Verona Colosseum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We just wandered around Verona. We found a spot for gelato and walked and looked around the market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1lDrZGj4Jc2ve7d2ii1qfrtAG9OpgrIOEyMtQW32ZsjHLM4wjitppCiL1hN95KWI6f-vZkUPk50I36NDnbgkK8TGHhsI2cf99Mg0baAKep2qIJjf-8RBRRnlomiB_i1VB74oC4JhwrwMgBphOlh3kF2IkouJhjiLzXMBxGbeueEdYlouEcJurVEy4hI9/s4032/IMG_4058.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1lDrZGj4Jc2ve7d2ii1qfrtAG9OpgrIOEyMtQW32ZsjHLM4wjitppCiL1hN95KWI6f-vZkUPk50I36NDnbgkK8TGHhsI2cf99Mg0baAKep2qIJjf-8RBRRnlomiB_i1VB74oC4JhwrwMgBphOlh3kF2IkouJhjiLzXMBxGbeueEdYlouEcJurVEy4hI9/w640-h480/IMG_4058.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Verona market</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8l0fCyu_fRv4-MCj0czT65kLudW-PpyvZBpr9vBHFK8r_om_TFvabb7fk9uSYPFjGIUqMq-lSSTn2F6RS86mRw9sl_GjwBxHT8Ce4rB1Re-1siEQfNXpdsNHdPT-k2tGHnTqInwR4NSxWnwKVcFMWemnBGz2p87DaPwrJeLb-1ri2J4txpjlCOth_UOy/s4032/IMG_4061.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8l0fCyu_fRv4-MCj0czT65kLudW-PpyvZBpr9vBHFK8r_om_TFvabb7fk9uSYPFjGIUqMq-lSSTn2F6RS86mRw9sl_GjwBxHT8Ce4rB1Re-1siEQfNXpdsNHdPT-k2tGHnTqInwR4NSxWnwKVcFMWemnBGz2p87DaPwrJeLb-1ri2J4txpjlCOth_UOy/w640-h480/IMG_4061.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The architecture in Verona was really beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WPjPRU57eKiD3XjjFGxeAU-Zc6psev5MznMWsRDdcoxnEYpOLK9c0CVAL5B9F57sK0AwJtKZ0keOc85SyW5g8WxqoedZt3bjARRgN7R-C3LY7kWa6ctLmeyMStUttNtMfWO7kI4blRwuEKMEMZ06YkDj7mTO3ibWdowsLhm9ioGkPAdfFCNrtqUolXH8/s4032/IMG_4063.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WPjPRU57eKiD3XjjFGxeAU-Zc6psev5MznMWsRDdcoxnEYpOLK9c0CVAL5B9F57sK0AwJtKZ0keOc85SyW5g8WxqoedZt3bjARRgN7R-C3LY7kWa6ctLmeyMStUttNtMfWO7kI4blRwuEKMEMZ06YkDj7mTO3ibWdowsLhm9ioGkPAdfFCNrtqUolXH8/w480-h640/IMG_4063.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Verona architecture </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yCa7TPc1_d5kyzxNeNc4-X9G7m8l9rtnYU7WX8mTdR7dSW2FAV6h526bHS9CzqoAC3pYgJIp_sOGlKDj-9bIwVPLoaSrzJJIqnZOVADChiW34fXWftkxfcDEcvu65fluhtbCfQm2cf3xw_MN5nj6v3DUD8hx8I7Hnwz9-XcsrAgAL4SzueL0ylkpY2BJ/s4032/IMG_4062.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yCa7TPc1_d5kyzxNeNc4-X9G7m8l9rtnYU7WX8mTdR7dSW2FAV6h526bHS9CzqoAC3pYgJIp_sOGlKDj-9bIwVPLoaSrzJJIqnZOVADChiW34fXWftkxfcDEcvu65fluhtbCfQm2cf3xw_MN5nj6v3DUD8hx8I7Hnwz9-XcsrAgAL4SzueL0ylkpY2BJ/w480-h640/IMG_4062.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found a little spot for dinner. I have to say that this was the hottest I think all of us had been on the entire trip. We were all dying despite being in the shade. Our dinner was lovely, but the heat was just awful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finished dinner and walked to see Juliet's balcony. Sadly, it was closed. There was a store next door that was embroidering different items. Katie and I walked inside to check it out and found that the store offered a beautiful view of Juliet's balcony. It was amazing to see it and not have to take a photo through the gate like everyone else was doing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wW4UJnWMbVPkfqRUbhRb1Tl3rPlqhwzBIfgqfs9gCwUjd8KpBsEzUMpf0fvvA4WhASEUVQ0M5qaPUzPfQlvU-UotPt4TwY8gQjdF1SVNbxy_O2OmqqSqD2USOAvt9W_lM4eGVIuWGLnX282SFmsoXnlpdi0U7-0oXUbUQflG6pXbeaCoR-t3s8y0baT_/s4032/IMG_4070.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wW4UJnWMbVPkfqRUbhRb1Tl3rPlqhwzBIfgqfs9gCwUjd8KpBsEzUMpf0fvvA4WhASEUVQ0M5qaPUzPfQlvU-UotPt4TwY8gQjdF1SVNbxy_O2OmqqSqD2USOAvt9W_lM4eGVIuWGLnX282SFmsoXnlpdi0U7-0oXUbUQflG6pXbeaCoR-t3s8y0baT_/w480-h640/IMG_4070.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Juliet's balcony.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stopped at a wine store on the way back to the hotel and bought a little wine to enjoy at the hotel before calling it a night. We were sad that Mike and Katie were leaving us, but happy that they were leaving to go to a location they were excited about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-57694637899087655462023-07-10T16:17:00.142-05:002023-11-19T19:22:03.095-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 7: Val Gardena<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again we woke and enjoyed a delicious breakfast at our hotel. Everyone loved having latte macchiatos every morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kind of last minute, Ken found a hike that we could do from Selva to Rifugio Puez. It was a part of the valley that we had not explored yet, so we were more than happy to try the hike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We rode the bus to Selva, which was a gorgeous ride. We got off in Selva and walked about 10-15 minutes to the trailhead. There was a very cute cafe with a beautiful view. We stopped for a quick snack before starting the hike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeNVHPGvf3ot_I3xZ01WCP921OMruzLXHDLKAiEAYtBQhdULB7O8Vz1uPwtK0Z1-HK941gLka3uTORawQOvW6Jxt9wH6oIP-Cx4bFg0IaYuwUvhdaRpPiAKkv7dCLrWtp7RwyhHzESZNVNsn-YypDNbP-l7XRg546HTtE-EwOk54-bdh7aWZGB9uwrlaG/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeNVHPGvf3ot_I3xZ01WCP921OMruzLXHDLKAiEAYtBQhdULB7O8Vz1uPwtK0Z1-HK941gLka3uTORawQOvW6Jxt9wH6oIP-Cx4bFg0IaYuwUvhdaRpPiAKkv7dCLrWtp7RwyhHzESZNVNsn-YypDNbP-l7XRg546HTtE-EwOk54-bdh7aWZGB9uwrlaG/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopping for drinks and snacks with a view is always a good idea!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxl4L_Zi_pha9-1nSPd6MVHISuFauV2BTFI-X06fUEecTbyH2cS3EO2KNBiAW2uw6QDTglaBWS5wJUltBzrgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Refreshment stop. It was such a gorgeous place to stop for a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6JZ7hfuf4yayL6O-h9Sge9iZtcCYMelLTdAW3WgB-s4ZfemoEndO3a2VQO4HSauyR0UPNitesXyoTbbmkdqi8CFsNiam4JytQVOKJShoO4CZFg8hm54zXfqvLmmfyfpgnR6_6Ne3q0D07U4sANBY27evWS2KpMd5EpU6Phfju2OF_mxGgpdfuHwaUcne/s4032/IMG_4016.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6JZ7hfuf4yayL6O-h9Sge9iZtcCYMelLTdAW3WgB-s4ZfemoEndO3a2VQO4HSauyR0UPNitesXyoTbbmkdqi8CFsNiam4JytQVOKJShoO4CZFg8hm54zXfqvLmmfyfpgnR6_6Ne3q0D07U4sANBY27evWS2KpMd5EpU6Phfju2OF_mxGgpdfuHwaUcne/w640-h480/IMG_4016.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The start of the hike down the valley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrk3LwnIYv3gSqYi6T198iU06omUSN4gSRIC_4fYDEv9u-9LvkRi6D9SeLV_iDVQ2TKYxl_k6Kj8fKYTvQMaR3vvGte2wjbLOHi7fxJQV1UszCVHFs7vDfaz63RpE7G_iY1va7RL-Ynq8qaSZsqsGXh8mvbLz4r2cSCfhcwfv1Bl8OR7WDQRP3uhHd-X7F/s4032/IMG_4023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrk3LwnIYv3gSqYi6T198iU06omUSN4gSRIC_4fYDEv9u-9LvkRi6D9SeLV_iDVQ2TKYxl_k6Kj8fKYTvQMaR3vvGte2wjbLOHi7fxJQV1UszCVHFs7vDfaz63RpE7G_iY1va7RL-Ynq8qaSZsqsGXh8mvbLz4r2cSCfhcwfv1Bl8OR7WDQRP3uhHd-X7F/w640-h480/IMG_4023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were greeted by some lovely cows taking in the scenery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7_l57v3zB26pt3ed4ybjG8Ei0Pr4J8nmkAcfjBfqeaSn5kNS5edZNK8Wnsjp7fTYQO05vK7pDvDcx3difVw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alpine cows are my favorite!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMIV7P3mAJWaltcV3s_9d-5sWBWluACjxZe568AjHiWhmEtbQjatHSDEOqbODteTe6P7TX1ajxt9JJsg_YbvohtaJVraTOH4jlEa0STQawJecOuXB9RDTkItjVu9w7PHET6bT6gufyym30fptaBsaHyJq2scuakkE9vHhQVTk8SU-fe4P3uxQl7QYHgXI/s4032/IMG_4025.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMIV7P3mAJWaltcV3s_9d-5sWBWluACjxZe568AjHiWhmEtbQjatHSDEOqbODteTe6P7TX1ajxt9JJsg_YbvohtaJVraTOH4jlEa0STQawJecOuXB9RDTkItjVu9w7PHET6bT6gufyym30fptaBsaHyJq2scuakkE9vHhQVTk8SU-fe4P3uxQl7QYHgXI/w640-h480/IMG_4025.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous scenery </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hike was pretty flat and then we started to climb. It became a little obvious that we must have missed a turn and ended up on a different trail because we could see the Rifugio and had way more climbing to reach it than we should have. Collectively, we decided to turn around. We could see the trail up ahead and knew that it was a longer hike than we had planned for the day. We did not have enough snacks and were all quite hungry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided to turn around and planned to stop at the cafe for lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwZmte8Alq3hDYp5eSOt7AWcYLl_czj7H_e8panvMN2uQCIEEzs1aItmtab_GCT-6npZCqcNKAFci9wZDIF7YuG4LnqtRE-Pvp0nPIuTn9ykyvXUkWQ4QGUKAvmKm9hDJyvqkvoMD5t0lwrwJNquWe_fV_sQEgfnoSNJY2E8HYrKhv-CkeZIFHbUE8f8z/s4032/IMG_4028.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwZmte8Alq3hDYp5eSOt7AWcYLl_czj7H_e8panvMN2uQCIEEzs1aItmtab_GCT-6npZCqcNKAFci9wZDIF7YuG4LnqtRE-Pvp0nPIuTn9ykyvXUkWQ4QGUKAvmKm9hDJyvqkvoMD5t0lwrwJNquWe_fV_sQEgfnoSNJY2E8HYrKhv-CkeZIFHbUE8f8z/w640-h480/IMG_4028.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scenery was really spectacular. I was sad that we had missed the correct trail at some point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55fkFnYtA81LrNiXSnUvyJHOGZNeMI5ZE7XpKQt3paQ_2SEGuL9IkHS_U-ojy2ANLaKRcoNjz01IosUZBpGHYDdPEtE57lyA-J0iwAjon1RbMLfCWorT5VJYHfk6aKmscLOGHKqeZb4P_u8ztzh1ZGMPFfYtgXNDUHfxCV1F2JnFOwtncrqcTlfF95FpX/s4032/IMG_4037.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55fkFnYtA81LrNiXSnUvyJHOGZNeMI5ZE7XpKQt3paQ_2SEGuL9IkHS_U-ojy2ANLaKRcoNjz01IosUZBpGHYDdPEtE57lyA-J0iwAjon1RbMLfCWorT5VJYHfk6aKmscLOGHKqeZb4P_u8ztzh1ZGMPFfYtgXNDUHfxCV1F2JnFOwtncrqcTlfF95FpX/w640-h480/IMG_4037.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did get to see the cows again on our way back down to Selva.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41ylAXg8efI70lzyqZETj7ZB-C0u5EtgFwMbp9JUFhkkYIk6QBrxnbAdCX7lmi40uVfzUdvEa3b5yuAzn20llDte4ves-e2aGHSwAlmgDO8zZIGkyXi-tw7o-CmySGZNU21KoenPdDnyiYKaV1h5tz2abvkgLpZ-N_x5hfttgyZbsOPKprdJwlBVx3KPr/s4032/IMG_4033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41ylAXg8efI70lzyqZETj7ZB-C0u5EtgFwMbp9JUFhkkYIk6QBrxnbAdCX7lmi40uVfzUdvEa3b5yuAzn20llDte4ves-e2aGHSwAlmgDO8zZIGkyXi-tw7o-CmySGZNU21KoenPdDnyiYKaV1h5tz2abvkgLpZ-N_x5hfttgyZbsOPKprdJwlBVx3KPr/w480-h640/IMG_4033.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e5ELXd6MccPjFXS6fdxZkSRjdVCBvFar_e3LTI4qwGRWrLBmc8q7nQ8Jl3UmkEAqhEv1lo_mQSv8SeYo1dgGrmvRNk5rtG1mxZT8ID2i02Ix8bL61xh6oBIdKMN6TznzZ8gb0idZJjak1bYf-m8kBab_V6FtIpVAT25R7dveKmxZbobIUhse1JdyNaL8/s1024/image000001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e5ELXd6MccPjFXS6fdxZkSRjdVCBvFar_e3LTI4qwGRWrLBmc8q7nQ8Jl3UmkEAqhEv1lo_mQSv8SeYo1dgGrmvRNk5rtG1mxZT8ID2i02Ix8bL61xh6oBIdKMN6TznzZ8gb0idZJjak1bYf-m8kBab_V6FtIpVAT25R7dveKmxZbobIUhse1JdyNaL8/w296-h640/image000001.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, Ken picked me a flower during the hike.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkfZJmNEtYZj405RrNXSIRMUSfzyvyDl2GbyRz1sGg5wICbhJvUDRXpxxCyRDPSPn_bOMC2SWw0reuxAslPwpkOpWmlHG_EWlp4kzI9uhwLBGPmT2bp5459qLgLiMCFYgmQygnvlWzv2Nlb5csF7FUNI5fULr4z2eZkKdizwr2w8HgIdQ5SCGfM_dkquR/s4032/IMG_4036.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkfZJmNEtYZj405RrNXSIRMUSfzyvyDl2GbyRz1sGg5wICbhJvUDRXpxxCyRDPSPn_bOMC2SWw0reuxAslPwpkOpWmlHG_EWlp4kzI9uhwLBGPmT2bp5459qLgLiMCFYgmQygnvlWzv2Nlb5csF7FUNI5fULr4z2eZkKdizwr2w8HgIdQ5SCGfM_dkquR/w640-h480/IMG_4036.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beautiful Dolomites</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblwMb_9xK2quAPJPl7eJUKB2G5jkzf0jfuSdsSXYEo1d16F4pDiDJcyBpxntTHKiuvag1VVC6gfeynrQhIezsCEBebMvwwndG8ZsHto5sD14vis7xCdbg1a60CTxTxkGO2LVCVHSQqdKZO328n8IvAH1QH8d1LDES6IXHcpm1mG9OhS1XseioJuHZvEWi/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblwMb_9xK2quAPJPl7eJUKB2G5jkzf0jfuSdsSXYEo1d16F4pDiDJcyBpxntTHKiuvag1VVC6gfeynrQhIezsCEBebMvwwndG8ZsHto5sD14vis7xCdbg1a60CTxTxkGO2LVCVHSQqdKZO328n8IvAH1QH8d1LDES6IXHcpm1mG9OhS1XseioJuHZvEWi/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A baby cow enjoying salt. It was so adorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stopped at the cafe for lunch and drinks. The temperature was so hot, but a limoncello spritz made it better! We enjoyed our break before walking back to Selva. On the way to Selva, we heard some bells, and Ken and I both knew what the sound was! The cows were heading home for the evening! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0SGG0nJINYU" width="320" youtube-src-id="0SGG0nJINYU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Val Gardena Cows going home for the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx0pAxZknH4sOoln48WLSaSVrzhyphenhyphenlzTlGoKIHvXjxTolyENJH4FP2G9vio17pvVYgGCaIEGdiiJhLVelaFGbwHeufFi00pkCNya1zTj47LS9xLtO2IE2rXO4UmD6qmt1kspupUo6gqysle1_dJUqIIILfOqgcZ3LsFKuxLSbaRjjNdZJThWl6QexYz4wf/s4032/IMG_4042.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx0pAxZknH4sOoln48WLSaSVrzhyphenhyphenlzTlGoKIHvXjxTolyENJH4FP2G9vio17pvVYgGCaIEGdiiJhLVelaFGbwHeufFi00pkCNya1zTj47LS9xLtO2IE2rXO4UmD6qmt1kspupUo6gqysle1_dJUqIIILfOqgcZ3LsFKuxLSbaRjjNdZJThWl6QexYz4wf/w480-h640/IMG_4042.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to see the cows!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ken and I were so excited that Mike and Katie got to see the cows going home. They did not see the cows in Lauterbrunnen with us so they felt this was quite the treat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGkR4Iz8l9OwR9RaK-TSYrVkz6n424wgcS1tBy6lN23eMbYU2-e-nMbmhgvh1khbGiE7idRIiVxH5a1scwqttaPoSICGQCiqZIAETAbROdoPXINTveGb19IZ2QpxeP8kZrvK-6dt_Z_Cz9Ls1vlSQ7Pr-UV_qLV_yxv1PPO9G6Rm0PC8duFtdaG5hwhQm/s4032/IMG_4046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGkR4Iz8l9OwR9RaK-TSYrVkz6n424wgcS1tBy6lN23eMbYU2-e-nMbmhgvh1khbGiE7idRIiVxH5a1scwqttaPoSICGQCiqZIAETAbROdoPXINTveGb19IZ2QpxeP8kZrvK-6dt_Z_Cz9Ls1vlSQ7Pr-UV_qLV_yxv1PPO9G6Rm0PC8duFtdaG5hwhQm/w640-h480/IMG_4046.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scenery walking back to the bus to get back to Ortisei. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As luck would have it Linnea, my friend whom we met hiking the TMB back in 2019, was going to be in Ortisei on vacation! She lives in Sweden, but she and I have kept in touch since 2019 and Ken and I were both excited to see her! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We planned for the six of us to go to dinner. We had such a great time catching up with them. We closed down the restaurant and then went out for wine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoaG1ib-bXR7TOpBu4TlgxVLYg7NK39RxLKsUiOgz1pjPxSeK7eXEXW4rCYVNV1UyEymaIbz7KezsUEF-nifO5wKFBUJ1jYId5HB419buaWz3zmcISvb-BA6qfc2ndFswdPN2itlywjMrMRxke1MoNEsCTLO79XLlRoepaNt8Y3awb24VHAJ5nwmEO9jH/s4032/IMG_4051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoaG1ib-bXR7TOpBu4TlgxVLYg7NK39RxLKsUiOgz1pjPxSeK7eXEXW4rCYVNV1UyEymaIbz7KezsUEF-nifO5wKFBUJ1jYId5HB419buaWz3zmcISvb-BA6qfc2ndFswdPN2itlywjMrMRxke1MoNEsCTLO79XLlRoepaNt8Y3awb24VHAJ5nwmEO9jH/w480-h640/IMG_4051.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linnea and me. I hate that this photo is such poor-quality but I was so happy to see her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgpIbbJxunmpyXpTTITBNondBWRA7c4O-3iUFTv5ztIGsoGGQc_uMGpKzIWDiKG2frQW9fu3cEdKXhm-Yc39lZOvvGMjm5MnByMHYxIu9mPL_B1GQIK6eXK44qFLSKTaI-t9-mSRe-x8EQIIbBnUYGbUevlTFh6QznL-umcjs5hhXcC2EHli_P17F7Xh0/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgpIbbJxunmpyXpTTITBNondBWRA7c4O-3iUFTv5ztIGsoGGQc_uMGpKzIWDiKG2frQW9fu3cEdKXhm-Yc39lZOvvGMjm5MnByMHYxIu9mPL_B1GQIK6eXK44qFLSKTaI-t9-mSRe-x8EQIIbBnUYGbUevlTFh6QznL-umcjs5hhXcC2EHli_P17F7Xh0/w640-h296/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our crew at the end of a fun day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-38251509895821109092023-07-09T18:48:00.125-05:002023-11-06T16:15:50.558-06:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 6: Val di Funes<p>We woke up on Sunday and enjoyed breakfast at our hotel. Speaking of hotels, we stayed at an amazing location in Ortisei. <a href="https://snaltnerhof.it/en/">Hotel Garni Snaltnerhof </a>was really steps away from everything. They offered a great breakfast and the staff was super friendly. </p><p>Anyways, after breakfast, we took the bus to the next valley, Val di Funes. We wanted to see a few of the churches that the Dolomites are famous for. </p><p>The bus ride down the mountain from Ortisei was less than amazing. It was quite hot with the sun beating down on us and it was pretty windy. I was not a huge fan and was relieved when we made it to our stop to see the first church, San Giovanni.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBB6ZIgbd4eOUugGq95hSagSmuw-yoSt0C-6mh2yDps4Kol_qBvRzzb7NhTLspT9hkbLRD6ygdelVCLTsilam2Pofoq6VHq6daYIP6IoDWlXTXgwRkX0H6b9VriHlDsJdc6hfR7qWeIBXjv0m0MhWVSeyGy_RN88m-5E9irMa2rBIeST3bxWpaYIOX0nO/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBB6ZIgbd4eOUugGq95hSagSmuw-yoSt0C-6mh2yDps4Kol_qBvRzzb7NhTLspT9hkbLRD6ygdelVCLTsilam2Pofoq6VHq6daYIP6IoDWlXTXgwRkX0H6b9VriHlDsJdc6hfR7qWeIBXjv0m0MhWVSeyGy_RN88m-5E9irMa2rBIeST3bxWpaYIOX0nO/w640-h296/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">San Giovanni. This is one of the more famous views in the Dolomites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XdDxQlfraYrSlLKuqbvs0dSwvjlFQJPVYQi6oUGnfTiUNwPkWU3C2NY7PZVNQ71SwDRHoPTvHBk_E-subuERDaSTRZ-145lPIb-pSVjt-2kHtElOzgz5vyxBDogBH_NCZpJVpKMyQAaErSM70UlhDgewmqaqxgcfwHxjg_YTlXQq0-vi_XrPqOeAO-dq/s4032/IMG_3965.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XdDxQlfraYrSlLKuqbvs0dSwvjlFQJPVYQi6oUGnfTiUNwPkWU3C2NY7PZVNQ71SwDRHoPTvHBk_E-subuERDaSTRZ-145lPIb-pSVjt-2kHtElOzgz5vyxBDogBH_NCZpJVpKMyQAaErSM70UlhDgewmqaqxgcfwHxjg_YTlXQq0-vi_XrPqOeAO-dq/w640-h480/IMG_3965.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The church is also known as St. Johann or the Church of St. John. It was beautiful to see in person. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked through the village to see the next church, Church of St. Magdalena. It was a pretty hot day, but we walked all of the way up to the viewpoint to see it from the best angle. I do not think that Mike particularly loved the walk, but we had taken the windy bus ride, so we had to get to the viewpoint!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqGiT9YaE4eoaPVMVhsZDFEuzCqP3HNmqWF0lnc5Ky5PhZilk0IonppkU_bpMRniWW3_1UWye3gSQqdziAUoeWAZObhPoLwdM5n2WDKtg_Z4b24fRrJ2y4QgO3p5hxV6H-mYS4OPIUSWB3wFw_ksADLUwiOWTvQguh2SzbeTJxsvAu27fCrIfW-el3sLf/s4032/IMG_3966.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqGiT9YaE4eoaPVMVhsZDFEuzCqP3HNmqWF0lnc5Ky5PhZilk0IonppkU_bpMRniWW3_1UWye3gSQqdziAUoeWAZObhPoLwdM5n2WDKtg_Z4b24fRrJ2y4QgO3p5hxV6H-mYS4OPIUSWB3wFw_ksADLUwiOWTvQguh2SzbeTJxsvAu27fCrIfW-el3sLf/w640-h480/IMG_3966.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our view walking up to the viewpoint to see the church</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdx4-3UEUORDoD8gT6v_2rOLZoT9-Xyw9awLWtlt5jpvOOs6q-yFB_Br8lV-rt7VCwQHx11PMb-mVALF1Ha5lOeCSEr32Z8ZJD5CkcNxPb5ewDrbFG3MQt9aD_ffTcDvDDupVkfOFojL1uJK6GFCtzAeOchCKEzj0L4Z_9511z342pPIjVSKMMxjRiVco/s4032/IMG_3969.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdx4-3UEUORDoD8gT6v_2rOLZoT9-Xyw9awLWtlt5jpvOOs6q-yFB_Br8lV-rt7VCwQHx11PMb-mVALF1Ha5lOeCSEr32Z8ZJD5CkcNxPb5ewDrbFG3MQt9aD_ffTcDvDDupVkfOFojL1uJK6GFCtzAeOchCKEzj0L4Z_9511z342pPIjVSKMMxjRiVco/w640-h480/IMG_3969.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We made it to the church and had to continue walking past it uphill to get the amazing view we wanted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJbZ9Gx4Fl1A0FytMe__vsaHBv5_I9OOb23fiaqcQIBCeM_uSH_ClQBMTv7hnL6agmEJO4vcKL5MMjNul-DUNH56watng5X1Ee5QdhgR_CcphX4EFJ1kLLfEcmDhcNjTX_GCu7tVwdwCHsNlLiR_3E3gl-uKmSbHVRvSZM3Rw5fVRwr4nRVBH84jUddCI/s4032/IMG_3973.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJbZ9Gx4Fl1A0FytMe__vsaHBv5_I9OOb23fiaqcQIBCeM_uSH_ClQBMTv7hnL6agmEJO4vcKL5MMjNul-DUNH56watng5X1Ee5QdhgR_CcphX4EFJ1kLLfEcmDhcNjTX_GCu7tVwdwCHsNlLiR_3E3gl-uKmSbHVRvSZM3Rw5fVRwr4nRVBH84jUddCI/w480-h640/IMG_3973.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inside of the Church of St. Magdalena</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We continued uphill towards the viewpoint. Halfway up the hill was pretty gorgeous as well so we stopped for a few photos. Honestly, the photo I took halfway up was probably my favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyf0818AtiW_sgXiV8YK17XId9uab-_Rchtlwzh1lH8FyxusZldXkhXxBopvzURYy-YCHeBruDQK1ygchMsQnvGMb4mTZdPwYnNG-127T7qRHya59xbFrSU42AS3d1-qnXp2kcAsqI9TKq4T6CeR4STNxMKwIUcX6R0LMlXnOKYM7sPYxmLVoq4aYCwUF/s4022/IMG_3979.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="4022" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyf0818AtiW_sgXiV8YK17XId9uab-_Rchtlwzh1lH8FyxusZldXkhXxBopvzURYy-YCHeBruDQK1ygchMsQnvGMb4mTZdPwYnNG-127T7qRHya59xbFrSU42AS3d1-qnXp2kcAsqI9TKq4T6CeR4STNxMKwIUcX6R0LMlXnOKYM7sPYxmLVoq4aYCwUF/w640-h466/IMG_3979.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Church of St. Magdalena.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wqygz7FyYEnHEcavF1MVNNE4nBBQNrKaGyNwA_A1xsBTEK564TRt8Hfy-PHGAoOuROPMS8vOWm7UhuymIOucSgsOnU-G0QFEyJO8abxm9Of9QSXtwU7yneoo8g8RpT1xoOneiY9R4naPXsBOBHa72fwmf93NIabzwmwzSN-vfI6TLfxQDsXCb8vXVVeS/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wqygz7FyYEnHEcavF1MVNNE4nBBQNrKaGyNwA_A1xsBTEK564TRt8Hfy-PHGAoOuROPMS8vOWm7UhuymIOucSgsOnU-G0QFEyJO8abxm9Of9QSXtwU7yneoo8g8RpT1xoOneiY9R4naPXsBOBHa72fwmf93NIabzwmwzSN-vfI6TLfxQDsXCb8vXVVeS/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a hot but albeit gorgeous day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx4Y7jDCT9t37HtTpJ0Ms6PKLWO2v3dsl1J49Fs78GOl-5gUpiRGMm9UCNx_7H0AqPzLX5hK4PujwjCotmlNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful St. Magdalena</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We made it up to the viewpoint and I had the strangest encounter with a European lady. She asked me to take a photo of her and her husband, which was fine. I took several photos and he left. She then proceeded to have me take multiple photos of her in multiple different poses. She was full-on having a modeling session. It was insane. She did agree to take a photo of the four of us, but then I had to take about 30 more photos of her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2_V37_QSaWm6VAZixtqLC5EbLDCu77jT81-TvUY3KcH3LFWJOVf5DN6E9YWEXoqRy8MGgaLSgc7x_sS1w-hiWYDzDbrwSJI-rgV7fHwshBeMWcabo-9aJ1ltaJ0OOsdYYGot_9XkIHYQUSJRD_w6hq-6USV1Fwiqn74jqaRIwjR8nkR_gmPAmY6zOlZ9/s4032/IMG_3989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2_V37_QSaWm6VAZixtqLC5EbLDCu77jT81-TvUY3KcH3LFWJOVf5DN6E9YWEXoqRy8MGgaLSgc7x_sS1w-hiWYDzDbrwSJI-rgV7fHwshBeMWcabo-9aJ1ltaJ0OOsdYYGot_9XkIHYQUSJRD_w6hq-6USV1Fwiqn74jqaRIwjR8nkR_gmPAmY6zOlZ9/w640-h480/IMG_3989.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The four of us in the Dolomites</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIm1B7tSymaXJXx-45ZLHWEVQAseQeHMkfE-pxYq0K0ddHViDiaREF5vR68AkX0V0BQHmFhy6YWcx81seVp11uIvUFbv6uDb659g_kcmQDI4tF5UjDk-8pg1cTZ-JWn-akybJo9oX5FT8Vj7aSjnrrgBqpIbPy8eCkgqux9wQeAzd2FfCLtMv2-MfbWjNT/s4032/IMG_3993.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIm1B7tSymaXJXx-45ZLHWEVQAseQeHMkfE-pxYq0K0ddHViDiaREF5vR68AkX0V0BQHmFhy6YWcx81seVp11uIvUFbv6uDb659g_kcmQDI4tF5UjDk-8pg1cTZ-JWn-akybJo9oX5FT8Vj7aSjnrrgBqpIbPy8eCkgqux9wQeAzd2FfCLtMv2-MfbWjNT/w480-h640/IMG_3993.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken was so excited to get to see both churches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTNa4mWQbsELyTIbZuFv03GeLhhTAKKT8Zl-NnstdhhCEa39w3rT7CDQxK5lgk1067jtnlBXA1cC6qGBsDR5RmLyLiv27lxaFmh6oq6JnrzYF8ShZVPraHmpPNrErtHhg8vFwQJD60MAyFSHSlMWhLyuiKpOpowQCwGI0wOiHzEzQHr9ex1kicrobAkyo/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTNa4mWQbsELyTIbZuFv03GeLhhTAKKT8Zl-NnstdhhCEa39w3rT7CDQxK5lgk1067jtnlBXA1cC6qGBsDR5RmLyLiv27lxaFmh6oq6JnrzYF8ShZVPraHmpPNrErtHhg8vFwQJD60MAyFSHSlMWhLyuiKpOpowQCwGI0wOiHzEzQHr9ex1kicrobAkyo/w640-h296/image000000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Church of St. Magdalena</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked back down to the village and enjoyed a few drinks. The European lady showed up at the same restaurant and I was fearful she was going to ask for another photo shoot...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We rode the bus back to Ortisei and went shopping for a bit. There was a beer festival being held right outside of our hotel with live music. We ordered drinks at a restaurant in the town square and listened to the music. We also opened a bottle of wine on the deck of our hotel and listened to the music for a bit.</div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-HQsu9VbVJyA5Zeu-podXyr1Kc3Y5iLdOWgOe_cPabdJVl_7bP4SaLHPRBWkvBXOqbeY3rG4lNA-wERi_pmuAGS7bNLzVodB5rwZLMMsTaNlCcpBIXc3snI_mmpVk25Y68ort0FBF_iz3MxnBUxU8GqXtrJ8VnYvLEVwpgop2iRcXdTe2dZerln-7W5J/s4032/IMG_4010.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-HQsu9VbVJyA5Zeu-podXyr1Kc3Y5iLdOWgOe_cPabdJVl_7bP4SaLHPRBWkvBXOqbeY3rG4lNA-wERi_pmuAGS7bNLzVodB5rwZLMMsTaNlCcpBIXc3snI_mmpVk25Y68ort0FBF_iz3MxnBUxU8GqXtrJ8VnYvLEVwpgop2iRcXdTe2dZerln-7W5J/w480-h640/IMG_4010.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful Ortisei</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIOR761preQBJoV1FaLhwg4tj-cFC1nq85odykB_kBUxtOzFpSThQ7GI72vwbhOOFs4MZed1mykei4u9JAxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ortisei beer festival and "It's Raining Men!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was overall a pretty hot day. We were not expecting it to be so hot in the Dolomites, but a heat wave had other plans. Our hotel did not have air conditioning because it is not usually needed. Sleeping was a little difficult, but we made the best of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-18303493586874649362023-07-08T17:47:00.250-05:002023-10-29T20:20:11.586-05:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 5: Seceda<p>We woke up on Saturday and knew that we wanted to take the cable car up to see the Seceda ridgeline. We enjoyed breakfast at our hotel and walked maybe a tenth of a mile to the cable car. We were absolutely delighted when we saw the view even if it was a little cloudy. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BI13ApgQwwWjn5w9E3beYM177K6lAaxmVWUAZgoGG6nezGkzufXDHZryYmZWPE0sN6L7YW1xyDtkcJ92F2S8-LdWf5i3ZpKvC8wvl0MZHytNKJyptQz2Nccf84oU8UN3WjsNiD8QK99aMLLaQ6Qj_HTi4XAsO6-NxFlPXWCtX1-p6h8Tk_WYofjqEfGh/s4032/IMG_3851.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BI13ApgQwwWjn5w9E3beYM177K6lAaxmVWUAZgoGG6nezGkzufXDHZryYmZWPE0sN6L7YW1xyDtkcJ92F2S8-LdWf5i3ZpKvC8wvl0MZHytNKJyptQz2Nccf84oU8UN3WjsNiD8QK99aMLLaQ6Qj_HTi4XAsO6-NxFlPXWCtX1-p6h8Tk_WYofjqEfGh/w640-h480/IMG_3851.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Seceda ridgeline with the clouds. I think the clouds make it a little mysterious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNIx5UVXceu21kAk9TNuX-nKv8c5d6BKsUL_UJ0ry2gGAYZXTwJRU4SDVXQTl3QabzcmvoZ5z8I-5qhapuHxfd3jschKbNTKClDUlNZ5DeW_WzJKCvjMn7sEcfVmwX7cksYs1Mzg97VKMrNNXD3zVxz26BjteUNG1PsaQyTeVhpLUtc6FRtalKVf6Upmz/s4032/IMG_3854.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNIx5UVXceu21kAk9TNuX-nKv8c5d6BKsUL_UJ0ry2gGAYZXTwJRU4SDVXQTl3QabzcmvoZ5z8I-5qhapuHxfd3jschKbNTKClDUlNZ5DeW_WzJKCvjMn7sEcfVmwX7cksYs1Mzg97VKMrNNXD3zVxz26BjteUNG1PsaQyTeVhpLUtc6FRtalKVf6Upmz/w480-h640/IMG_3854.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so happy to get to see the ridgeline!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7ubCR7svV8PC5xReVZzhcwX1Pq9cciv-6dKHTh9qRi8N76o6eJBpG03taW0kEzQ5YjO-y05P0BiSoxm04Z0I37-xGGQ-3A08Rds1LIRwKApfoRxs-lJr4bKTAu7SRM9t0yLlFHBl_3u-3imprV_Ft1isnXbCJ2UfEScVl9tTDXdGpVQnVXPgQw9QAHm_/s4032/IMG_3855.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7ubCR7svV8PC5xReVZzhcwX1Pq9cciv-6dKHTh9qRi8N76o6eJBpG03taW0kEzQ5YjO-y05P0BiSoxm04Z0I37-xGGQ-3A08Rds1LIRwKApfoRxs-lJr4bKTAu7SRM9t0yLlFHBl_3u-3imprV_Ft1isnXbCJ2UfEScVl9tTDXdGpVQnVXPgQw9QAHm_/w480-h640/IMG_3855.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another gorgeous view of the Seceda ridgeline</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnkPLmp8orAPsbScpcsx6tsSpIJKClA1mdKpasxYPXal_2CjEyz4_LgiQJAihzYa-OdCfq6I-XJs8JxgHmI1VlZqN-Jl8jrJy0l2c-V5XFvROmDSr9JmTqe4iGJt_zuoXky_4AV2RA4fZlvtH59HoMZ24YPgNaiuMV8fhAR4mBgKLDURU8tv8o10RUdoc/s4032/IMG_3857.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnkPLmp8orAPsbScpcsx6tsSpIJKClA1mdKpasxYPXal_2CjEyz4_LgiQJAihzYa-OdCfq6I-XJs8JxgHmI1VlZqN-Jl8jrJy0l2c-V5XFvROmDSr9JmTqe4iGJt_zuoXky_4AV2RA4fZlvtH59HoMZ24YPgNaiuMV8fhAR4mBgKLDURU8tv8o10RUdoc/w640-h480/IMG_3857.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clouds were starting to disappear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We had plans to complete a loop hike that would include plenty of stops at the different mountain huts. <div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSQTZgglt0d49po1TMi8shdeEl_e8HvfjauP0J81nxRCk7LbCzc8H10kJ4kS0Pbljh23FGqh2S7XKtaoselrWuCBjCvcJTW1F4n1HdOEn9BmixKWuiWBO-DE98FGCD-gx3DJJpr3mHpNSQOvjT3UIzNUhCxbRE2Ie_9o8y0NG0NXJgtlx7G0dd5xAk31Q/s4032/IMG_3862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSQTZgglt0d49po1TMi8shdeEl_e8HvfjauP0J81nxRCk7LbCzc8H10kJ4kS0Pbljh23FGqh2S7XKtaoselrWuCBjCvcJTW1F4n1HdOEn9BmixKWuiWBO-DE98FGCD-gx3DJJpr3mHpNSQOvjT3UIzNUhCxbRE2Ie_9o8y0NG0NXJgtlx7G0dd5xAk31Q/w640-h480/IMG_3862.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many different trail options to make it around the valley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOdGnE5o6hXd3t5MtBhQQMJ8jeX6A66tpgkNMFsLiGMPpy1Eha3Z7mPJcLNwPHwYNHepNcT9e_2SN6jJTH8wdIsWUMSRIY0ByepackzSgI5AyESstUHcbE7VIaDPmCxsy0riTNzV6eW-FmPH0yhsPLTx9VD73OviaVcsLfHNVkvY2ruMW6pSVDMM2dT4e/s1024/image000000%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOdGnE5o6hXd3t5MtBhQQMJ8jeX6A66tpgkNMFsLiGMPpy1Eha3Z7mPJcLNwPHwYNHepNcT9e_2SN6jJTH8wdIsWUMSRIY0ByepackzSgI5AyESstUHcbE7VIaDPmCxsy0riTNzV6eW-FmPH0yhsPLTx9VD73OviaVcsLfHNVkvY2ruMW6pSVDMM2dT4e/w640-h296/image000000%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved all the little wood huts scattered along the green pasture</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0GF-ljzFnt4sgJ2JYi3TH43BuLqWpL3blrfcuG8Jn1fdLI1sybyL7ZBbM46OTVK0cyadfF57tccfiRnA3LH9IVZgigQcK2YqBaJpPjEJKPZmRSwsSvsaay3j5yDHNefFCmB6J-gszen2bQjqRgznHhRUQoiLW_nGvGjt0QfpXEgkdp-T5kb04oC6maHa/s4032/IMG_3865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0GF-ljzFnt4sgJ2JYi3TH43BuLqWpL3blrfcuG8Jn1fdLI1sybyL7ZBbM46OTVK0cyadfF57tccfiRnA3LH9IVZgigQcK2YqBaJpPjEJKPZmRSwsSvsaay3j5yDHNefFCmB6J-gszen2bQjqRgznHhRUQoiLW_nGvGjt0QfpXEgkdp-T5kb04oC6maHa/w640-h480/IMG_3865.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just like with all of Europe, the hiking trails were marked very well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JJxAKs1pS2-qrd7ZsgI1j0zSs1YuGL7wF1S7xocOMSf5bUZXzB2zFnstSus5REAlVZhIFRhP4kIPk2wB5NhBrtKWgxB3h1JpIOW_SssCjrQnAZhktW9So7TL606gicmj5TA5dY0sAGVfxsIFaAqQHnvgq-jX7GebH_VWQN1fb3o7tcWJbkES_RtB8k1K/s4032/IMG_3871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JJxAKs1pS2-qrd7ZsgI1j0zSs1YuGL7wF1S7xocOMSf5bUZXzB2zFnstSus5REAlVZhIFRhP4kIPk2wB5NhBrtKWgxB3h1JpIOW_SssCjrQnAZhktW9So7TL606gicmj5TA5dY0sAGVfxsIFaAqQHnvgq-jX7GebH_VWQN1fb3o7tcWJbkES_RtB8k1K/w480-h640/IMG_3871.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view of the backside of the Seceda ridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our first stop of the day was <a href="http://www.troier.com/en/Default.asp">Rifugio Troier. </a> They had a lot of great food options, but we just enjoyed a few drinks here along with the views!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xYPH_CexKydNLv7ALzE8TLY0m-y0IGiW-x1fcGGQz6HjHPKtY72J8e0IHvu6SORpxETKCt2-ro4eQ8IbEvbq06rMOE57Qpgep9FwC5AORDkn1Jw4qhPG7i4_r3pHaAriTm1T2YfC3PMvFS5gNwIh_q-z66WKwFdvBd6vhucQM9B4r8Gc-0Q5YQbZCm4M/s4032/IMG_3885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xYPH_CexKydNLv7ALzE8TLY0m-y0IGiW-x1fcGGQz6HjHPKtY72J8e0IHvu6SORpxETKCt2-ro4eQ8IbEvbq06rMOE57Qpgep9FwC5AORDkn1Jw4qhPG7i4_r3pHaAriTm1T2YfC3PMvFS5gNwIh_q-z66WKwFdvBd6vhucQM9B4r8Gc-0Q5YQbZCm4M/w480-h640/IMG_3885.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Plenty of lounge chairs to enjoy the gorgeous view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCHV2AI0sjag_x7sHRLw6d4KheE9B9wL6ISIzp0-GtFMexDlkX4BhyvHd3TYBlGaflIif7TVdjBFCQcca9QDA6QVyH3bwQ8L7gotdM_Pa5el_kF_G35YPHelIRZHeOdzcpgK_8nI74Tok-dPEWxQKzaWftfUyWpw0kq6v-1UfCRxv-NDtDe8cl5fEkXx_/s4032/IMG_3878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCHV2AI0sjag_x7sHRLw6d4KheE9B9wL6ISIzp0-GtFMexDlkX4BhyvHd3TYBlGaflIif7TVdjBFCQcca9QDA6QVyH3bwQ8L7gotdM_Pa5el_kF_G35YPHelIRZHeOdzcpgK_8nI74Tok-dPEWxQKzaWftfUyWpw0kq6v-1UfCRxv-NDtDe8cl5fEkXx_/w480-h640/IMG_3878.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many colorful flowers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MTw7slrVhca8Ic3z-achfl0GxfhJYrpRoiwxwUEtdhyW6JWqJv-MgVakE_acJO3Ayp2abz4JpkHQ2t8XT1uNKEW7tBrQ5ITcOfASnsHBAETosdOq-1qKjbc5-5thRAyFRqh6OF7wHmg7GqzZDIjmW1CPTs0VTEge34j0H-K1f7akssZ8O7n-O7cbEtB9/s4032/IMG_3880.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MTw7slrVhca8Ic3z-achfl0GxfhJYrpRoiwxwUEtdhyW6JWqJv-MgVakE_acJO3Ayp2abz4JpkHQ2t8XT1uNKEW7tBrQ5ITcOfASnsHBAETosdOq-1qKjbc5-5thRAyFRqh6OF7wHmg7GqzZDIjmW1CPTs0VTEge34j0H-K1f7akssZ8O7n-O7cbEtB9/w480-h640/IMG_3880.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to see Edelweiss even if they were in a potted boot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq31UKBrk6aSy-8yXoTX4E8wcQB7mcvocNMsF2DJWj3ZZg6WECX-lEisgIsgi-c-kI4YykQLT1jPUv9yrQmSAZrchTxFo5lwgmn-Hwtbde0iC4jK7yF3_-IkiAtq2CZyuJkGUe1XlERYesi8wUlmDoZkDXSEkVwAvD6kocoQtVfG4dHWd8JDuXqkun37Tx/s4032/IMG_3883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq31UKBrk6aSy-8yXoTX4E8wcQB7mcvocNMsF2DJWj3ZZg6WECX-lEisgIsgi-c-kI4YykQLT1jPUv9yrQmSAZrchTxFo5lwgmn-Hwtbde0iC4jK7yF3_-IkiAtq2CZyuJkGUe1XlERYesi8wUlmDoZkDXSEkVwAvD6kocoQtVfG4dHWd8JDuXqkun37Tx/w640-h480/IMG_3883.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken decided to enjoy the lounging chairs in the sun for a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2jAZPS8lIjSdYL-yI-BefVRYHNA2tRuOrOeoCs9CxVaOUspq6QhkPBFRRDgD6fKo0Xi9NJu0ao1Z4yxOXXPcwBsroVO2gNHovBhpGIg__7xn8LfEcH8Na8rgKpuf7BHj5kcC1G7HZT7-ldZ24HKC6LEcR-91sXdv5R5BVhMnUO_BN3ysUiw8fWH0SiEm/s4032/IMG_3888.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2jAZPS8lIjSdYL-yI-BefVRYHNA2tRuOrOeoCs9CxVaOUspq6QhkPBFRRDgD6fKo0Xi9NJu0ao1Z4yxOXXPcwBsroVO2gNHovBhpGIg__7xn8LfEcH8Na8rgKpuf7BHj5kcC1G7HZT7-ldZ24HKC6LEcR-91sXdv5R5BVhMnUO_BN3ysUiw8fWH0SiEm/w480-h640/IMG_3888.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the clouds disappeared, it was a beautiful day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzNwTrxpodq99RgKl_cA3DXPpuktc2WHjbGzrm-9Gq6ohMMEg7GeiJK2AGOCB6tr7XPqhmrRu_8OrA494fFUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gorgeous view around Rifugio Troier</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmZ0LbCdtAHugLVmn3ytr9ULf5w3QOG4lD_d5UgVwOWZ1JVGGX65xKMRNAZY5OgHnP-k9iRoLHIqCHwEp6s5orfQFxJptSkrUK23a7WHL3uN__o9Nhd_S6iLYZYM4yyyMFUtO_-BxU20L-M9iHu-mYdRXpNBqnMECYVqjjLL2fhpdUJYgM9cNya-1wCHX/s4032/IMG_3889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmZ0LbCdtAHugLVmn3ytr9ULf5w3QOG4lD_d5UgVwOWZ1JVGGX65xKMRNAZY5OgHnP-k9iRoLHIqCHwEp6s5orfQFxJptSkrUK23a7WHL3uN__o9Nhd_S6iLYZYM4yyyMFUtO_-BxU20L-M9iHu-mYdRXpNBqnMECYVqjjLL2fhpdUJYgM9cNya-1wCHX/w640-h480/IMG_3889.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike, Katie, and Ken enjoy the sunshine, drinks, and the views!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left Rifugio Troier and continued in the direction towards Malga Pieralongia Alm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_G3EoA_HicT3bw6MMeVJ5iOdQVybs5rqsUCJWET04umzY9o4UTWrm-5n784VJLUoeJ3ZiUAGQRePV-xvC_e3u85FNnPKtQzEXE7V1-wpOHbJbWSsqVIvGFHpnaD12rwoUR9pFtCYdJ9ye40cWCHAi-cePrd7Jum2d9xXN3uwl7ycjv0p9YpFPeUCVTrBD/s4032/IMG_3896.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The wildflowers were everywhere! I, however, was singing Edelweiss after seeing the Edelweiss in the pot at the last rifugio. I was on very high alert to spot an Edelweiss!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzwvWW6kw4FmIkSs5xBEjF1YLgqGZxz4ArcLgPZ3Jvq9AWScs6Iq57phxmTrpYkaEzkcQVlwk-_TAAT-jDe3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Malga Pieralongia Alm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Malga Pieralongia Alm was quite busy and since we were not quite ready for lunch yet, we decided to continue on our hike. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uKTa3YwbCcgpUU__fXK299ETkYil1sYpDgazvffpUZhpaAaoFRyd6seyeZzA1N_L_Mjq7KUElmc7xTn94OXiwaGC2Lo20-1i16w8-aa22IJ8gzS93UydHnDB6ht0au7qU1yfYKQdbkDFyfOedGf3Dg0bhBC0PnRCP3RXctTkFMGnGA8k1vBP2tByvXGm/s4032/IMG_3901.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uKTa3YwbCcgpUU__fXK299ETkYil1sYpDgazvffpUZhpaAaoFRyd6seyeZzA1N_L_Mjq7KUElmc7xTn94OXiwaGC2Lo20-1i16w8-aa22IJ8gzS93UydHnDB6ht0au7qU1yfYKQdbkDFyfOedGf3Dg0bhBC0PnRCP3RXctTkFMGnGA8k1vBP2tByvXGm/w640-h480/IMG_3901.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scenery leaving <span style="text-align: left;">Malga Pieralongia Alm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lHnZfLJqYXfAGb8gx0utz_X25D6n2jrTQQNOl0eGqvNcmIPDUD85OKswNvnrWT24KMKtQCRPCW_-EfMsunuKva96eifRMm3CbzcIQgC94P9FtqSfdr4UhjlKnAGDzpObyp_dXmHvvWTJhuvnx41n1C100UYJjewbwBl92SsfdvRreeQu6LgYIQM4TRev/s1024/image000000%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1024" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lHnZfLJqYXfAGb8gx0utz_X25D6n2jrTQQNOl0eGqvNcmIPDUD85OKswNvnrWT24KMKtQCRPCW_-EfMsunuKva96eifRMm3CbzcIQgC94P9FtqSfdr4UhjlKnAGDzpObyp_dXmHvvWTJhuvnx41n1C100UYJjewbwBl92SsfdvRreeQu6LgYIQM4TRev/w640-h344/image000000%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy to be out and about hiking!</div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was not long after leaving Malga Pieralongia Alm that I noticed a man bent over on the trail and taking a photo of something. I joked that it must be an Edelweiss and it indeed was!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl4jOhJ8_fr-FWSC_AbztIH3caWuJQpZzOqfkwQ_ecHUGWS3LiPJeMw2iHGwatf7mTrVEwxV0EAlG-jnkx-YBnEWFe_fY-e1DgarmN8Zm4Ls5h0At6NY7PhaNIsuU6VCsV81t85YxswmKQUmXrpRAsl1PNeOzJNzK6Jqd7OkVQlP9MCWnWoeiBjE7NNr2/s4032/IMG_3902.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl4jOhJ8_fr-FWSC_AbztIH3caWuJQpZzOqfkwQ_ecHUGWS3LiPJeMw2iHGwatf7mTrVEwxV0EAlG-jnkx-YBnEWFe_fY-e1DgarmN8Zm4Ls5h0At6NY7PhaNIsuU6VCsV81t85YxswmKQUmXrpRAsl1PNeOzJNzK6Jqd7OkVQlP9MCWnWoeiBjE7NNr2/w480-h640/IMG_3902.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first ever Edelweiss! I have never been so excited to see a flower in my life!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can imagine, me being the huge Sound of Music lover that I am, I started singing Edelweiss nonstop. Ken and Mike were thrilled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwsZpa9M0muSCh8hXwd6WsTA534D7ZXS4YJ55QohQ4wRcl4evYuCbfhAjhGtvTSGu2FxiwNUjrrVK9mTxc95g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The singing continued for the remainder of the hike. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>We ended up seeing so many more Edelweiss! There was one section where there was a grove of about 60 or so. It was just amazing to see.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy6idSNfyhdvcQh1PKh6U6Qm9lzV_mgQd8hA0lSUU5ssYqnVX8J8M1T-jd_8eyxIVFcGcfzaVbxgVBwGWNMTI7R184odrrc0nZRcvzqZ48v1KPpF31pS5qglQ6XVMRaKpoxjUQcXY8a7c8QBnABOXNxgqMgIC4-ordj9ouyxrewLas41JblvHomrxQ2Y0/s4032/IMG_3906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy6idSNfyhdvcQh1PKh6U6Qm9lzV_mgQd8hA0lSUU5ssYqnVX8J8M1T-jd_8eyxIVFcGcfzaVbxgVBwGWNMTI7R184odrrc0nZRcvzqZ48v1KPpF31pS5qglQ6XVMRaKpoxjUQcXY8a7c8QBnABOXNxgqMgIC4-ordj9ouyxrewLas41JblvHomrxQ2Y0/w480-h640/IMG_3906.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The most perfect Edelweiss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAj8VFUmu1PDniOlYqAn3fvLcXjIG5YUl2ATYOIi1NfFg_1DXzI31PVekii9eKhWXNfrdRFqHkQNqCpspAYo52QBxfWdfhyIg46-_UGF5ISNgKfo_z_d_toERQ909gV2melvKMYEFads6prV8P0J1Dg5zwh63IHx4HbqfokmFERKi_54BxobkBy6pEO_R/s4032/IMG_3908.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAj8VFUmu1PDniOlYqAn3fvLcXjIG5YUl2ATYOIi1NfFg_1DXzI31PVekii9eKhWXNfrdRFqHkQNqCpspAYo52QBxfWdfhyIg46-_UGF5ISNgKfo_z_d_toERQ909gV2melvKMYEFads6prV8P0J1Dg5zwh63IHx4HbqfokmFERKi_54BxobkBy6pEO_R/w480-h640/IMG_3908.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trying so hard to capture the beautiful of the Edelweiss with the mountains. It was so beautiful and this photo does not do it justice.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ken, Mike, and Katie, continued on and I lingered behind taking photos and videos. It was just so gorgeous and unlike any other scenery I have gotten to see before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvMPXKggX-w41pJF5Iasv9fgiUVg9YhlK09HeTJd2jYY-xn9p1uwTTogxakDgU28Px2Y2hbnKM99YxYrKQFjFp84yzzOJAxkxYdYOydje6IviZ2_6vbUcYcSdjS4ZDGqdjYPzdzwKYXT7Cr89kLgn4IFIFJCR0-OF-rQaVMwW8EqldLDhOrik59aM-Saa/s4032/IMG_3916.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvMPXKggX-w41pJF5Iasv9fgiUVg9YhlK09HeTJd2jYY-xn9p1uwTTogxakDgU28Px2Y2hbnKM99YxYrKQFjFp84yzzOJAxkxYdYOydje6IviZ2_6vbUcYcSdjS4ZDGqdjYPzdzwKYXT7Cr89kLgn4IFIFJCR0-OF-rQaVMwW8EqldLDhOrik59aM-Saa/w640-h480/IMG_3916.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More unbelievable scenery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLv5TRemAd9a0myj8O5xr8hm-RrLIfPNQAxL2rMgjWe2FmvOsbEWNca-nPBA41EPBqpgCET5vwvEfuc4GCnhUgY1d9_YQhRpg1y4Bf2_c9XMzDa5f2ZPfU8hnMKlw5Pk3BIdatdWJ0lULHRh1aqM22RutImIEAlsgAaF6-FHAvY5VV92O3Boe4bA6GTGa/s4032/IMG_3922.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLv5TRemAd9a0myj8O5xr8hm-RrLIfPNQAxL2rMgjWe2FmvOsbEWNca-nPBA41EPBqpgCET5vwvEfuc4GCnhUgY1d9_YQhRpg1y4Bf2_c9XMzDa5f2ZPfU8hnMKlw5Pk3BIdatdWJ0lULHRh1aqM22RutImIEAlsgAaF6-FHAvY5VV92O3Boe4bA6GTGa/w640-h480/IMG_3922.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dolomites do not even look real to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6fznhyjy3w9TufuQyF1WLBx1CpFWlXuQhLo_w8RNIL2UQr3JPYtKxlqDjKFN5sZQjH2Ae_RsrfJDLEzHXMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to see the horses! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KWX5P-oLllNpgDHzuylfpG_EBuKiMVTsVyMgRTTt820rkRw6xO8ZTDOEQr7u9Wgc3sEJyr3EF88dn75eg1B6c6d0kVVwc3OaiGeoGEmpIpmjDViMWQsztDk7JBM5DPALwwhYkiEQj2x5z-QoV6L6xgB_hBin3Mhvq86SUfBkhxmwVX96UihTv-Y_d2Bk/s4032/IMG_3923.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KWX5P-oLllNpgDHzuylfpG_EBuKiMVTsVyMgRTTt820rkRw6xO8ZTDOEQr7u9Wgc3sEJyr3EF88dn75eg1B6c6d0kVVwc3OaiGeoGEmpIpmjDViMWQsztDk7JBM5DPALwwhYkiEQj2x5z-QoV6L6xgB_hBin3Mhvq86SUfBkhxmwVX96UihTv-Y_d2Bk/w640-h480/IMG_3923.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It his difficult to believe that this is real.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCldgw6uvN-yYlVvNqIHbjrdULb4mvJ7zfGcibdm7je7YzoHW7l3JhDz1M7AUCBidE56M-o_Idp8vQHqdOSfWtMJwurjL2Ifzkf3xHxWV1_sbWA9y93fSDQq09iV2d7hKFdG7uAC3v0DI3CSJlPwN9Jayg2vCN5SCvgTnMDSh3aNs3whkvMpC4m-KwANJv/s6494/IMG_3931.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3880" data-original-width="6494" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCldgw6uvN-yYlVvNqIHbjrdULb4mvJ7zfGcibdm7je7YzoHW7l3JhDz1M7AUCBidE56M-o_Idp8vQHqdOSfWtMJwurjL2Ifzkf3xHxWV1_sbWA9y93fSDQq09iV2d7hKFdG7uAC3v0DI3CSJlPwN9Jayg2vCN5SCvgTnMDSh3aNs3whkvMpC4m-KwANJv/w640-h382/IMG_3931.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dolomites</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaix5Bh_vIdAFI8mJYOXk8hTAvtolttPF35x2esq59__GdFAByQS4agb82dfONWCbphF5c7FcXY7EP3w0RUbpPRf4h4pRkLRvISXivfYR7vHHtpOWrCi-dbv1oiGnZHXmO63_Utgpr-bthr-SB8U9Y9qYQx07833C73iNj1QQxTEnMskG7LG2Y9iQT1ddr/s4032/IMG_3932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaix5Bh_vIdAFI8mJYOXk8hTAvtolttPF35x2esq59__GdFAByQS4agb82dfONWCbphF5c7FcXY7EP3w0RUbpPRf4h4pRkLRvISXivfYR7vHHtpOWrCi-dbv1oiGnZHXmO63_Utgpr-bthr-SB8U9Y9qYQx07833C73iNj1QQxTEnMskG7LG2Y9iQT1ddr/w480-h640/IMG_3932.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our lunch stop. The clouds started to roll in. It got a little chilly and it was lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMK4rOxT-b7Xv9uKYYVn2gQhPeXZqyUehbQrvtK5vPuYgcRO-jaMzBVJoH7dSs1Et6JDVKs-NNcBvD4qB-OQQhsMHvnvP9Au-Fdd5G6DjdKWZD2x09iFFhQ8r1QiYRucfG_YsFSm1exG-FkXIPM3q7Kbp0h1DTm5h48XV5BwW0In2QRVUZSq0bc_mhxg5/s1024/image000000%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMK4rOxT-b7Xv9uKYYVn2gQhPeXZqyUehbQrvtK5vPuYgcRO-jaMzBVJoH7dSs1Et6JDVKs-NNcBvD4qB-OQQhsMHvnvP9Au-Fdd5G6DjdKWZD2x09iFFhQ8r1QiYRucfG_YsFSm1exG-FkXIPM3q7Kbp0h1DTm5h48XV5BwW0In2QRVUZSq0bc_mhxg5/w296-h640/image000000%20(1).JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying my dumplings and Aperol Spritz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the rifugio and continued on our hike. We had a climb out of the valley to get back to the Seceda cable car. We found another rifugio and stopped for drinks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyaaI1jbser99gchkMp26q_3Hq_2OFSg1vPNKs-ZkjNo3FwRnoGkCimvqhAlOfjb0laJ_n4DK-rylANSsK8_nDfCJdcpU0uFgTmy8NAo-0XvBzVtFExc9xsdwudcd6c-k0ew5-qbcnFbmo6OvmNEfKf3BeVscX7krR4xXZGJu7a5j-ncuTpY7tFLF34q6/s4032/IMG_3937.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyaaI1jbser99gchkMp26q_3Hq_2OFSg1vPNKs-ZkjNo3FwRnoGkCimvqhAlOfjb0laJ_n4DK-rylANSsK8_nDfCJdcpU0uFgTmy8NAo-0XvBzVtFExc9xsdwudcd6c-k0ew5-qbcnFbmo6OvmNEfKf3BeVscX7krR4xXZGJu7a5j-ncuTpY7tFLF34q6/w640-h480/IMG_3937.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Refreshment stop that included an Aperol Spritz for me! I would like to note that I believe this was the last time I was cold on this entire European trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFspcIqt6E5hSB95511BN2GlaV4lyxrnOm3sxhg6Ts02DVE9YAxxVS0QF4PqdDNhMI3tg648Qa4Evp9aGnkzoyKjhJtd8jLMNh0wSJBej9Ob_EGMHOYabt1tzBnMo0L2b4XEW6wrH0QGpsWAtcZ0bd2rPTzEq4us8-yjK4EX4zBPlDmW_JwWpO5NW3BPlG/s4032/IMG_3940.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFspcIqt6E5hSB95511BN2GlaV4lyxrnOm3sxhg6Ts02DVE9YAxxVS0QF4PqdDNhMI3tg648Qa4Evp9aGnkzoyKjhJtd8jLMNh0wSJBej9Ob_EGMHOYabt1tzBnMo0L2b4XEW6wrH0QGpsWAtcZ0bd2rPTzEq4us8-yjK4EX4zBPlDmW_JwWpO5NW3BPlG/w480-h640/IMG_3940.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view was gorgeous and I loved all of the flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM0qjSl0EYVZZXwJNludhm4KxL6pUzfkKnGruQJKobu5bIv8Rj2b83zwstNtqEEVtEgq3lw6Nf_TjPGUFG2HgkIWsZP2BE9pnqggqKTmc4w7OeD3h4ZI737SzkQ6oXoKONWPQTRWbeEozsbo2_42C4fqo5c3QdbpY4jLQTOT3Cd8nn9Gz2jEHbWIgb-uQ/s1024/image000000%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM0qjSl0EYVZZXwJNludhm4KxL6pUzfkKnGruQJKobu5bIv8Rj2b83zwstNtqEEVtEgq3lw6Nf_TjPGUFG2HgkIWsZP2BE9pnqggqKTmc4w7OeD3h4ZI737SzkQ6oXoKONWPQTRWbeEozsbo2_42C4fqo5c3QdbpY4jLQTOT3Cd8nn9Gz2jEHbWIgb-uQ/w296-h640/image000000%20(4).JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keeping with the tradition, Ken picked me a flower during our hike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I acquired a cold during our trip and this is the day I probably felt the worst. This specific Rifugio had an area with large sofa beds. I gave Ken the remainder of my Aperol Spritz and took about a 20-minute nap to help me feel rejuvenated. After my nap, we were on our way to finish the hike.</div><div><br /></div><div>We made it back to the cable car and Katie and I wanted to hike back up to the ridgeline to see it without the clouds. Ken and Mike decided to have a drink and skip the hike back to the ridgeline.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qonvqTlLZsgptRylfTfrWavlwXYGZOi0x1frrV28NIC-8SJwwrY2XsoeeXHh9KvEIj6uQKYrdDknfFtbGvKEj9JRe3QGbfucwjTwlWeJR97P77zOVg8pbFk0cKQuMHnQHu7bxShNCcsgvBWl2oqQBjVJoIlphNmos9obdjaXvYBuyZmOC40zMOxgLs4c/s1024/image000000%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qonvqTlLZsgptRylfTfrWavlwXYGZOi0x1frrV28NIC-8SJwwrY2XsoeeXHh9KvEIj6uQKYrdDknfFtbGvKEj9JRe3QGbfucwjTwlWeJR97P77zOVg8pbFk0cKQuMHnQHu7bxShNCcsgvBWl2oqQBjVJoIlphNmos9obdjaXvYBuyZmOC40zMOxgLs4c/w640-h296/image000000%20(5).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the cable car. It is so gorgeous without the clouds!</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqbuOfp8uqY9XeDPfZBfPzfVbM8NWvYbqB5S83N0AF5y5XQ47UPFan1OPpAwRTmNlg8oxzAeTm4dNcce47nePYhxz4aK7svwA-Yz4DNUnAYxP6-xkeVDMyloTLChco8O_u2B7-SosaRz2mYqjwJVuALvV9fFOx7tNe-OXehLBnWo3o0rlhRZxbZb8ald4/s4032/IMG_3948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqbuOfp8uqY9XeDPfZBfPzfVbM8NWvYbqB5S83N0AF5y5XQ47UPFan1OPpAwRTmNlg8oxzAeTm4dNcce47nePYhxz4aK7svwA-Yz4DNUnAYxP6-xkeVDMyloTLChco8O_u2B7-SosaRz2mYqjwJVuALvV9fFOx7tNe-OXehLBnWo3o0rlhRZxbZb8ald4/w640-h480/IMG_3948.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Seceda ridgeline without the clouds. Stunning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz844mf6iA01LuCPCOyhKNxnL5k2_adlCcAfF91hij_EJG68gtJTR-iYAJ1oT1pEmH9b0UZcNNi_Wa9k1XXI5jfKKy_6vQ6O3fidGj5rB955rS463u4EE584KZqaK70YCbOdCS7D7a2zCU8lD3NlmkndhC4KU7EHFLqIScSybltghsuiLAL-j3buT7dl0/s4032/IMG_3945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz844mf6iA01LuCPCOyhKNxnL5k2_adlCcAfF91hij_EJG68gtJTR-iYAJ1oT1pEmH9b0UZcNNi_Wa9k1XXI5jfKKy_6vQ6O3fidGj5rB955rS463u4EE584KZqaK70YCbOdCS7D7a2zCU8lD3NlmkndhC4KU7EHFLqIScSybltghsuiLAL-j3buT7dl0/w480-h640/IMG_3945.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katie and I were so happy that we hiked back up here for the view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We shopped around Ortisei after our hike before getting ready for dinner. We made reservations at one of Ortisei's Michelin Star restaurants, Anna Stuben. It was a wonderful unique experience. The food was absolutely delicious, but the very formal atmosphere is not something that we particularly loved. Everything about the experience was impeccable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our food was gorgeous and delicious. I did take one photo of my gnocchi that was to die for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Q-mKTwepnL2aFrZbuY5B4ol5zFrOw2d4GhRetLex3aKPWU65WL6xPfDezx8T-WmJWl3d1djN8lRZiKd2zBfI0anFcixTaH5Fl1KRAi8kwnujt-So31B2WZYzxH3D9A4TLB5snBqQvJOO0eUg9YHKgH4DQZ7BAenJfF7_oEY3JtaWYC-SVYerYh5t32Q2/s4032/IMG_3953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Q-mKTwepnL2aFrZbuY5B4ol5zFrOw2d4GhRetLex3aKPWU65WL6xPfDezx8T-WmJWl3d1djN8lRZiKd2zBfI0anFcixTaH5Fl1KRAi8kwnujt-So31B2WZYzxH3D9A4TLB5snBqQvJOO0eUg9YHKgH4DQZ7BAenJfF7_oEY3JtaWYC-SVYerYh5t32Q2/w480-h640/IMG_3953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My beautiful and delicious gnocchi</div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mEAnhvJHKtfnX06_2EzbT_vLctjj51C5iiEP0uHV6coTK7SsBotv4Nh0fXmnJ_jrHOoXEsooyEJpTVs9k9G3wtgJVp4XUe9kw6Z0OmwqP7Q8gccnTkId9rt7xhPLoxCjK94JrRbB2M8ZyMERfv212MXdTt-o3mvIq6v5kcLb9y7WOhqJkPsIJAvVyGmm/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mEAnhvJHKtfnX06_2EzbT_vLctjj51C5iiEP0uHV6coTK7SsBotv4Nh0fXmnJ_jrHOoXEsooyEJpTVs9k9G3wtgJVp4XUe9kw6Z0OmwqP7Q8gccnTkId9rt7xhPLoxCjK94JrRbB2M8ZyMERfv212MXdTt-o3mvIq6v5kcLb9y7WOhqJkPsIJAvVyGmm/w296-h640/image000000.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katie and me outside the restaurant. As fancy as it was, it really was delicious.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a wonderful day in the Dolomites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-66310719769584767512023-07-07T15:48:00.170-05:002023-09-04T20:53:10.174-05:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 4: Arriving in Ortiesi<p>We woke up on Friday and enjoyed breakfast at our hotel before going to the train station to get to the Dolomites! Ken has wanted to visit the Dolomites for a while and we decided to finally make it happen. We chose Ortisei as our home base for four nights. We chose Ortisei because it seemed to have a laid-back vibe and we could use public transportation in the area to hike. </p><p>After train changes and the bus, it took close to 5 hours to get from Munich to Ortisei. When we arrived, we dropped our stuff off at the hotel and quickly went to the cable car so that we could see the beautiful Alpe di Siusi!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4MZ0v3KKYF5EKTWVl9Om0uOFf1gZRkZTqw20kzz0_-51SelpE1c7Z7TqWCCoZpBE9B9BknGK_poQKS79USg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>\</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view walking to the cable car</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we got out of the cable car and walked and saw the view, our jaws dropped. It was simply stunning.</div><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOCTT4fDkURFbGZ5i5kZ1w9tziaZReKu79gUKMZVthuTLdhV28XSUIP2sWEeNXaUXfrD3TM1avofsv6A03YFU1MADHYianwDG1vdKmuuFlau3lqCse9bYw7u79tS6-v30GSI7TUJAh7DPuw7Pmvl02Jpr9Rb3vnlynixmEXtrwwBXRqBRZknWn_aZ2EFm/s4032/4A01FA18-8D2D-49B6-A00E-6453C633CE55.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOCTT4fDkURFbGZ5i5kZ1w9tziaZReKu79gUKMZVthuTLdhV28XSUIP2sWEeNXaUXfrD3TM1avofsv6A03YFU1MADHYianwDG1vdKmuuFlau3lqCse9bYw7u79tS6-v30GSI7TUJAh7DPuw7Pmvl02Jpr9Rb3vnlynixmEXtrwwBXRqBRZknWn_aZ2EFm/w640-h480/4A01FA18-8D2D-49B6-A00E-6453C633CE55.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first view of the beautiful Dolomites</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQ4B6TqtNhNQmiwJMpDb82mTIwqTmiMmuTsqTIkPXaU8tIHECq4Q_8oUbDGzwnERWUYMrntXRDqtJatigVUnn0KKSR79w4-cEwjOPWXcj0otLP2ooHUtSrcrrxQOzvJPMUC8e6VpiCLjMsF5dhfn0NuHb6ERAr1G1CKpnpDCX7GTne-l4d0YTYumGT560/s9774/5AB6DEFE-7F83-4407-A928-2D4A0380ED5B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="9774" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQ4B6TqtNhNQmiwJMpDb82mTIwqTmiMmuTsqTIkPXaU8tIHECq4Q_8oUbDGzwnERWUYMrntXRDqtJatigVUnn0KKSR79w4-cEwjOPWXcj0otLP2ooHUtSrcrrxQOzvJPMUC8e6VpiCLjMsF5dhfn0NuHb6ERAr1G1CKpnpDCX7GTne-l4d0YTYumGT560/w640-h256/5AB6DEFE-7F83-4407-A928-2D4A0380ED5B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A panorama view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNegR58Ummd3FtXD1VZoIo8GWOR5x8mbPIxRBZHSZ3-gcF6UqRd4A12BjNhru8oTT5KDFsBOZzZJPODoHULMcz1n2MIeVCTy8VMhQDYNozb5blqcb-VufGbKZSPleRJeqFHYyhQnGJpLvNqJQS67xC6z9q4kQ8cyYxX1XSBa3GcycOifmS6DxI9g9GM_0S/s1024/FEE9E428-8B9A-4EAC-8385-97ADC46EB5A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNegR58Ummd3FtXD1VZoIo8GWOR5x8mbPIxRBZHSZ3-gcF6UqRd4A12BjNhru8oTT5KDFsBOZzZJPODoHULMcz1n2MIeVCTy8VMhQDYNozb5blqcb-VufGbKZSPleRJeqFHYyhQnGJpLvNqJQS67xC6z9q4kQ8cyYxX1XSBa3GcycOifmS6DxI9g9GM_0S/w640-h296/FEE9E428-8B9A-4EAC-8385-97ADC46EB5A1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so happy to be there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbEwOQEKSjfrjqzByLmfnl88Ikgj2O0RwlyCNMvWEwRD_e4sCdjvkovw61rtUqAXxj9wKNjUuKtqFQNW99jw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spy some alpine cows!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We did a circuit hike to enjoy the Alpe di Siusi. Since we traveled in the morning, we did not have unlimited time with the cable cars stopping at 18:00. We decided to do as much of the hike as we could and ended up turning around and not doing the full loop. I figured everyone would be quite upset with me if we had to hike all the way down the mountain when it was so warm!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of warm, the weather was very unseasonably hot in Ortisei. It is normally in the 60's, however, we got to experience the 90's. Guess what, our hotel did not have air conditioning. Yeah. We were hot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About 15 minutes into our hike, we stopped at the Malga Schgaguler Schwaige hutte to enjoy lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2Ex4Z9aZmFqH8Cw8qRdjrmn8cLmWdaQdBBcXe5qkAeOuFHZTHpacdWudqZxlHDaaDVNT48hWsHX2BRrki0jLW-LujzK21lMcPa4EV754xqhCDRtJJJ8isqDMVEqlol_SBLaSKjP7WOMnFP2cZDaxx39jKf3dZl6wmYKZnvaY-5m-NaGzoLXokwnNvgR9/s4032/4789E504-3464-49AD-87C8-AC6E0B9ABF2A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2Ex4Z9aZmFqH8Cw8qRdjrmn8cLmWdaQdBBcXe5qkAeOuFHZTHpacdWudqZxlHDaaDVNT48hWsHX2BRrki0jLW-LujzK21lMcPa4EV754xqhCDRtJJJ8isqDMVEqlol_SBLaSKjP7WOMnFP2cZDaxx39jKf3dZl6wmYKZnvaY-5m-NaGzoLXokwnNvgR9/w480-h640/4789E504-3464-49AD-87C8-AC6E0B9ABF2A.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aperol Spritz views!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TI2b12YZsdrjxDph9lVstGWj9JpuYKXV70kK2Uhs5cmo8zWQ2IvOlN3fIKZbViG_41vuLryLSnGYPLS1WvWYWSuiHSpTq7d6nxRNH0rxxqhRwt8NjSGe7QTuFnv2piXzkqEi1lO5IXmMg_EENulZo7WItS0bwuQIvKBKfZltCs6ooPMKF_sUvyfo98SH/s4032/EBBADCA7-1BA4-4425-9573-30C76F507B00.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TI2b12YZsdrjxDph9lVstGWj9JpuYKXV70kK2Uhs5cmo8zWQ2IvOlN3fIKZbViG_41vuLryLSnGYPLS1WvWYWSuiHSpTq7d6nxRNH0rxxqhRwt8NjSGe7QTuFnv2piXzkqEi1lO5IXmMg_EENulZo7WItS0bwuQIvKBKfZltCs6ooPMKF_sUvyfo98SH/w480-h640/EBBADCA7-1BA4-4425-9573-30C76F507B00.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malga Schgaguler Schwaige was a great stop for lunch! I loved the local cheese and bacon that I had for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqWlefKXw3bQcKYhLcuw1fo6GMYufHo3L9UyuZpOBb09MO2ZyOgp1kJwOq4k4qEjLQEs1WOaF57cUYoxTAcA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cannot believe we just had lunch at such a darling little place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the hutte and continued down the trail. We passed by another hutte, that had a beautiful outdoor seating area. Too bad it was only about 10 minutes from our lunch spot or we probably would have stopped!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHzXZaV0vqPsFII6WMQKxc3IDleaRA6dQHpn1YSpvcuxypc56DZpCoQwwXJ4Ac94zFS7C2XbZVW1h3j5l4t6vfwXbZwz3S9s2hxXqDIgVpjaD_-o53dOAWm9V0jmJhdAR9KFr-GazdQO4VEbO7q3fe3UzdyG4DrvPPRQ9HosIhnhzien2bfjQHC-T3qnX/s4032/2B296973-514E-4D9D-81D2-E84BAAC53A85.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHzXZaV0vqPsFII6WMQKxc3IDleaRA6dQHpn1YSpvcuxypc56DZpCoQwwXJ4Ac94zFS7C2XbZVW1h3j5l4t6vfwXbZwz3S9s2hxXqDIgVpjaD_-o53dOAWm9V0jmJhdAR9KFr-GazdQO4VEbO7q3fe3UzdyG4DrvPPRQ9HosIhnhzien2bfjQHC-T3qnX/w640-h480/2B296973-514E-4D9D-81D2-E84BAAC53A85.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malga Schgaguler Schwaige from the trail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxICRvecfTJrD8qKR_fkEyBsLXsu8u-PnMTRTpwMc2px2GbJidk2ruMS6NbGkWyb6AQPMh0wHoIq5oR_tt_kplDqaMawKL1HwNAtAL1ONE-VpR5A4jjpneEZAjKG_clK1410VyotkfvcM4SchCnVD_MOcqJFwRsxGbEvOGI00uqrXTvO_UCdOrdjHGz4XV/s4032/9B39305B-0854-497F-8C21-C38CA62E3432.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxICRvecfTJrD8qKR_fkEyBsLXsu8u-PnMTRTpwMc2px2GbJidk2ruMS6NbGkWyb6AQPMh0wHoIq5oR_tt_kplDqaMawKL1HwNAtAL1ONE-VpR5A4jjpneEZAjKG_clK1410VyotkfvcM4SchCnVD_MOcqJFwRsxGbEvOGI00uqrXTvO_UCdOrdjHGz4XV/w640-h480/9B39305B-0854-497F-8C21-C38CA62E3432.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We stopped nonstop to take photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQ4cr2AXSDPME4WLCxZUBYwvLX8K_lrBah3e6qaMqB8se1Hxw0gPwv2gcB2G9IWfsBpPpEKnbwnoOYAQJlaqR9Bpj5JazbTzVyzPP3HNCBe82gSI06sN0FcNJ3-LaiTtLd6-Civgc-VF_O1Z5dxi__paFptlHOMk2kMzWwV50fyAM9FbJHaxRc--f_gHg/s4032/3DE90438-628F-4F65-86EF-865A2A44C67F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQ4cr2AXSDPME4WLCxZUBYwvLX8K_lrBah3e6qaMqB8se1Hxw0gPwv2gcB2G9IWfsBpPpEKnbwnoOYAQJlaqR9Bpj5JazbTzVyzPP3HNCBe82gSI06sN0FcNJ3-LaiTtLd6-Civgc-VF_O1Z5dxi__paFptlHOMk2kMzWwV50fyAM9FbJHaxRc--f_gHg/w480-h640/3DE90438-628F-4F65-86EF-865A2A44C67F.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blue sky, the green grass, and the rugged mountains make it very beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed by another mountain hutte with beautiful views and people were out enjoying the beautiful day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYgJeQw3S1yX9GAzACiX9MXFlL8WLS0EcDHHkfN30IlyksEktSZv5vT5R1Gyk7YaQ0aTKrpzJ4fKwHGfsGqnVF0DK9tOYYvf7uSsxyWO1kTDHJrKoNUb3BBPmg_grtSOjQn2IxcxBJhhdn92nC3gJrlgA9l-1VZ2J5U1N55T4b3boHB-Sgo6bBXyJgVGZ/s4032/076D1FFA-F1CD-49F8-813E-22B42FDA70CD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYgJeQw3S1yX9GAzACiX9MXFlL8WLS0EcDHHkfN30IlyksEktSZv5vT5R1Gyk7YaQ0aTKrpzJ4fKwHGfsGqnVF0DK9tOYYvf7uSsxyWO1kTDHJrKoNUb3BBPmg_grtSOjQn2IxcxBJhhdn92nC3gJrlgA9l-1VZ2J5U1N55T4b3boHB-Sgo6bBXyJgVGZ/w480-h640/076D1FFA-F1CD-49F8-813E-22B42FDA70CD.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a cute little view point</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ83tIOPe7QymT0ypApBL-g49gMquZOeux-2Lo_qZW_U-6GumlSIp7xKvI-R_y2BPtjkWLCWXSPIsqwURQIs41AYS0KVrqPkBi3BabgTmtLpFda2ZbML0lJhUoi7elli-0m7BpO7EE27jsT1PXoAZMhIYrqm2-mi-5RqmaYjQlzceZLm6KCz48f8o1qrVB/s4032/89D0B7B8-8543-4BDD-A79A-8930D16F0A84.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ83tIOPe7QymT0ypApBL-g49gMquZOeux-2Lo_qZW_U-6GumlSIp7xKvI-R_y2BPtjkWLCWXSPIsqwURQIs41AYS0KVrqPkBi3BabgTmtLpFda2ZbML0lJhUoi7elli-0m7BpO7EE27jsT1PXoAZMhIYrqm2-mi-5RqmaYjQlzceZLm6KCz48f8o1qrVB/w640-h480/89D0B7B8-8543-4BDD-A79A-8930D16F0A84.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hikers lounging around on a beautiful day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We kept hiking for about 30 more minutes before we decided to turn around and go back to the mountain hutte for a drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmBfgGI3NEgUFdM_xBAShluNTW2t8_RYdlorSxT428gK8STjjBFwAhezcMkH9oykNo8eHac9I8hOaxvSF6WvDEPycq0HjgUg8gD9F8BVNXMLw6UCIRoJpmPl-yzHaNlVzqBOS8Pb7NuaTPCmtl87bJJTFlbbLvYFPHRmD7w96YZLTJFhmAa_Lf4T1raNx/s4032/D7FDF808-4744-48F0-B7AF-640F39C4D976.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">It got super hot while we were out hiking, but the views were absolutely stunning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDW2JlBDA7qmC-jYHbt6WWzULy_TmivMdGsn1RFcPnRrFwgPoRgmNo3Ewju3dZclbKLV4YlxvjO5kPc2vSJlrmiYTADc7TR8lBqmSwEPJcjPJFAJZOeU1VgK9XkT16vC_T-frlCub4onjYRO5kwQZESLbP85wrVPpiwn74j1EORv_cqwsWIyyTZxpmAGr/s1024/D6A13DC6-4178-4A39-A262-2832DB894EDC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDW2JlBDA7qmC-jYHbt6WWzULy_TmivMdGsn1RFcPnRrFwgPoRgmNo3Ewju3dZclbKLV4YlxvjO5kPc2vSJlrmiYTADc7TR8lBqmSwEPJcjPJFAJZOeU1VgK9XkT16vC_T-frlCub4onjYRO5kwQZESLbP85wrVPpiwn74j1EORv_cqwsWIyyTZxpmAGr/w296-h640/D6A13DC6-4178-4A39-A262-2832DB894EDC.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We loved our first little hike in the Dolomites!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was disappointed that we had to cut the hike short instead of completing the entire circuit. The cable cars stopping at 18:00 can be a little limiting when you are unable to get an early start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We rode the cable car back down to Ortisei. Katie and I did a little shopping around and then met up with Ken and Mike at a wine bar. We enjoyed a little wine and then went to dinner. We all enjoyed delicious pizzas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Afterward, we went to a different wine bar to end the evening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6hzfpYht0OiB8yfW1TBXzFBlXykjMNLzZe-V9bYqKbSQpg4sq7NGrtp0JuS1vqGd4mId6o7Lp0SsX9dtPg1zcXt9Mv_gvF31yiRaxRfahPgCoNDntGTz8iBQeA6s-puEPRqUb-EBsxBin0AMl2oMvJszgFmPndsVSIUBvbMOF2v1KYdCcm85KmptLZmu/s4032/8B063193-2018-49C1-B11E-3A7C9C91FF86_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6hzfpYht0OiB8yfW1TBXzFBlXykjMNLzZe-V9bYqKbSQpg4sq7NGrtp0JuS1vqGd4mId6o7Lp0SsX9dtPg1zcXt9Mv_gvF31yiRaxRfahPgCoNDntGTz8iBQeA6s-puEPRqUb-EBsxBin0AMl2oMvJszgFmPndsVSIUBvbMOF2v1KYdCcm85KmptLZmu/w480-h640/8B063193-2018-49C1-B11E-3A7C9C91FF86_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ortiesi's town square</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our first day in Ortisei was lovely, even though it ended up being much warmer than we expected!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-57547478700419403532023-07-06T14:01:00.083-05:002023-09-04T20:55:28.171-05:00Germany and Italy 2023...Day 3: Munich<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started off Thursday with a run around Englischer Garten Park. Running to and around the park has to be one of my favorite things to do in Munich. I love it even more when Ken joins me! We found a little coffee shop near the park and stopped for lattes and pastries before walking back to our hotel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got ready for the day and decided we would walk to the Augustiner Biergarten which is located near the train station. We were anxiously awaiting Mike and Katie's arrival, but due to some weather issues in Chicago, they were going to be delayed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf3J_Dck8TcK9rHWQU1U099VrEcx-qHXkHXi7h0MBMlZyIgfADcChD6FoPVfrOg_rK5IT3kMEbOEqRBXPHXCJn0ga45dKfNofswEXSvA4CxjT7op5hqoHpno84x7UDNS4TcRzSNEOJ0CsCntFW7UsopOa01pqcqZuCd8_YEj4mX81QONlwPxTOjgbxWa1/s1024/BE9B6566-28B7-4643-B47F-2ADAE373C68C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf3J_Dck8TcK9rHWQU1U099VrEcx-qHXkHXi7h0MBMlZyIgfADcChD6FoPVfrOg_rK5IT3kMEbOEqRBXPHXCJn0ga45dKfNofswEXSvA4CxjT7op5hqoHpno84x7UDNS4TcRzSNEOJ0CsCntFW7UsopOa01pqcqZuCd8_YEj4mX81QONlwPxTOjgbxWa1/w480-h640/BE9B6566-28B7-4643-B47F-2ADAE373C68C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying Augustiner Brau Biergarten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ken enjoyed a one liter of bier and a bratwurst, while I enjoyed a wine spritzer and currywurst!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxEYd62-Oq-uElpYqrHJsB6HdUzUHoEspkR2QqysMevBw-RoxDVAY9cLdaPJmNnxgjH3EiRO8Nfcc-2GhC5EA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Augustiner Brau Biergarten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch at the Augustiner, I asked Ken if we could walk to the Dallmyr for truffles. Of course, he said yes. The Dallmyr is one of my favorite stops in Munich. I just love walking around this darling shop and staring at all of the treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzymQJm1dJ1YHoeNOXt7ITuxg7pZPJ5PjnrIw_3rMn4JZmDLJ6lmLycReGeLMAgT7d9ySUPjdqZZAqSzbcWCg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Delicious desserts in the Dallmyr!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the Dallmyr and walked back to our hotel through the Marienplatz. We had to drop my previous truffles off at the hotel so that they would not melt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8svInqJZupiG5JPG0t0nQhoPVGP6YvIwJCo_ook8yhYn1KcJCBwZGL97KPg9rfB_nVTYvEVsNvdp2EiMjM7qcpdfqM3mn2qdJSO1eMbheOZ7qMaa_Gl7Apav2c6e-x5LCF498H23puLiHZgxKwHZHBppS_8qoCSwQ4I64zUARaBDxF9pgdX_faN0fmsG/s4032/40D1EC0C-2989-4C28-8F2E-91450D1F22F4_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8svInqJZupiG5JPG0t0nQhoPVGP6YvIwJCo_ook8yhYn1KcJCBwZGL97KPg9rfB_nVTYvEVsNvdp2EiMjM7qcpdfqM3mn2qdJSO1eMbheOZ7qMaa_Gl7Apav2c6e-x5LCF498H23puLiHZgxKwHZHBppS_8qoCSwQ4I64zUARaBDxF9pgdX_faN0fmsG/w480-h640/40D1EC0C-2989-4C28-8F2E-91450D1F22F4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day around the Marienplatz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9ZW9ccvJW926z6Ocxpv-ix22DR31rAyQnAlTcR6CY2XPCwlhmpYkOOhjpi63Uci4As_IlPYeCz6Z27ZDqpK2oC0c1OEkIzBmkDw0Z44gvOePRgm-H1-lgD5NHA7-X_gfqxkVH1zMN_IJ64r_ZgoknqyzaLmLvTQVI1WFZtrk3BEQdg7M5b-ASxKFnm57/s1024/image000000%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1024" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9ZW9ccvJW926z6Ocxpv-ix22DR31rAyQnAlTcR6CY2XPCwlhmpYkOOhjpi63Uci4As_IlPYeCz6Z27ZDqpK2oC0c1OEkIzBmkDw0Z44gvOePRgm-H1-lgD5NHA7-X_gfqxkVH1zMN_IJ64r_ZgoknqyzaLmLvTQVI1WFZtrk3BEQdg7M5b-ASxKFnm57/w640-h378/image000000%204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another gorgeous view of the Rathaus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cqAKHO2-X9wpNve9HA6bw7aBMERMa6vyKK05_Vi5IlsAru1QbeED-0EREaU40JoGhTvWG99R6_1o4luEuqzZB6FpSn7w7KgJAoGqqRGCNMY3veSLaaOxUpHOnrGzLTM24bQO7dt90s0sy_0xISJxrKlYETgUUMNGOjkbr6Dpa9_viqZB5hsjgzAa_Ysm/s1024/image000001%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cqAKHO2-X9wpNve9HA6bw7aBMERMa6vyKK05_Vi5IlsAru1QbeED-0EREaU40JoGhTvWG99R6_1o4luEuqzZB6FpSn7w7KgJAoGqqRGCNMY3veSLaaOxUpHOnrGzLTM24bQO7dt90s0sy_0xISJxrKlYETgUUMNGOjkbr6Dpa9_viqZB5hsjgzAa_Ysm/w480-h640/image000001%202.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loving our time in Munich!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxVhz9ZRgPD3i49WpjfNbaTYCqTsLMKa6bpHbND1DYr3xOTNasiCaQeDiG9XIEYPuh89q9m0O9mGxjcxkHFkw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ordering my favorite, Aperol Spritz in the Viktualienmarkt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mike and Katie finally arrived and we met them in the Marienplatz and walked them to our hotel. After they were checked in, we walked to Englischer Garten Park to introduce them to one of our favorite biergartens. After enjoying a drink there, we decided that we would walk over to the Seehaus in the park, which we had never been to before. We tried to visit the Seehaus in 2021, but it was closed due to Covid. We were excited to finally get to visit this darling place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA_OIThRBA3KCh2fe99CWcEyCiWDkpqGBTG20xMyy0pJXW0frmDo6XpTp78jD7ZDMB-17MvIVN_TFFjvSWsrLYa5xCCFR4JpdoWnfVPdmuWlEQnfdkqlW_on-VG03_vdqoVv6MuIxxPDmXyJrfpe_1TtQwvMsrWEnLGn4K0YFeQ31OmOawpfbSmHCI7VY/s4032/7831BE2C-9C56-4682-A848-47D2A7A4735A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA_OIThRBA3KCh2fe99CWcEyCiWDkpqGBTG20xMyy0pJXW0frmDo6XpTp78jD7ZDMB-17MvIVN_TFFjvSWsrLYa5xCCFR4JpdoWnfVPdmuWlEQnfdkqlW_on-VG03_vdqoVv6MuIxxPDmXyJrfpe_1TtQwvMsrWEnLGn4K0YFeQ31OmOawpfbSmHCI7VY/w640-h480/7831BE2C-9C56-4682-A848-47D2A7A4735A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken and Mike enjoying bier at the Seehaus!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r5deEPUVBc6Pn23MKW_WHqYHky94AOYXkXWIHV2uurdd_ihd6E-KUXZ8YyPo8pUXJ9U_DdFMS-ArKV96vWL9EQptvr28anxU1yRdoJ5qETo1QuvBVrnI5yOL0MoPyngj6Fx7W10ZVOeM7ybWe9nrYgePa2bPyNb-W2JMbJDbi4RUxsdUnNfNfu5ivo_q/s2048/IMG_4325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r5deEPUVBc6Pn23MKW_WHqYHky94AOYXkXWIHV2uurdd_ihd6E-KUXZ8YyPo8pUXJ9U_DdFMS-ArKV96vWL9EQptvr28anxU1yRdoJ5qETo1QuvBVrnI5yOL0MoPyngj6Fx7W10ZVOeM7ybWe9nrYgePa2bPyNb-W2JMbJDbi4RUxsdUnNfNfu5ivo_q/w640-h320/IMG_4325.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katie and me enjoying our wine at the Seehaus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx00uWZr9K4Z_S37LkaqFhChz7YA9_wwyM9HcxcHWSY92d8HECwGBhVl0f_spCJJWhdA0QpKuBEMvssnmK3fQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seehaus in Englischer Garten Park. This was on the Amazing Race recently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the Seehaus and took Mike and Katie to the Eisbach River area to watch the surfers. This is one of those things that Ken and I have gotten to see several times, but we always love to stop and watch. Mike and Katie got to see it for the first time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF2-gnuAEJkz9G69n2OVGL_MNq-aHkofnCQA1KHFC_bl7HQw_PbX7d8GFLKmB5HYl2Kx9lTWdA1mQgk14s5JzEbFdsZzhBa-NC45ypI3bsK-C4RRKrzL69-hoZA5C1GP4QTW9SIGywKYL4JbAp7M_NGZeRSH8kmqHEZm9APofJWsNIzQFxDd9CDUDZILv/s4032/81487E1E-F326-4036-9C7E-ED8B71CC505B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF2-gnuAEJkz9G69n2OVGL_MNq-aHkofnCQA1KHFC_bl7HQw_PbX7d8GFLKmB5HYl2Kx9lTWdA1mQgk14s5JzEbFdsZzhBa-NC45ypI3bsK-C4RRKrzL69-hoZA5C1GP4QTW9SIGywKYL4JbAp7M_NGZeRSH8kmqHEZm9APofJWsNIzQFxDd9CDUDZILv/w480-h640/81487E1E-F326-4036-9C7E-ED8B71CC505B.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eisbach River surfer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzy2kaK7zv_AxrxEKYgajXeyzPmGi-3vlC0dud-MRkWXvKRvwLEXetW9k1_Rj0Igwrgpgk9l35M9Nm6WQ2Egw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">City surfing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgJ-e34FenSz2n2Lp7pgXOXjwslApDAk62Frqedm0z_JYKMqr2FCw-lnIymMhD0XCO_eRWaDzGLxTz8myufxXNhdEmoELCKFgurtp2EW20fK1fuPLv86zfGdGWKNpR0zegr2No4WgN1RVKPGIh-B_mqESn9CEakJjSmUPdJwWOmFEsjDjS8-_REDG11pI/s4032/CE2E3C44-89B2-487C-94F4-B1D50F7DD433.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgJ-e34FenSz2n2Lp7pgXOXjwslApDAk62Frqedm0z_JYKMqr2FCw-lnIymMhD0XCO_eRWaDzGLxTz8myufxXNhdEmoELCKFgurtp2EW20fK1fuPLv86zfGdGWKNpR0zegr2No4WgN1RVKPGIh-B_mqESn9CEakJjSmUPdJwWOmFEsjDjS8-_REDG11pI/w640-h480/CE2E3C44-89B2-487C-94F4-B1D50F7DD433.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset in the Marienplatz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended the night in the Viktualienmarkt with a late dinner and drinks. We had an early morning train the next day to make our way to the Dolomites!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-36153848551702196772023-07-05T11:14:00.091-05:002023-08-16T13:13:34.011-05:00Germany and Italy 2023...Days 1 and 2: Traveling to Munich!<p>Our 2023 European adventure is in the books! We traveled on July 4th due to flights being so much less expensive and it is a free day off from work for both of us. We flew from Kansas City to Chicago and then on to Munich on United.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNM7B3mgJDyiCqatJZlrTD1d9Cm3GoS1uxxiCzP_wzXShkHLFiTNpRvFziEfp6TZ6BKVsH2KmdCMARHZ2T0SouAKhJdx8n0X4vacm4BK9z5FYwcY8JRKWX1VY4oPKmeOEZs_1nw-IEsMeDVk7EJ0mBdAdulujCw7kPOX0FO34YOI56f4AtITQpzdZfofC/s4032/IMG_3712.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNM7B3mgJDyiCqatJZlrTD1d9Cm3GoS1uxxiCzP_wzXShkHLFiTNpRvFziEfp6TZ6BKVsH2KmdCMARHZ2T0SouAKhJdx8n0X4vacm4BK9z5FYwcY8JRKWX1VY4oPKmeOEZs_1nw-IEsMeDVk7EJ0mBdAdulujCw7kPOX0FO34YOI56f4AtITQpzdZfofC/w480-h640/IMG_3712.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vacation drinks to get vacation started!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was probably my favorite meal I have ever had on a plane. I loved the noodles with peppers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRr4H0FYZJgAeD6coguyQBH4V48ckYuylqKoqKCVv64UgY_fvKxW1fblB4bxBi_uB76qHRbIqV4dpi-iYk_lzB0mu3EKwKwuNgtmkQxlns55UizrwJyfH9NK3E-cv3wOJvZ4edjeR5uHVCD8JtypTuI432H-KmoLRZSnFGeji9f4mGW3sm-CBRY2rvlEn/s4032/IMG_3723.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRr4H0FYZJgAeD6coguyQBH4V48ckYuylqKoqKCVv64UgY_fvKxW1fblB4bxBi_uB76qHRbIqV4dpi-iYk_lzB0mu3EKwKwuNgtmkQxlns55UizrwJyfH9NK3E-cv3wOJvZ4edjeR5uHVCD8JtypTuI432H-KmoLRZSnFGeji9f4mGW3sm-CBRY2rvlEn/w480-h640/IMG_3723.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ice cream sundaes are back on United flights! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm5SYFLlpbUW4_gS0Qr-2Nj6kAEsHGOPYaivNxy5vIypj7kNiPvVNFx2PNEv5s2wa0pLa6IAw6mHWcRKtSdQZrFcbugZ9vRcJmOVT0KqTBx6YUmMKhp6HZHYllalfdhHbcCTaTjvlgniDx86n6IDaEfI8n_4iMUDEJV8KlyV2aO8aqdocTgO3m5JMZdW_/s1600/image000000%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm5SYFLlpbUW4_gS0Qr-2Nj6kAEsHGOPYaivNxy5vIypj7kNiPvVNFx2PNEv5s2wa0pLa6IAw6mHWcRKtSdQZrFcbugZ9vRcJmOVT0KqTBx6YUmMKhp6HZHYllalfdhHbcCTaTjvlgniDx86n6IDaEfI8n_4iMUDEJV8KlyV2aO8aqdocTgO3m5JMZdW_/w296-h640/image000000%202.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So happy to enjoy my ice cream sundae!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We both slept for a few hours before landing in Munich. We made it through customs in a short amount of time and hopped on the S-Bahn towards the Marienplatz to drop our bags off at the hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a beautiful and sunny morning and then suddenly it started pouring down rain. We had left our umbrellas at the hotel because it was sunny when we walked out! We were en route to the Viktualienmarkt and since we have been to Munich several times, we knew how to get around going between covered buildings to get there. We were not as soaked as we thought we would be, thank goodness! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our first order of business was to order lunch and drinks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhnVonZFKINLy85lgqwRHq-xJy0EhEkf6l_b-XaMiMsyP704rcmp7a4ro0tdqW3yYvFVg2-mUl-SRrkmsWrIuPtR4Arud5-KhOdbMUejDdjRsV8DZCbtGEJ6BeZZxiaC4boHeBny98AR5SYDozOTvzGAMvqoTzBU7U9B9XUNzm88dQO_1NriK3T75ok37/s4032/IMG_3725.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhnVonZFKINLy85lgqwRHq-xJy0EhEkf6l_b-XaMiMsyP704rcmp7a4ro0tdqW3yYvFVg2-mUl-SRrkmsWrIuPtR4Arud5-KhOdbMUejDdjRsV8DZCbtGEJ6BeZZxiaC4boHeBny98AR5SYDozOTvzGAMvqoTzBU7U9B9XUNzm88dQO_1NriK3T75ok37/w640-h480/IMG_3725.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aperol Spritz, currywurst, foot-long sausage, and a one liter - the things dreams are made of!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we were sitting under an umbrella, it started pouring again. We scooted in closer to the couple next to us that was also from the USA. They were from North Carolina and we enjoyed talking to them while we waited on the rain to stop. I had left my jacket at the hotel and was wearing my sleeveless jumpsuit and was freezing. A sweet German man told me he wanted to hug me to warm me up! This was the last time I remember being cold our entire vacation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rain eventually stopped and we walked back to our hotel and rested for a bit before making our way to Englischer Garten Park to enjoy the biergarten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKySpx1mWrKNTMbgQPBR2Wgme3qt80NFU7f90uR3t57neBDclq9n3zJ90rAeVtDBY3FMytEHZjCW9NPWeT0IY5I3wpokBi_m9ZbQbMw9ZkZwMaUcr9jACKcUJlclNk-J8FUncyd7fJ_eniQsD_-Eukz0mT-P9waY9vpOSpUvRc0tZjStwhXaRXxiXd736W/s1024/image000001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKySpx1mWrKNTMbgQPBR2Wgme3qt80NFU7f90uR3t57neBDclq9n3zJ90rAeVtDBY3FMytEHZjCW9NPWeT0IY5I3wpokBi_m9ZbQbMw9ZkZwMaUcr9jACKcUJlclNk-J8FUncyd7fJ_eniQsD_-Eukz0mT-P9waY9vpOSpUvRc0tZjStwhXaRXxiXd736W/w296-h640/image000001.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken loved his one liter in Englisch Garten Park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we enjoyed our dinner in drinks, we walked around the park for a bit to take in the beautiful scenery. We never get tired of spending time in Englischer Garten Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pIOp73beKUmQJ8MPLIfCzlGPSVw2ryDAB3rpDh9akObEN8FSe-EvFMyUkGDl0VjwFw4hX7Ch-zq1KPUHwMajaOUtinUawipSnAQmd7v_aNyNnqVHh5Hf066fFNIbF1U3wakBX2bBpAoQYwtuC9Dim496z9TzQ3A6yWcE_3wQisCBa-bei2D47M0y0axG/s4032/IMG_3736.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pIOp73beKUmQJ8MPLIfCzlGPSVw2ryDAB3rpDh9akObEN8FSe-EvFMyUkGDl0VjwFw4hX7Ch-zq1KPUHwMajaOUtinUawipSnAQmd7v_aNyNnqVHh5Hf066fFNIbF1U3wakBX2bBpAoQYwtuC9Dim496z9TzQ3A6yWcE_3wQisCBa-bei2D47M0y0axG/w640-h480/IMG_3736.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Monopteros in Englischer Garten Park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LwwR6UnsY8m73WJfURHsk71jXBh2qZ-gcnT0NMP0GIxNWdrNGqNc94GubZbYU_GAu_b_yoV3xSxESTM3AokYoOkEUaEz_GGSlIxrQezxaTyFX633JQj70_PhhUFb6_JdCYR2jQ-SfvM3byai-rbwCsgp9oAWQIe-3veul-QEBb-gcaMxnOdNJZ02S27N/s4032/IMG_3739.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LwwR6UnsY8m73WJfURHsk71jXBh2qZ-gcnT0NMP0GIxNWdrNGqNc94GubZbYU_GAu_b_yoV3xSxESTM3AokYoOkEUaEz_GGSlIxrQezxaTyFX633JQj70_PhhUFb6_JdCYR2jQ-SfvM3byai-rbwCsgp9oAWQIe-3veul-QEBb-gcaMxnOdNJZ02S27N/w640-h480/IMG_3739.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gorgeous sunset with the Hofgarten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cM2yS8N9ZywyqDW8of_ghnqH4s-6vTciY1iLv2pvjEbbAJQfdoUT8IpQe2VXg8DdkXMYdloin9CN3eQMfIm5KhP1XkUeYsFvL0MbRRuW96x5br6HzGS31_Ml1QbvvZ8BuvlRFTk4tG-YMC_Do2GLAFvcaYQsoImIlVz0sJ7PXHjXviw7asgkAln43zqU/s1024/image000000%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cM2yS8N9ZywyqDW8of_ghnqH4s-6vTciY1iLv2pvjEbbAJQfdoUT8IpQe2VXg8DdkXMYdloin9CN3eQMfIm5KhP1XkUeYsFvL0MbRRuW96x5br6HzGS31_Ml1QbvvZ8BuvlRFTk4tG-YMC_Do2GLAFvcaYQsoImIlVz0sJ7PXHjXviw7asgkAln43zqU/w640-h296/image000000%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a gorgeous evening with dancing and music in the Hofgarten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were anxiously awaiting the next morning as our friends Mike and Katie were going to be arriving to join us in Munich!</div><br /><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-34085940108130500762023-06-02T13:26:00.020-05:002023-08-28T13:31:36.081-05:00The End of an Era<p>June 1st was my last day in my beloved MSTICU. I worked in this unit as both a registered nurse and a nurse practitioner. This is the place where I spent the entire pandemic. This is where I became a nurse. I learned so much in this unit. </p><p>It was difficult to allow this chapter of my life to end, however, I am excited about new beginnings! My coworkers spoiled me during my last day. I felt loved and know that my humor, sassiness, and chest compressions will be missed. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2WoeLCcewhkyn4SFhetJ_QYTlnz_hfi4hWPT3fwF0OW1yzUm_7nlssfixCyH_dvxsJUxdzykqthHYi2fRhHU5aRrRBICdpjJcssg2gAo3sxdsqZuXQjJLddgIYOaKd_dEJRHNmDMM9scMWAlRSwzWySsw-l2RMcNNBsySeBWOG7xsoMs01KJXp1XrZu4/s4032/EEB06E47-2F16-4812-A52C-9C82A74E6DB2_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2WoeLCcewhkyn4SFhetJ_QYTlnz_hfi4hWPT3fwF0OW1yzUm_7nlssfixCyH_dvxsJUxdzykqthHYi2fRhHU5aRrRBICdpjJcssg2gAo3sxdsqZuXQjJLddgIYOaKd_dEJRHNmDMM9scMWAlRSwzWySsw-l2RMcNNBsySeBWOG7xsoMs01KJXp1XrZu4/w640-h480/EEB06E47-2F16-4812-A52C-9C82A74E6DB2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone allowed me to feel tall of the day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj2l428xDJBUT-YBxz95X3qBg0U1dtAqQcjOGEoNFYwEd9SCTm0iSb4Iphga6fPbJ8CXJkIYWId4orUjMUVMoFUXERkZ1MGy08dl-cTrVvYtycsni9g2d8oo9IMjm3a5cPfHInMeDEQwrUlNCaHHEBs6qxW34o9ShMH9rWba57U3gFJ1kcqDFS5E9r85q/s4032/638AD40A-490A-445E-9F28-AD79360E8655.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj2l428xDJBUT-YBxz95X3qBg0U1dtAqQcjOGEoNFYwEd9SCTm0iSb4Iphga6fPbJ8CXJkIYWId4orUjMUVMoFUXERkZ1MGy08dl-cTrVvYtycsni9g2d8oo9IMjm3a5cPfHInMeDEQwrUlNCaHHEBs6qxW34o9ShMH9rWba57U3gFJ1kcqDFS5E9r85q/w480-h640/638AD40A-490A-445E-9F28-AD79360E8655.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful flowers from co-workers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP44JVCPVNRHw-vAgcQYXVftbocnzk-V7sQEcJ4BUBqcPLGeINlidHjrCYa7p5Gf3ummz8MZwvIPDutsHCmrqtx80zC5_E_2Z1don4D0mzEeK_E0V_AbbbDTsStkT3A3ryv2hkeKwmoK68_ZV3BrRVFvP2CU8ko6XlypNSbHY6PR8Va3PnfkTt88cHF5GE/s4032/88E73F4C-9862-479C-BCFB-BA518BD15670.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP44JVCPVNRHw-vAgcQYXVftbocnzk-V7sQEcJ4BUBqcPLGeINlidHjrCYa7p5Gf3ummz8MZwvIPDutsHCmrqtx80zC5_E_2Z1don4D0mzEeK_E0V_AbbbDTsStkT3A3ryv2hkeKwmoK68_ZV3BrRVFvP2CU8ko6XlypNSbHY6PR8Va3PnfkTt88cHF5GE/w480-h640/88E73F4C-9862-479C-BCFB-BA518BD15670.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I felt so spoiled</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is to the next chapter and learning to first assist in surgery!</div><br /><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-64824448550409721832023-02-14T11:00:00.018-06:002023-08-16T11:09:03.261-05:00My Valentine<p> Lotti's daycare hosted a Valentine's Day party, complete with homemade Valentines! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHKwgx4BkxabSkorI34p-0r7FLnukY92nvk-_AL3gwAkTVMx2wyVjggJ5-FROslH4xCojBlJ0PM4nJ8vEWsdRfuOe8_8TuBh0fLhlKzDNRzZMCBSti6KODFmjQq2wSLUvuh57VR4Jt_Tiplc_EYQF6peUP4ZXpsWXi6jNbty6nzFpX0YTrgo0YNoN9Ncy/s4032/38AAD2E9-99CF-4369-9E68-A572C06F1D8A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHKwgx4BkxabSkorI34p-0r7FLnukY92nvk-_AL3gwAkTVMx2wyVjggJ5-FROslH4xCojBlJ0PM4nJ8vEWsdRfuOe8_8TuBh0fLhlKzDNRzZMCBSti6KODFmjQq2wSLUvuh57VR4Jt_Tiplc_EYQF6peUP4ZXpsWXi6jNbty6nzFpX0YTrgo0YNoN9Ncy/w480-h640/38AAD2E9-99CF-4369-9E68-A572C06F1D8A.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-BIIJfqQMBhGAfA2fAXyWDIv6Gk6_Q6D-etKNJDsQaqgUcvSXDich8sbs3nDOgbgTqi2Yb0rRmm9U9MI4aLCvJXTLnpx0_IV6D2xz4GundraA6H5qfcta5sL9ATKGRmy0kT8b6pw-GUJFMii98iykovqipGVgb0y4AUKwcBiEuH5_LLLMDEEDm9VvV58/s4032/02100143-39BB-43BF-93AE-C32468CB0576.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-BIIJfqQMBhGAfA2fAXyWDIv6Gk6_Q6D-etKNJDsQaqgUcvSXDich8sbs3nDOgbgTqi2Yb0rRmm9U9MI4aLCvJXTLnpx0_IV6D2xz4GundraA6H5qfcta5sL9ATKGRmy0kT8b6pw-GUJFMii98iykovqipGVgb0y4AUKwcBiEuH5_LLLMDEEDm9VvV58/w480-h640/02100143-39BB-43BF-93AE-C32468CB0576.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her little paw print. Be still my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lotti's Bark Box was Valentine's themed. I gave her the bear to play with as a Valentine's Day gift. She adores that little bear!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLUXqpECyRN9KOIQJbiAe91TAFTcUnWvyvWY67UhwxyDhbjLw4wfjZxjob1vA5XpLIsr2uph0f2lpEKXg1aIGcVNcc7tQMlqmnnlLjfmAc1ItamOwdvYZqGiJ_2fpDOKGg-ayi-m18TiNkW-KTNBDHxEzIZSamGFXcGlS8M2MnZzyOLeyPSeTr187vakZ/s4032/FC40BC21-C18B-421A-A3F5-2EDC2544BA63.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLUXqpECyRN9KOIQJbiAe91TAFTcUnWvyvWY67UhwxyDhbjLw4wfjZxjob1vA5XpLIsr2uph0f2lpEKXg1aIGcVNcc7tQMlqmnnlLjfmAc1ItamOwdvYZqGiJ_2fpDOKGg-ayi-m18TiNkW-KTNBDHxEzIZSamGFXcGlS8M2MnZzyOLeyPSeTr187vakZ/w480-h640/FC40BC21-C18B-421A-A3F5-2EDC2544BA63.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I mean, just look at that face!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-46027630660200357352022-12-27T15:00:00.001-06:002023-05-17T15:16:08.050-05:00Christmas Market Video<p>One thing that I have had good intentions to do for quite a few vacations is a video with all the mini clips that I take during the trip. Alas, I finally did it!</p><p>I present the Christkindlmarkts of 2022!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5XNGuYm4dxg" width="320" youtube-src-id="5XNGuYm4dxg"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-85537953169252617192022-12-26T19:42:00.025-06:002023-05-15T20:05:37.676-05:00Celebrating Christmas<p>We woke up as early as possible to pick up Lotti Bear from daycare. We were relieved to know that Lotti was able to attend her daycare's Christmas Party complete with photos with Santa!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQIUTjQ4ErQltcsj28Jmf4FyyKjt8YZy5AXQVioFdulGcuufa8hhR0TAw-fF0V3oCy7J-Tbvw3HekWTejSSouUNZBm25i-6UVO9W-eP12fr-tpgiFy6s9uhiMBkpYnROQJU8YOaBoXWYXywITGAVWrKXrneAQY7WD0X832MYZ2-pjqSzGorUOnO0uVw/s3510/IMG_3025.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="2535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQIUTjQ4ErQltcsj28Jmf4FyyKjt8YZy5AXQVioFdulGcuufa8hhR0TAw-fF0V3oCy7J-Tbvw3HekWTejSSouUNZBm25i-6UVO9W-eP12fr-tpgiFy6s9uhiMBkpYnROQJU8YOaBoXWYXywITGAVWrKXrneAQY7WD0X832MYZ2-pjqSzGorUOnO0uVw/w462-h640/IMG_3025.HEIC" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She truly looks like she is up to no good in this photo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The jetlag plus knowing I had a 3:50 am wake-up call for the hospital was just too much. It looks like the jetlag was contagious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqe-ChKMDFiQ_XIqXH7iE963brPAWeVtzR0B2IgsYGh2T3YEbYZ3jLvrEVHdDZKeZTrdK72aAbTQ6IDBeS3Cj8L9_15Fqy82VO-jA0Rfz2o08TTf-dfDCr2NPg5kIbFLLHMAao-p7S_Qr_JF_i3LnAOtE150S_wST--ogGqN53doVCigEGkk3LWR50jg/s1600/Resized_Resized_20221227_205837.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqe-ChKMDFiQ_XIqXH7iE963brPAWeVtzR0B2IgsYGh2T3YEbYZ3jLvrEVHdDZKeZTrdK72aAbTQ6IDBeS3Cj8L9_15Fqy82VO-jA0Rfz2o08TTf-dfDCr2NPg5kIbFLLHMAao-p7S_Qr_JF_i3LnAOtE150S_wST--ogGqN53doVCigEGkk3LWR50jg/w640-h480/Resized_Resized_20221227_205837.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the wonderful trip to Munich, this was just what I needed. Probably one of my favorite photos ever. We clearly love each other so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-26011296206247567912022-12-25T19:41:00.033-06:002023-05-15T19:58:44.524-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 9<p>Christmas morning got started with breakfast at our hotel. We took the S-Bahn to the airport and were ready to start the long journey home. We arrived in time to be able to stop in the Lufthansa lounge for a little snack before boarding our long-haul flight home. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3zLOYDFvGwORQmg2Vuelf0dlR5Qk1jhVPypk8KCL0Ctqhl9nEzHxTshjTNimV8iFJ7fla3VJUCeFIXNUC_bSD3DqNoI_Biw4zFKxi-VYdAKKkhiq6qepLmcKtTcYaHFq2m_Usq3zLmo4uxY0XmBktBn5WhWmm__q8fQKoO6cdy4Lhv6A15Kj98DNwg/s4032/IMG_3010.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3zLOYDFvGwORQmg2Vuelf0dlR5Qk1jhVPypk8KCL0Ctqhl9nEzHxTshjTNimV8iFJ7fla3VJUCeFIXNUC_bSD3DqNoI_Biw4zFKxi-VYdAKKkhiq6qepLmcKtTcYaHFq2m_Usq3zLmo4uxY0XmBktBn5WhWmm__q8fQKoO6cdy4Lhv6A15Kj98DNwg/w480-h640/IMG_3010.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken ready to get cozy for our 11 hour flight home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVbtP8cfagji2jqiReVCYSaPnLFJ7z_KlG22YRkOYhi_WZGQF3hq3WedO1oIAX_D-D4FvrF2YZTWCEf2b2KQ8UpjAz7LhEiMgSyuao9FwR51kxXCKiPcoqg16RR0zYDsxhURJOppM7tl9aD5KHqKfqmkA8nuApzkqWITvKPWtH8NtfgE2eJGf4FpdWw/s4032/IMG_3012.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVbtP8cfagji2jqiReVCYSaPnLFJ7z_KlG22YRkOYhi_WZGQF3hq3WedO1oIAX_D-D4FvrF2YZTWCEf2b2KQ8UpjAz7LhEiMgSyuao9FwR51kxXCKiPcoqg16RR0zYDsxhURJOppM7tl9aD5KHqKfqmkA8nuApzkqWITvKPWtH8NtfgE2eJGf4FpdWw/w480-h640/IMG_3012.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My leopard fleece was a poor choice for the flight. I ended up getting super hot. Mental note for the future!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B-FYFORBHkcCTMn5V-X8Op2-a3aguO7PgCJXEPxh0l0i3HTZPw0h4Fuw4BgTOeg-a_-FCCJdEo0esUVj_WMozKIfl_XTpxPBJ_iC1M-FjFYOzNAE-5S-eEPB4Z4a6GlUMElzNfOOvExwvAN6tAK7ORH5nD0defkMnaa36tuzjDlTSkGz7uJ87F5qlg/s3088/IMG_3013.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B-FYFORBHkcCTMn5V-X8Op2-a3aguO7PgCJXEPxh0l0i3HTZPw0h4Fuw4BgTOeg-a_-FCCJdEo0esUVj_WMozKIfl_XTpxPBJ_iC1M-FjFYOzNAE-5S-eEPB4Z4a6GlUMElzNfOOvExwvAN6tAK7ORH5nD0defkMnaa36tuzjDlTSkGz7uJ87F5qlg/w480-h640/IMG_3013.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Champagne and ready for movies for the next several hours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK6ytnCirMjqJeaSgLFUMye__L5PEf4UyPIfVGmO5vGNNbfZJvnRCad9eKF0JJw_Zj6m2Aft7cdx_N4AuvgeJtQ_E1MbdPHekIcsNOpfFS4oEx-SbNhKb50wWsLDrULLbk-xVPrQsKComAIolbLB-7a16bTZLFNQNSd37yVogweyJellUtrUJoX7icQ/s4032/IMG_3018.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK6ytnCirMjqJeaSgLFUMye__L5PEf4UyPIfVGmO5vGNNbfZJvnRCad9eKF0JJw_Zj6m2Aft7cdx_N4AuvgeJtQ_E1MbdPHekIcsNOpfFS4oEx-SbNhKb50wWsLDrULLbk-xVPrQsKComAIolbLB-7a16bTZLFNQNSd37yVogweyJellUtrUJoX7icQ/w480-h640/IMG_3018.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watching the Holiday, drinking champagne, and enjoying a snack, is the perfect Christmas Day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After a very long day of traveling, we arrived home and could not wait to wake up to pick up Miss Lotti. This was such an amazing trip. It was low-key and just how we like it. It is difficult to put into words why we enjoy doing a lot of this same trip each year (minus the pandemic), but we love it. The Christmas season is just more complete after spending time in Munich!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-50258194997370457192022-12-24T19:40:00.088-06:002023-05-15T19:44:24.846-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 8<p> Christmas Eve. One of my favorite days of the year. It is even better in my favorite city surrounded by all of the Christkindlmarkts. Poor Ken was not feeling his best. We had breakfast at our hotel and then went to the Marienplatz for a little last-minute gluhwein and Christmas Marketing.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyYewlhOSamv90l58fApgvPUfLlfqnHDxQK2TOyOd90sa07oYZkACDUtDr8JBTYpWPrMSoCgwGk82grIf41sw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived at the Marienplatz in time to watch the Glockenspiel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbvkCgacduqTH92rbR69ItwaFnfu27pp5G7BoBiUhFtHin81T54YrIp-PwBFXKGAQWHaxIw4HYyw035ri53A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas Carols in the Marienplatz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tIh2T1CmNaTe7EjkqH-h2qprShjVQ2djnehtI9UM7TvGHBmOvy9uEhZHEQd7BmAmmNWtJBoxZlCocw-ncdejDzk-rWxQ6Cl0g9Ys2HRecOG-gmimSjgOdRDUhxVS4fPClfWuQmOJ150POfPbZAIFL9BfYc-PMVjA1WYkGwRCeGLFAH38qJFcc-dpvQ/s4032/IMG_2987.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tIh2T1CmNaTe7EjkqH-h2qprShjVQ2djnehtI9UM7TvGHBmOvy9uEhZHEQd7BmAmmNWtJBoxZlCocw-ncdejDzk-rWxQ6Cl0g9Ys2HRecOG-gmimSjgOdRDUhxVS4fPClfWuQmOJ150POfPbZAIFL9BfYc-PMVjA1WYkGwRCeGLFAH38qJFcc-dpvQ/w480-h640/IMG_2987.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a gorgeous setting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rF4FJYlbZEcrCPYd6mnjmI-LEnV7rHjA5ojEEwx0Fh2ypyBLl2ntPn2FktguTTxiP5G3stdjprLiamy1zM19vxS2KLuThIT0Cl2FZURR_n3aXmQXqCO0vixM7jCOZntK7ZPjrP80IxMVgCHrXa116FVqVBQ6fw9PaGmJa0RWf6kkrvascL-aQ4BYEw/s1024/Resized_20221224_122305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rF4FJYlbZEcrCPYd6mnjmI-LEnV7rHjA5ojEEwx0Fh2ypyBLl2ntPn2FktguTTxiP5G3stdjprLiamy1zM19vxS2KLuThIT0Cl2FZURR_n3aXmQXqCO0vixM7jCOZntK7ZPjrP80IxMVgCHrXa116FVqVBQ6fw9PaGmJa0RWf6kkrvascL-aQ4BYEw/w480-h640/Resized_20221224_122305.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas Eve! Poor Ken was not feeling 100%</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We made our way to our beloved Rindermarkt for gluhwein and lunch. Of course, we stopped at my favorite Christmas Pyramid.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0WZat024FyFeYcFOjlYkGPciEgn0xaeZTFl4aM7Z-dsj7gxVmdc6rSz5DgwstAXWoaJ2XzkwSM8qXw6Q2HosshzfKCKL40CcIUlh4GcVCJbCdoM2dmMA5c4Xewr6HghB_xzH-UADPt6DRVO4-hGeOV8Lr2_6ppR-T3ykMetcoSNHLzQObMmbwA1xXw/s4032/IMG_2994.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0WZat024FyFeYcFOjlYkGPciEgn0xaeZTFl4aM7Z-dsj7gxVmdc6rSz5DgwstAXWoaJ2XzkwSM8qXw6Q2HosshzfKCKL40CcIUlh4GcVCJbCdoM2dmMA5c4Xewr6HghB_xzH-UADPt6DRVO4-hGeOV8Lr2_6ppR-T3ykMetcoSNHLzQObMmbwA1xXw/w480-h640/IMG_2994.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What I thought was my final gluhwein</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our lunch, we went back to the hotel for a bit to pack our bags for our flight home the next day. In <a href="http://girlgonerunning.blogspot.com/2020/03/">2019</a>, we were in the Rindermarkt as it closed and watching the Christmas Pyramid get broken down by a crane was just too much for me to handle, so we wanted to avoid that scene at all costs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After packing and relaxing, we went out for a nice walk through Englischer Garten Park. It was such a beautiful day and I thought we might walk three miles or so? Wrong. We ended up walking 7! It was crazy busy too with lots of families out for a walk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had noticed this little hut when we were out walking our first full morning in Munich. Much to my surprise and delight, it was open! They were selling gluhwein! Of course, we stopped for a cup. It was such an unexpected highlight of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG54IcwmTUXnUaxibpG-3ityPSae0A_-iDHSZyEuThn6TlCqo1gthKcyR3xXSg54d43COJznEnwxg7UlLHH_6KoM5flPPZ-GaktiB8qd2g8y8OMGzUhYHGXKtnn8cnMZhmKJa9pNbXAYBGEiB900Lt_BBu-SlH635rGxDeX3fThlMphhPJfhPur0ZZDA/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221224_152250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG54IcwmTUXnUaxibpG-3ityPSae0A_-iDHSZyEuThn6TlCqo1gthKcyR3xXSg54d43COJznEnwxg7UlLHH_6KoM5flPPZ-GaktiB8qd2g8y8OMGzUhYHGXKtnn8cnMZhmKJa9pNbXAYBGEiB900Lt_BBu-SlH635rGxDeX3fThlMphhPJfhPur0ZZDA/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221224_152250.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Surprise gluhwein makes me smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended up walking to the end of the park and found a biergarten to take note of for our next summer trip. Much to my surprise, the gluhwein hut was still open when we went by to go back to our hotel. We of course stopped for our final gluhwein of the night. It was such a sweet treat and makes me smile thinking about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5utGMsPTq0IwG2hTkiQsl8YJkmv8Y__gwTMa9XjKcKSli6Tr8DsUToVWjlMk2hGxRnxBYvRC8PEZO_MKGkSUmSRLDMubjyq2x87KRRMtJt6YpLsuSJuKehm2D-nmL33-SvOG4j3EDmh5HxtUXRo8GezPxe1eTN-gMoi6viAbylDwwYzlim-TJBBzdA/s1200/Resized_Resized_20221224_164128.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5utGMsPTq0IwG2hTkiQsl8YJkmv8Y__gwTMa9XjKcKSli6Tr8DsUToVWjlMk2hGxRnxBYvRC8PEZO_MKGkSUmSRLDMubjyq2x87KRRMtJt6YpLsuSJuKehm2D-nmL33-SvOG4j3EDmh5HxtUXRo8GezPxe1eTN-gMoi6viAbylDwwYzlim-TJBBzdA/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221224_164128.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy to buy our final gluhweins of the trip. Such a wonderful surprise in Englischer Garten Park!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cEMVaDOxR4OqI-TqK8_NzC5XpkQMhTK6a0PKb61E2qUTxR7qMW9KIisSNa0AlwTvU59Aj6uiTskVROLBqZ2QlBqAK6nLqlhs1lb0vWYM90l9DTM1pq5EaD5-cloP_tJZ0qawEBaTPGpoLuei0sb67UB3HpL0Z1BULCrm-PoycycylMDJt5YPQgD3Kg/s4032/IMG_2996.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cEMVaDOxR4OqI-TqK8_NzC5XpkQMhTK6a0PKb61E2qUTxR7qMW9KIisSNa0AlwTvU59Aj6uiTskVROLBqZ2QlBqAK6nLqlhs1lb0vWYM90l9DTM1pq5EaD5-cloP_tJZ0qawEBaTPGpoLuei0sb67UB3HpL0Z1BULCrm-PoycycylMDJt5YPQgD3Kg/w640-h480/IMG_2996.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The darling little gluhwein hut. A lot of people were out enjoying the evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwA4AWY7-ChWKwQDXeme76Gf8-ZuHzcVsR6oIMzIshE0CB9F0YKTYwbwLPshsimj8BbmXEv4PIVN8sho9VufTFP0llZ6ESk__p_jTvfw_QsSUNNQprZWenTzQWk0f6ykTNqddi5tovmNxlBmSLCWcvKhyang7sCzJzrzDalqqPqHJaMLVjcc-HxpUig/s4032/IMG_2999.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwA4AWY7-ChWKwQDXeme76Gf8-ZuHzcVsR6oIMzIshE0CB9F0YKTYwbwLPshsimj8BbmXEv4PIVN8sho9VufTFP0llZ6ESk__p_jTvfw_QsSUNNQprZWenTzQWk0f6ykTNqddi5tovmNxlBmSLCWcvKhyang7sCzJzrzDalqqPqHJaMLVjcc-HxpUig/w480-h640/IMG_2999.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chinesischer Turm was under construction this year and just had a modified smaller alley for a market. Much to our surprise, they had a few stahls open on Christmas Eve!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld96TxgTrFdCe5XDT5sTYIWhY4s-lfMMkDzYBBUlVeu7dlvrMqoR-z2-tqGvpYVEv9ztNfk9AcK1o6ZXokqAQSRfvdj2g25H0vGyEozAZNyRjATQiKAxP2HdCbwVMShD5JDAgPUbBcfwlNOXcur5rW4Ael85If6XFChhNOzfnqYZ7Ub3rqDfTAT2Dlg/s4032/IMG_3005.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld96TxgTrFdCe5XDT5sTYIWhY4s-lfMMkDzYBBUlVeu7dlvrMqoR-z2-tqGvpYVEv9ztNfk9AcK1o6ZXokqAQSRfvdj2g25H0vGyEozAZNyRjATQiKAxP2HdCbwVMShD5JDAgPUbBcfwlNOXcur5rW4Ael85If6XFChhNOzfnqYZ7Ub3rqDfTAT2Dlg/w640-h480/IMG_3005.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite church in all of Munich</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended our night with dinner sold out of to go window of pizza and wine from our hotel. It was the perfect Christmas Eve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-17161947920462941072022-12-23T20:06:00.009-06:002023-05-09T19:40:23.196-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 7<p>I ran around the park after we woke up. Running in Englischer Garten Park is one of my favorite things to do in Munich.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYMyDasJc8oE62ObhNddRpXRGyxyf07eYcTiMxcXa1ZNSzev_zyRXXaeTATarN209XtaQnOJgLwZCJYn949hIZbKZGe0eUxohIeAKmtacs3CewyaWfcKpQ6CKXSj9i01OVkp3UtHvbuLp4tIoJeR4CTly-m-ggdkx1hHLOQ3Y4BgjKY4BIuaZzesBsA/s4032/IMG_2967.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYMyDasJc8oE62ObhNddRpXRGyxyf07eYcTiMxcXa1ZNSzev_zyRXXaeTATarN209XtaQnOJgLwZCJYn949hIZbKZGe0eUxohIeAKmtacs3CewyaWfcKpQ6CKXSj9i01OVkp3UtHvbuLp4tIoJeR4CTly-m-ggdkx1hHLOQ3Y4BgjKY4BIuaZzesBsA/w640-h480/IMG_2967.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is funny to think this was snow-covered just a few days earlier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eTywUbT8tV9toC3ywMF_1rduuq6cubx9T1SRcjj1NYJSwf8NOpnc5w0L3G1pfs5HLONq0wuqj0aDQOEFFa2C1d3JaSqON1DbjwZyyhwDs6jreCrR0THR8Fd1gU_M7DctDNpZXHGleJENuulxS82NbzDvx-ElX9DD1HpF_vGypMWC_Qjwl5vflkVBAw/s4032/IMG_2968.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eTywUbT8tV9toC3ywMF_1rduuq6cubx9T1SRcjj1NYJSwf8NOpnc5w0L3G1pfs5HLONq0wuqj0aDQOEFFa2C1d3JaSqON1DbjwZyyhwDs6jreCrR0THR8Fd1gU_M7DctDNpZXHGleJENuulxS82NbzDvx-ElX9DD1HpF_vGypMWC_Qjwl5vflkVBAw/w640-h480/IMG_2968.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite views in all of Munich</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>We had a pretty low-key day but did venture out to the market to purchase a few last-minute items. Ken had some sinus symptoms and did not feel too fabulous. We welcomed the lazy day.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex9BljHFbESMsSvqUHPmvtr_8xHHg8paWs8KXBmskmIMmt8dQtD4GVTXiiVr5ajteHUjz7qY2hrIuIp1ihaTgmfmuw8KqNjAEVlYUvi-R-AjlK22qP3hAJFH0QJi9jgiMCnZMkmp7xD8jS2oPojAyDnIQIeWzWJdHGAw89wfTd3EroqBECZMC7z2UpQ/s4032/IMG_2971.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2967" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex9BljHFbESMsSvqUHPmvtr_8xHHg8paWs8KXBmskmIMmt8dQtD4GVTXiiVr5ajteHUjz7qY2hrIuIp1ihaTgmfmuw8KqNjAEVlYUvi-R-AjlK22qP3hAJFH0QJi9jgiMCnZMkmp7xD8jS2oPojAyDnIQIeWzWJdHGAw89wfTd3EroqBECZMC7z2UpQ/w470-h640/IMG_2971.HEIC" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are sold at a stahl that is right by our hotel. I have always wanted one but never stopped. I finally stopped and bought one to bring home! This stahl smells amazing, like cinnamon and ginger.</div><p><br /></p><p>We eventually ventured out and we went to a darling little wine bar in the Viktualienmarkt. They had heaters set up and we sat outside and just enjoyed the atmosphere. A funny thing did happen while we were sitting there. Our alarm company called and our smoke detectors were going off and the fire department arrived. One of our neighbors confirmed that our house was not on fire, but the fire department came in and made sure everything was okay. Sadly, Ken spent about 20 minutes on the phone with our alarm company getting the smoke detector turned off because the fire department arrived again! Apparently, you cannot disarm the smoke detector remotely. We had a good laugh about it and were relieved that our house was not on fire!</p><p>After we enjoyed our wine, we went to the Rindermarkt for dinner and gluhwein. I may have been over-served.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6PjxliMG7ehjQxKA9UtVozSsQ7v5Bwi1k3pzGSWlBbo_IXEcIoblKcETvMyphvHqi_SJr4x67Sazd-p221g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am fully aware that I cannot sing. I just hope that I always am capable of having such a good time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I probably sang five different songs. Finally, a German lady told me she would be impressed if I sang one in German. Me, being the person that I am, started singing Frosty the Snowman in German. She laughed so hard, gave me a thumbs up, and went about her evening. I was kind of expecting a tip! Ha, ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m-0UkXlI317UK877tPUEZF8oomcCxXa6jTTKGS27WrbrfgkTpdQDqhpPcthD-V71eriot3UDpwq1QvkRWYmn0eB6IQ7brkgGuEQJylXdF6rGAwFEiSZfF5kcCRlj3f4BcGoIb5klYdFvxhn4CDGv1J6TtPg066M1KolYjd3wQNzm65I01f9FBchXzw/s4032/IMG_2976.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m-0UkXlI317UK877tPUEZF8oomcCxXa6jTTKGS27WrbrfgkTpdQDqhpPcthD-V71eriot3UDpwq1QvkRWYmn0eB6IQ7brkgGuEQJylXdF6rGAwFEiSZfF5kcCRlj3f4BcGoIb5klYdFvxhn4CDGv1J6TtPg066M1KolYjd3wQNzm65I01f9FBchXzw/w480-h640/IMG_2976.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed our gluhwein by the fire and Ken enjoyed my singing of Christmas Carols.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8ZF6FzACt5b8iSUfUO1M6iNGdbBS87P3sEeWXIEbGDKI7F048wJYEJ_TgHzHRcyQz9u5lysKOKIEi8Ff0LwGY56qf560zNSnZzJ_d5j2BHRxpWOctTpnKE7XbItgQhl0nuMdOkpq3PfA_jMQrohPJ5BGxKtghytgpvUfMQvBRReTJMy-mKHLMB1q5w/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221223_200934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8ZF6FzACt5b8iSUfUO1M6iNGdbBS87P3sEeWXIEbGDKI7F048wJYEJ_TgHzHRcyQz9u5lysKOKIEi8Ff0LwGY56qf560zNSnZzJ_d5j2BHRxpWOctTpnKE7XbItgQhl0nuMdOkpq3PfA_jMQrohPJ5BGxKtghytgpvUfMQvBRReTJMy-mKHLMB1q5w/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221223_200934.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was thrilled beyond measure about getting some candied nuts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We eventually closed down the market and made the short walk back to our hotel. We loved seeing the markets in all their glory for the final night before Christmas Eve.</div><p><br /></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-35403158420186943472022-12-22T19:56:00.000-06:002023-05-09T19:17:57.585-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 6<p>We woke up on Thursday with a forecast for rain in the afternoon. That kind of ruined our plans for a day trip, so we made the best of our day in Munich. We had a bit of a late start and went for a long walk along the Isar River. We joked about walking all the way to the zoo, which I am surprised we didn't do, honestly! </p><p>After our long walk, we went back to the hotel for a while before heading back out. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsqPHhuK4BnXyI0R17rT1wFBzIchsZqxNNmF6zruSPzQJ2QSFBzjCGBvX2vkcuiN8NhuTQurD2JWpcYnTNCTzM5XNXgHbSAPE9oWwhbP76G_hcaByvLZVPlXkVMmBdAlS0aH5AlSxSKV3g5hdBAOUZXpGwySTucwk0FfribSqQaSICuOvcpMNtkSbzw/s4032/IMG_2944.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsqPHhuK4BnXyI0R17rT1wFBzIchsZqxNNmF6zruSPzQJ2QSFBzjCGBvX2vkcuiN8NhuTQurD2JWpcYnTNCTzM5XNXgHbSAPE9oWwhbP76G_hcaByvLZVPlXkVMmBdAlS0aH5AlSxSKV3g5hdBAOUZXpGwySTucwk0FfribSqQaSICuOvcpMNtkSbzw/w480-h640/IMG_2944.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A late lunch of gluhwein and kase spaetzle</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFuHkD7wNndvuSLLPOGxf0eoge5joozR187nK31zMOEbwRyuPjEUQrMyX6bNzsreedBhcJqz4WP4cPcQMotFN6xRbnvPM04eSN1rjPRqiHIDX6AUOuCRBDprEl0ETZyRhFVaMPCa84P0kJ7Rlk73vYp7QPhbzQTlIb3jMNaDC9fex8gyZtGccHN8EJA/s4032/IMG_2947.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFuHkD7wNndvuSLLPOGxf0eoge5joozR187nK31zMOEbwRyuPjEUQrMyX6bNzsreedBhcJqz4WP4cPcQMotFN6xRbnvPM04eSN1rjPRqiHIDX6AUOuCRBDprEl0ETZyRhFVaMPCa84P0kJ7Rlk73vYp7QPhbzQTlIb3jMNaDC9fex8gyZtGccHN8EJA/w480-h640/IMG_2947.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another beautiful photo from the Marienplatz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We eventually ventured out late in the evening and walked through the Marienplatz for a photo before going to the Viktualienmarkt. </div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLJtsAmXPf0k16ksoTTpokZc8HHVCo-VKk6xtD93p-ZRKhh9vnDcpUf1L-dpu0ZPOjP0fAFDLxKEE-1vkvjUlMJa0OXq5sXuajARTKMq4zlRCnk_XaSw-ToliLH6z4ksUDyKSl7ZbRrnYTtMziLjYhu8ctZc7DGj52hvzx_gMwX6NauFk4P7P7BN6hA/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221222_164840.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLJtsAmXPf0k16ksoTTpokZc8HHVCo-VKk6xtD93p-ZRKhh9vnDcpUf1L-dpu0ZPOjP0fAFDLxKEE-1vkvjUlMJa0OXq5sXuajARTKMq4zlRCnk_XaSw-ToliLH6z4ksUDyKSl7ZbRrnYTtMziLjYhu8ctZc7DGj52hvzx_gMwX6NauFk4P7P7BN6hA/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221222_164840.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy in the Marienplatz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3ujwd7VjgeSTc3Tjm89o0abR-s4Odc5nbdpxtBjmAMDl6-mR0gxZc_-aFrIVo77EOzPI6bMpGOIKaVqsHEsNMaF8GWwafwRzmY_sk7rXsxop_CYJvDw3G6KmPk_Pvz7tGp1wI2EgXYwZ077QZkzI4YLCUv81SfDe6XoXFmb9G-IUg3rlidZ2olKfLg/s4032/IMG_2954.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3ujwd7VjgeSTc3Tjm89o0abR-s4Odc5nbdpxtBjmAMDl6-mR0gxZc_-aFrIVo77EOzPI6bMpGOIKaVqsHEsNMaF8GWwafwRzmY_sk7rXsxop_CYJvDw3G6KmPk_Pvz7tGp1wI2EgXYwZ077QZkzI4YLCUv81SfDe6XoXFmb9G-IUg3rlidZ2olKfLg/w640-h480/IMG_2954.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought this stahl was absolutely adorable with all of the lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found a little spot in the Viktualienmarkt to sit outside and have some drinks. It is normally a biergarten in the summer, but in the winter they also have gluhwein. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-irSHbIPbUyhJ6p4iXmlxZnkOre0sVaI2FfizcBHbJDCPWRM0gT-gX8ZARecnVb0ytwRCWNqtyfzi6qg83c7WjBBR505NccP1te8WPoL8uzVE2m-4CT7W7cr2a-sktXsasDJkVmkOrm8iJ7GzHUw6wnM2WYCcw7p8pt_MWSoaNZE_C5qF2AKKitQYLA/s4032/IMG_2955.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-irSHbIPbUyhJ6p4iXmlxZnkOre0sVaI2FfizcBHbJDCPWRM0gT-gX8ZARecnVb0ytwRCWNqtyfzi6qg83c7WjBBR505NccP1te8WPoL8uzVE2m-4CT7W7cr2a-sktXsasDJkVmkOrm8iJ7GzHUw6wnM2WYCcw7p8pt_MWSoaNZE_C5qF2AKKitQYLA/w640-h480/IMG_2955.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our drinks and all of the lights. I thought that this was so unbelievably charming. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUCoKwPP9yRvc_WoaHX0OgbKcRxybQzS7jNpg9A7gRlZqybelzNWtCeNfautpR7DHX1PGoga1hLsPBv6lf-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of all of the videos I had from our trip, this one stands out so much. It was such a little romantic spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the Viktualienmarkt and went to Eatly. We found a little Aperol Spritz bar there and enjoyed an Aperol Spritz before enjoying pizza and wine. It was such the perfect end to a wonderful low-key day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaW2v9rOvIyMqt_gEcIEQlQ07cdcJ361b-fBECzpkm2R_WIfsFwiQYTBj-ZKPCvxbnHaZCXMUQrOX3q0yHVRvxm1QI8L9s5nKZ8weEEmlC8LFTejORNy1MIJNi5HEa9MWLgn5kszr5FiL_BsV2appd2P3Hga1wjIwt_Ey-ojQOnGfEW-LXxrChAWKVg/s4032/IMG_2959.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaW2v9rOvIyMqt_gEcIEQlQ07cdcJ361b-fBECzpkm2R_WIfsFwiQYTBj-ZKPCvxbnHaZCXMUQrOX3q0yHVRvxm1QI8L9s5nKZ8weEEmlC8LFTejORNy1MIJNi5HEa9MWLgn5kszr5FiL_BsV2appd2P3Hga1wjIwt_Ey-ojQOnGfEW-LXxrChAWKVg/w480-h640/IMG_2959.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much Aperol for the Aperol Spritz lover!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-58163236979052367602022-12-21T21:34:00.036-06:002023-04-15T20:07:03.474-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 5<p>We started our day off with a run and breakfast at our hotel. We had plans to go to Augsburg later, which is only a short 30-40 minute train ride away. With that being said, we wandered around Munich a bit and had a little bit of a lazy day. </p><p>We ended up finding a very cute spot in the Viktualienmarkt for lunch. We enjoyed some soup and enjoyed the atmosphere.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDJuhluZJvfwFeEuijCqyHk12gGj7KpLcYA3y0JHUNXKy7OFUpO61Sgpl2bAXNJwYbQLI9IjuCKjAsKf61n02MKE8KFwzVYr7NdrdXiEwk2SDe_ddvokgmORkytO_Sv5riSanW61UNPLoFY9ng2q-7D54U4Kge22wRS7v6yWcO7B6X9aejoA7lks9gA/s4032/IMG_2924.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDJuhluZJvfwFeEuijCqyHk12gGj7KpLcYA3y0JHUNXKy7OFUpO61Sgpl2bAXNJwYbQLI9IjuCKjAsKf61n02MKE8KFwzVYr7NdrdXiEwk2SDe_ddvokgmORkytO_Sv5riSanW61UNPLoFY9ng2q-7D54U4Kge22wRS7v6yWcO7B6X9aejoA7lks9gA/w640-h480/IMG_2924.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking back to our hotel. I always prefer to go back through the Marienplatz. It is just so gorgeous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1vIR6fMBKPFDAzOZRIZF7CD_oz9nHcOHt33dWRp5mqrtwKHJJEAkkzSrGyUo7DxFn22msrBezSnoA8iCtxJFSILXjPuguFjY-VGGcTugZXmEO9pU6IA7idGyhr0zhW3MBUhQuIbY_dggN-Pp_uqr2g7SrCF5At_bMh3nkw9yhqG3Qvg3F4JWMc8bAg/s4032/IMG_2928.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1vIR6fMBKPFDAzOZRIZF7CD_oz9nHcOHt33dWRp5mqrtwKHJJEAkkzSrGyUo7DxFn22msrBezSnoA8iCtxJFSILXjPuguFjY-VGGcTugZXmEO9pU6IA7idGyhr0zhW3MBUhQuIbY_dggN-Pp_uqr2g7SrCF5At_bMh3nkw9yhqG3Qvg3F4JWMc8bAg/w480-h640/IMG_2928.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a gorgeous view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is an S-Bahn stop right by our hotel that we could use to go to the main train station, however, we prefer to walk to the train station. By walking we get to stop and watch the ice skaters in Karlsplatz.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxw_RNJWGCOm0_lH7x6NqoMxrV56vbDbhnxiVO56CzXMsvshzI-EId2Ds6b9POfxHFAq_KEZMp_XYSxxStA3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ice skaters in Karlsplatz. We sat here for a while and enjoyed gluhwein. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a short train ride, we arrived in charming Augsburg! We arrived just as it was getting dark. Next time, we plan to arrive a little earlier to explore this darling city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszbnwmCtc_9yxNZv25vylmpIwF7gx-YkDnf8FG3SxR9ZNDHIFbkDYerzK1qMqy-qlQzTxAMEPSifYnd9RRLlADtZl-nJssK5EtU-4kek8cR5GtafnNdBUFvpGKxX4IfDxuDnY5Olu8H3h5pb8Ht5ytpPCiIt1_Mu-REbHyiGLrNeo14iAtVgipp2sUg/s4032/IMG_2935.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszbnwmCtc_9yxNZv25vylmpIwF7gx-YkDnf8FG3SxR9ZNDHIFbkDYerzK1qMqy-qlQzTxAMEPSifYnd9RRLlADtZl-nJssK5EtU-4kek8cR5GtafnNdBUFvpGKxX4IfDxuDnY5Olu8H3h5pb8Ht5ytpPCiIt1_Mu-REbHyiGLrNeo14iAtVgipp2sUg/w640-h480/IMG_2935.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Augsburg Christkindlmarkt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OnMWVQoJ2SnyJ_xKQ4lIgWWsHOkBlT7gmLLrSnRA_CjlYptlJMkLOXXnSdEXgIqpktYPF-vBC2aNnePqNiI5JZbk3wJtg9bdA598_3LcMfLlGoW-5Ir6jXOh8Fsk7jduH0LSbCAi2c-0IUJcDXHzvA32d_-LuR22W7EL8vqA5Mn4wxctMmcTnivmiQ/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221221_172440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1024" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OnMWVQoJ2SnyJ_xKQ4lIgWWsHOkBlT7gmLLrSnRA_CjlYptlJMkLOXXnSdEXgIqpktYPF-vBC2aNnePqNiI5JZbk3wJtg9bdA598_3LcMfLlGoW-5Ir6jXOh8Fsk7jduH0LSbCAi2c-0IUJcDXHzvA32d_-LuR22W7EL8vqA5Mn4wxctMmcTnivmiQ/w640-h410/Resized_Resized_20221221_172440.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so beautiful that it does not even look real.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwd2JbGReXooydhvpKoWLFb6EYHk6pM1JIu3EKqEIq3_e2qw5ExOGubqLAYTv26bgLojNICsn8aVhBItY1zfA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Augsburg Christkindlmarkt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFoe9RWk6S4TMcuWa82qiXNSRYahc-2fVYZQWBsYMKfBGuBJaJjua5qfUrvjibaQMZxA8cb81Kf6M2Rjg4R3sKGjhk_0tiN6-dAEcFwfA75OQDabh0dWH_AceX00El0TE8J6kh8rP0nz2w2yPGBLoM_EI4Kh0WDT_wq7mINsBmT2ieH6ZirlUMjDMeA/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221221_173426%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFoe9RWk6S4TMcuWa82qiXNSRYahc-2fVYZQWBsYMKfBGuBJaJjua5qfUrvjibaQMZxA8cb81Kf6M2Rjg4R3sKGjhk_0tiN6-dAEcFwfA75OQDabh0dWH_AceX00El0TE8J6kh8rP0nz2w2yPGBLoM_EI4Kh0WDT_wq7mINsBmT2ieH6ZirlUMjDMeA/w640-h480/Resized_Resized_20221221_173426%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the sweet stahls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We both agreed that we absolutely loved this market. We both had some dinner here and I shopped around for a bit. This market has so many unique drink options with unique glasses. I brought home a frosted gluhwein mug from here to add to my collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GV6cjEQOrHjPQMUAlrg1BllXCNZCtw0TQ_YUyNjjp3bbwIB64qerW9yYEzNQyd3lEGW9Qfvc6glLfOypQH0aes3Ew-4mHMiADLR_nx-Kn0UXLA7SEGTB0X_YM-dqlnjXquYSrD8UZE4JhSjI6aVkMWQcciRM4KloeuyXE7VZOoUla2dejh7riLxvoA/s4032/IMG_2937.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GV6cjEQOrHjPQMUAlrg1BllXCNZCtw0TQ_YUyNjjp3bbwIB64qerW9yYEzNQyd3lEGW9Qfvc6glLfOypQH0aes3Ew-4mHMiADLR_nx-Kn0UXLA7SEGTB0X_YM-dqlnjXquYSrD8UZE4JhSjI6aVkMWQcciRM4KloeuyXE7VZOoUla2dejh7riLxvoA/w480-h640/IMG_2937.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken's spiked Gluhwein and my Hot Aperol. I loved how they served the Aperol in a wine glass. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsoTphWb2y3c4EByxtZ-szNkYwMw98QkEeCu9n8ZVmud8M6Z70MSCglCdqZ0tTtbZGpJHHK7_3IZrobN6sQrYP5PdRzjgOUqKA8dFGxFXPxfmq0NKUFtkeJdjhRP9eCFgfQVdqKNSa__wIal513UI3rvx3pmRKmFgMXiMrbhlLzjq55gsBJOXOK-eBg/s1024/Resized_20221221_173003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsoTphWb2y3c4EByxtZ-szNkYwMw98QkEeCu9n8ZVmud8M6Z70MSCglCdqZ0tTtbZGpJHHK7_3IZrobN6sQrYP5PdRzjgOUqKA8dFGxFXPxfmq0NKUFtkeJdjhRP9eCFgfQVdqKNSa__wIal513UI3rvx3pmRKmFgMXiMrbhlLzjq55gsBJOXOK-eBg/w418-h640/Resized_20221221_173003.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having so much fun in beautiful Augsburg. I mean, Hot Aperol, a Christmas Pyramid, and tons of twinkle lights. What is there not to love???</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After eating, drinking, and shopping, we took a short ride back to Munich. We ended up having some time before the markets closed so we ended up in our beloved Rindermarkt at the Christmas Pyramid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAirk5vjGbPdz5kr9F1NodknczEYm8r1cctHqWfvtUeHAIjAQOrAslxXY3AmBsMwcdpGu73mYhK5auUo1ESpQ9r8uCxfLcwfYxrUjwjc4RkP4QlR-CFKL3pN5pTwE-DWshLtwDtJ4-u5pnqHmXkznvTTFgytQY8TlRXj_7g7eJxfDURoCGoOshnhHrw/s4032/IMG_2942.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAirk5vjGbPdz5kr9F1NodknczEYm8r1cctHqWfvtUeHAIjAQOrAslxXY3AmBsMwcdpGu73mYhK5auUo1ESpQ9r8uCxfLcwfYxrUjwjc4RkP4QlR-CFKL3pN5pTwE-DWshLtwDtJ4-u5pnqHmXkznvTTFgytQY8TlRXj_7g7eJxfDURoCGoOshnhHrw/w480-h640/IMG_2942.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ending the night with pommes frites and gluhwein at the second Christmas Pyramid of the day! I am not sure that our day could have been any better!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-72422098385182547812022-12-20T18:54:00.146-06:002023-04-13T21:33:20.558-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 4<p>Today was our Salzburg day! After a lovely day in Munich yesterday, we decided to board a train and head to Austria! It had been since 2018 since we had been in Salzburg and we were very excited to return.</p><p>When we first arrived, there was still a little snow, so we got to see a little bit of a snowy Salzburg.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLaBdGp6NJVZKd3nc9NbY7cXXDli62gblrqDX3ZgIOJb8AYS0p_VDDZOL_oXycNlsu6rBuKSOS4Qpz82rhIqtvR1Ok2FcPj4mGEnyOIkdK3YzIc9-mQTjeUx6_C8WI_iltiX1hZlxz-yd0dhoa51ZO-pEfIOtpuNTXf6amkjGusHvAR1-Fp2QzVA1AQ/s4032/IMG_2847.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLaBdGp6NJVZKd3nc9NbY7cXXDli62gblrqDX3ZgIOJb8AYS0p_VDDZOL_oXycNlsu6rBuKSOS4Qpz82rhIqtvR1Ok2FcPj4mGEnyOIkdK3YzIc9-mQTjeUx6_C8WI_iltiX1hZlxz-yd0dhoa51ZO-pEfIOtpuNTXf6amkjGusHvAR1-Fp2QzVA1AQ/w640-h480/IMG_2847.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is always such a gorgeous view. The snow makes it even prettier. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked through the old town to the market. We stopped so that I could buy a few ornaments and then quickly stumbled into the main market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil02C7gfOcgXftjnsDrfoBCi3-EMC4lu1mkYmEk1UDy8awm7rB-HLBc7Vndp0jSuQq5QRqbJgKuB5LU9KPVEJhp34mlUkM1wX7P57zwh2W43a2DAIsMlGahjjGv77xDoU9ee7hqBvjZ82qIyGsfDxytBGmvy99YRyAaA1RtpLpxaypYhsMysbkjSCReg/s4032/IMG_2852.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil02C7gfOcgXftjnsDrfoBCi3-EMC4lu1mkYmEk1UDy8awm7rB-HLBc7Vndp0jSuQq5QRqbJgKuB5LU9KPVEJhp34mlUkM1wX7P57zwh2W43a2DAIsMlGahjjGv77xDoU9ee7hqBvjZ82qIyGsfDxytBGmvy99YRyAaA1RtpLpxaypYhsMysbkjSCReg/w480-h640/IMG_2852.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Salzburg Cathedral is the central backdrop of the market. It is such a beautiful market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t3yFXEnryhc" width="320" youtube-src-id="t3yFXEnryhc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Salzburg Christkindlmarkt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last time we were in this market was in 2018. We had this giant pretzel that was doughy, cheezy, and had crumbles of bacon. It was amazing. I had thought about it many times since then. One of the main things on my agenda in Salzburg was to find the pretzel stand and get one. Well, I found it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-Vifsdz1rereW8KeR4BaBt-FlTRqAJI90VspeISq5S2_3VYv7VskAPY2h5eNDIObp7TpsaS7DlRc6RMyn3AYZG31869Hk1-ty0cDJLeZJmhFKmbU5I3paSpmH7iFgWtUWmLoCwWRw8uDpK7EAWdGglv7XnPi1sS51AmTjQLiTg_H5ojMTQiLohhajw/s1024/Resized_20221220_134440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-Vifsdz1rereW8KeR4BaBt-FlTRqAJI90VspeISq5S2_3VYv7VskAPY2h5eNDIObp7TpsaS7DlRc6RMyn3AYZG31869Hk1-ty0cDJLeZJmhFKmbU5I3paSpmH7iFgWtUWmLoCwWRw8uDpK7EAWdGglv7XnPi1sS51AmTjQLiTg_H5ojMTQiLohhajw/w480-h640/Resized_20221220_134440.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So very excited about this pretzel!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the other things we did in this market versus the others was that we did not have gluhwein. I had hot Aperol and Ken had hot orange punch. They were both delicious and it was fun to enjoy something hot besides gluhwein.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEp-xdCU-wt9VdbMvv7Rq_fvxfV-EVQEvYddwQNB74xvYYoa3-StS0whLLcSbPpR0Bg73065FDWugqDwSRqxcyztlZgVE2SE02iw_JEZbXhbYIJR4tXwqtmpWhO6T15He1Ed9LiiUcy2vTc6z5G2taRa9Qi-YNHcGPK1Nh57mcptI0qS3-teg7rpo2g/s4032/IMG_2857.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEp-xdCU-wt9VdbMvv7Rq_fvxfV-EVQEvYddwQNB74xvYYoa3-StS0whLLcSbPpR0Bg73065FDWugqDwSRqxcyztlZgVE2SE02iw_JEZbXhbYIJR4tXwqtmpWhO6T15He1Ed9LiiUcy2vTc6z5G2taRa9Qi-YNHcGPK1Nh57mcptI0qS3-teg7rpo2g/w640-h480/IMG_2857.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the cute stalls and architecture in Salzburg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZevdxDNrqoUztML8T15UVCge9QU4HbRHbouPiTlo8DZhsqRn7lzDqOb_mEV3ufzCxppOXUKF8gRUMP7Rqa7rrNzHeBEqaYPUZKQ-theBwv0rfIHdQrIkJ6HvILqH39j59FZB5kFa-RDWd6mjGt8UiHEgBoKaePAz2AAtFRWCoTgD47eNuR4BkVlydQ/s4032/IMG_2860.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZevdxDNrqoUztML8T15UVCge9QU4HbRHbouPiTlo8DZhsqRn7lzDqOb_mEV3ufzCxppOXUKF8gRUMP7Rqa7rrNzHeBEqaYPUZKQ-theBwv0rfIHdQrIkJ6HvILqH39j59FZB5kFa-RDWd6mjGt8UiHEgBoKaePAz2AAtFRWCoTgD47eNuR4BkVlydQ/w480-h640/IMG_2860.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken enjoying his hot orange punch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAVQcznnvXnMObmUnvvh1jFNqhXBhTy6-OZm8jpYUQ9nB2PBHsSz4fxoeqxKrr1mh-nPVb8Nll_aw4JRACaAjPhws3_yBtRVJRlz3sLEMricqBXh8f_roVlzO6AvxfTJVsEV-LCGH81ph_dpWYbGDk1p2bMu6Ho9fFGyUFKAAG8gdwrj7OybjQhypmw/s4032/IMG_2861.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAVQcznnvXnMObmUnvvh1jFNqhXBhTy6-OZm8jpYUQ9nB2PBHsSz4fxoeqxKrr1mh-nPVb8Nll_aw4JRACaAjPhws3_yBtRVJRlz3sLEMricqBXh8f_roVlzO6AvxfTJVsEV-LCGH81ph_dpWYbGDk1p2bMu6Ho9fFGyUFKAAG8gdwrj7OybjQhypmw/w640-h480/IMG_2861.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The market was steadily busy but it is pretty spread out so it did not seem super crowded.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nayv5Foe0sQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="nayv5Foe0sQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was lovely the live Christmas Carols</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Midday we left the market and walked to our beloved Augustiner brewery. Of all of the breweries we have visited, this one is Ken's favorite. It opens at 3:00 pm most days and we arrived shortly after it opened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIYhnfXgSna6C7z1Fha8tz04jAz6LQpkaVcjYUN_xAhVjWZUMLVjIEfUc1YRorW3CBQ0MSuvUYfC1N9Ofx8HACfKflYZ1YRooHsilD8YbCq_wK6De1xTTW8GSivYdOT1Ui_S50QhhXOKFeSoCkkEDqJRYi2tPTvSv66Lzzfz76qcqaMjz673vJa9kPQ/s4032/IMG_2864.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIYhnfXgSna6C7z1Fha8tz04jAz6LQpkaVcjYUN_xAhVjWZUMLVjIEfUc1YRorW3CBQ0MSuvUYfC1N9Ofx8HACfKflYZ1YRooHsilD8YbCq_wK6De1xTTW8GSivYdOT1Ui_S50QhhXOKFeSoCkkEDqJRYi2tPTvSv66Lzzfz76qcqaMjz673vJa9kPQ/w640-h480/IMG_2864.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view looking back at old town on our way to Augustiner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XlQ2RR4jDkAKgpbSkka8RxalqWHSOa7ytyaDRsFbSgRu4mlv336jchEr_KP51XaCHFcwfsUfqk-27BIObgA9ZzYBW7MT-C_87TlieZEZ5rpROLs5kldzJBv9UjsYb4sHlnZvpA2fhm4gx_aj0PQVgj2ioI47-elKC5FRSF4B_UrWS6i-YsyhJn7imA/s4032/IMG_2865.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XlQ2RR4jDkAKgpbSkka8RxalqWHSOa7ytyaDRsFbSgRu4mlv336jchEr_KP51XaCHFcwfsUfqk-27BIObgA9ZzYBW7MT-C_87TlieZEZ5rpROLs5kldzJBv9UjsYb4sHlnZvpA2fhm4gx_aj0PQVgj2ioI47-elKC5FRSF4B_UrWS6i-YsyhJn7imA/w640-h480/IMG_2865.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inside is very charming with all the dark wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9XF_Cqg7zH9L8dH98Uv2or0uSNy0xeRBPv4KGU-16js5660y2B1olKOpm9CUG9lIGMDu3dravi7RlJK2gG2AXk8eIRyQrC0_jDDz2yJ8LqqgSBh0bRqUSsyO_mg1UwF0xcAwE0tIu2TO99PNKz75aTXbRgPwgWZth_tX5j53xeUY449cKMdAluI9fQ/s4032/IMG_2866.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9XF_Cqg7zH9L8dH98Uv2or0uSNy0xeRBPv4KGU-16js5660y2B1olKOpm9CUG9lIGMDu3dravi7RlJK2gG2AXk8eIRyQrC0_jDDz2yJ8LqqgSBh0bRqUSsyO_mg1UwF0xcAwE0tIu2TO99PNKz75aTXbRgPwgWZth_tX5j53xeUY449cKMdAluI9fQ/w480-h640/IMG_2866.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken was loving his one liter of beer in one of his favorite places!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After eating at the brewery, we walked back to the old town to enjoy the market at night. I ended up buying a few to bring home from the market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdKb8UUgNs7yCS250YDS9rTmopSi-tKzZMe8bMe_fH-uyoOg4RPOI4qee0FbNlREaikw2DXAIffXzdC6yb3uOOFPKzntL6crFhBBiyGwhfUBAxCRbqe_8FEIQuj8EwG68yQ5mT004eOK2bGcufLtucBL0oZhlzUYIcFRG6QhDqFxpkmymm6P4nZSS0g/s4032/IMG_2870.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdKb8UUgNs7yCS250YDS9rTmopSi-tKzZMe8bMe_fH-uyoOg4RPOI4qee0FbNlREaikw2DXAIffXzdC6yb3uOOFPKzntL6crFhBBiyGwhfUBAxCRbqe_8FEIQuj8EwG68yQ5mT004eOK2bGcufLtucBL0oZhlzUYIcFRG6QhDqFxpkmymm6P4nZSS0g/w640-h480/IMG_2870.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas trees for sale. I may have sang Christmas Tree Farm to Ken a few times. He is so lucky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CS9B5lJYcWRFJzc1CKtyxEETXd2xjPDE6XhaIsQ_wAENS0ALcAlyRSUssOsDGvz3Qg2itHLWhdYlhsmTteaozqR5DR15vjkQdFFo_D9OYArsVpPBSpSXb9meTyMePLkveyq7pE_8FrqvJpr2wp8mQ4HHGC-A2ikXUykcPcDqbvKQprJZaUxXhjeM4Q/s4032/IMG_2882.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CS9B5lJYcWRFJzc1CKtyxEETXd2xjPDE6XhaIsQ_wAENS0ALcAlyRSUssOsDGvz3Qg2itHLWhdYlhsmTteaozqR5DR15vjkQdFFo_D9OYArsVpPBSpSXb9meTyMePLkveyq7pE_8FrqvJpr2wp8mQ4HHGC-A2ikXUykcPcDqbvKQprJZaUxXhjeM4Q/w640-h480/IMG_2882.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Delicious treats</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wRYQaWmEUpA" width="320" youtube-src-id="wRYQaWmEUpA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Salzburg Christmas Market at night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjHbStVs45eD2IuKZHsybpOUCpdnMglB2iQ1wghiw13n6GgKvISBZIjdiGTEMh8LzhG-Ig7P1mmMsv8bIw46WY8VPeRmG6NLywSzJWZCD70umhgYxElmKyTq-1ALYj1x_ty1DKD4H4K19uln9TmQEEOGIYGCWQ30_BNgY68LJNJIEoiaLbwFQBYStag/s4032/IMG_2886.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjHbStVs45eD2IuKZHsybpOUCpdnMglB2iQ1wghiw13n6GgKvISBZIjdiGTEMh8LzhG-Ig7P1mmMsv8bIw46WY8VPeRmG6NLywSzJWZCD70umhgYxElmKyTq-1ALYj1x_ty1DKD4H4K19uln9TmQEEOGIYGCWQ30_BNgY68LJNJIEoiaLbwFQBYStag/w640-h480/IMG_2886.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found a little table and stood and enjoyed our hot drinks taking in the atmosphere. There is nothing quite like these markets. It is so fun just to take in the environment with a hot drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHEIl4BoR2AXYhpsSNX5l9_ThtopAfUVlvF_oXvwUKWmjKGqpsFjome0tRrv07b4QzVlZtDn7cBLJGhpUQwUHB3at0NovICwCjWVhNyMTd8BWjOdPJsp8uDwTKntEE7FCwNny6M2d-B7UYykVxb71TN6UzBq6HlJGTlp0iWRTB8lUsoAQZaUhRciTQQ/s4032/IMG_2889.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHEIl4BoR2AXYhpsSNX5l9_ThtopAfUVlvF_oXvwUKWmjKGqpsFjome0tRrv07b4QzVlZtDn7cBLJGhpUQwUHB3at0NovICwCjWVhNyMTd8BWjOdPJsp8uDwTKntEE7FCwNny6M2d-B7UYykVxb71TN6UzBq6HlJGTlp0iWRTB8lUsoAQZaUhRciTQQ/w480-h640/IMG_2889.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved all of the lights. See the ground? That was ice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy1gDg4mCCHrryYUfWmHOFbLaOe7H1Z_K-ozVMbWkfORRcoQHB8tkHlip-SiU5C7kQplsQQjcZf1Rxk6rKkQDrlGeXgk_WG9A0D9ncxPH6SFzKRyZFXmM1g98VTA9GajlpdwUWl6I8lfzo_qLABrCw-39k-EC3kRI9x7eS6S4jCftTAlTODjrcq--og/s3656/IMG_2893.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3656" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy1gDg4mCCHrryYUfWmHOFbLaOe7H1Z_K-ozVMbWkfORRcoQHB8tkHlip-SiU5C7kQplsQQjcZf1Rxk6rKkQDrlGeXgk_WG9A0D9ncxPH6SFzKRyZFXmM1g98VTA9GajlpdwUWl6I8lfzo_qLABrCw-39k-EC3kRI9x7eS6S4jCftTAlTODjrcq--og/w530-h640/IMG_2893.HEIC" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beautiful Salzburg Cathedral</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNVFnxJoOt0QxMGBoHO4rvpWteSiVLAXl9AXAmJ56Chs_gl7RJLraFP8ENgjB-MLX74xdgUNtnCyTm5ZLnfF5BRg_zPB-tLjQ7_gXAYN9DyTq_vu8mbhEsMIQ92TYya5rgJDGGHPKerLyq2t-J_qC8FpzUtQlare6pNDM4BiYdCL816zVxDcL9wltwA/s1200/Resized_20221220_182319.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNVFnxJoOt0QxMGBoHO4rvpWteSiVLAXl9AXAmJ56Chs_gl7RJLraFP8ENgjB-MLX74xdgUNtnCyTm5ZLnfF5BRg_zPB-tLjQ7_gXAYN9DyTq_vu8mbhEsMIQ92TYya5rgJDGGHPKerLyq2t-J_qC8FpzUtQlare6pNDM4BiYdCL816zVxDcL9wltwA/w480-h640/Resized_20221220_182319.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We loved our time in Salzburg! It was such a lowkey-amazing day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesGwR3KPZ9uGV8w5yJhfU9F0S9LoHCvr_YDBdR4ypfZWm9EkSyIHBlfS1rFjGUkWNEjLQerhkZAoUZKmJwq81o9pdfNry9cC9dIt-5DRfz0CEVnE9mYdhnLHxmaaax__-qeJ97e_V47GhysD-ZOrDmmf6QXtcVFYTQTpHKgLn4lc0BbnX6fIWIwOvMw/s4032/IMG_2903.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesGwR3KPZ9uGV8w5yJhfU9F0S9LoHCvr_YDBdR4ypfZWm9EkSyIHBlfS1rFjGUkWNEjLQerhkZAoUZKmJwq81o9pdfNry9cC9dIt-5DRfz0CEVnE9mYdhnLHxmaaax__-qeJ97e_V47GhysD-ZOrDmmf6QXtcVFYTQTpHKgLn4lc0BbnX6fIWIwOvMw/w480-h640/IMG_2903.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the lights along the streets on the way out of the old town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCjPtxk7gjYfuv3DhsuNHoWmDCowO0k-NbE9lLUrMrJIE9O8dVOTdBcqrrhmVWnrKxRCk5CpxVOebi8NSqHJSWJoPb-JxSaq6Zio_z-76NLQ2a26A6TUQHQqXHeH22XVIkcPEha0Ct5weiqOb-XHvOtr_2LMrt5fNjmMODyTeoC5JRURQe5hFm-rzZg/s4032/IMG_2908.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCjPtxk7gjYfuv3DhsuNHoWmDCowO0k-NbE9lLUrMrJIE9O8dVOTdBcqrrhmVWnrKxRCk5CpxVOebi8NSqHJSWJoPb-JxSaq6Zio_z-76NLQ2a26A6TUQHQqXHeH22XVIkcPEha0Ct5weiqOb-XHvOtr_2LMrt5fNjmMODyTeoC5JRURQe5hFm-rzZg/w640-h480/IMG_2908.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking back at the fortress on our walk back to the train station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Something that I want to be sure to remember is that we ended up on the incorrect train back to Munich. We had the Bavarian ticket and I was under the impression that all trains that have an R meant Regional and that we could ride them with our ticket. I was wrong. We ended up getting kicked off the train. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to wait for another Regional train to come along. While we were waiting at the train station, we watched a drunk guy take a header directly into the train tracks. Ken and a German guy had to pull him up out of the tracks to keep from getting hit by a train. It was quite crazy. Not sure how he and his drunk friend were going to make it home. I am sure he woke up the next more with quite a headache at the very least!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our adventures to Salzburg did not disappoint and I look forward to another visit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-40744939755569056712022-12-19T18:09:00.137-06:002023-04-13T20:22:58.898-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Day 3<p>We woke up with plans to take a day trip but decided to stay in Munich instead. It turned out to be a wonderful day and it was not until I was putting this post together that I realized we did a lot in this one day!</p><p>We woke up and had breakfast at our hotel. We had slept in a little later than we planned and caught the tail end of breakfast. We decided to forgo running and went for a long walk around Munich. </p><p>We left our hotel and made our way to Englisch Garten Park.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDaMJiIrhWE9v_1yeYu0xcbzZA3AP_Tri-sk7TNOv_EN4-J_GaXnW_-87W4XQc4X4YhEqCR5LSFCgYsaqHc14fFM9bG9vTeryehe81V6za3d2D44wIu0v_JiDj8OMhtB9Fj92BDKEqLF0nNR70MVwU16utdZtDxDNe-tiRfiIqccfb1pHFbX5AKY0jA/s4032/IMG_2798.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDaMJiIrhWE9v_1yeYu0xcbzZA3AP_Tri-sk7TNOv_EN4-J_GaXnW_-87W4XQc4X4YhEqCR5LSFCgYsaqHc14fFM9bG9vTeryehe81V6za3d2D44wIu0v_JiDj8OMhtB9Fj92BDKEqLF0nNR70MVwU16utdZtDxDNe-tiRfiIqccfb1pHFbX5AKY0jA/w640-h480/IMG_2798.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to enjoy the snow from the snowstorm a few days prior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BH7DtcwE7ordYdzkWHh_tyNkUxjGcFAYSOnzhQLhp6YoXFWpnwwKiPTJc1TlxEORaJfv2pq8hJYkip4xVmTSOqu84QT_YXLXqEKRXGOS6PCfdQivJz7j_66oxp26PC_Nh5i4JN_U42eaAqIKp4Yqwns2NT52vIyAlNGDDLs8_9-Xgf0MgAx4wFwxWg/s4032/IMG_2800.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BH7DtcwE7ordYdzkWHh_tyNkUxjGcFAYSOnzhQLhp6YoXFWpnwwKiPTJc1TlxEORaJfv2pq8hJYkip4xVmTSOqu84QT_YXLXqEKRXGOS6PCfdQivJz7j_66oxp26PC_Nh5i4JN_U42eaAqIKp4Yqwns2NT52vIyAlNGDDLs8_9-Xgf0MgAx4wFwxWg/w640-h480/IMG_2800.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so gorgeous</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DNOcJlHZwzA" width="320" youtube-src-id="DNOcJlHZwzA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Englischer Garten Park is so goreous in the snow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fb867UcyKqAyxmIYCo1c-p4HMPmHI-6otciwWf5eBsF9rGi01gRsBx3r6bFZFBlrkjuL5jIhAzvkHS1_wR62R25nBhliAHQvIprffMboZCLJOh_gwCjVsYRzt28yLqftjvIMcVa9Zvt7mI9fRoV_P7YZyl4YwzcPZ2nXpclchI5w0biqMHiRtxhmbQ/s1200/Resized_Resized_20221219_091143.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fb867UcyKqAyxmIYCo1c-p4HMPmHI-6otciwWf5eBsF9rGi01gRsBx3r6bFZFBlrkjuL5jIhAzvkHS1_wR62R25nBhliAHQvIprffMboZCLJOh_gwCjVsYRzt28yLqftjvIMcVa9Zvt7mI9fRoV_P7YZyl4YwzcPZ2nXpclchI5w0biqMHiRtxhmbQ/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221219_091143.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JfjlsD4MlgD3w6B6BxjNAZtlvm2ScrgbqY8Sh6BXM-xnUd8ZSBjLGSGZqwTh9Fj0eu-QxUNWKl_csqsrbqJDHtns8AlVZeUtQLe5Le0RifbhroismNu6rxYbze4JcTT8uZeUCESwOVu6oDDSA7W5qMIMLIXuOjJ0lmi0U9KHZcIkOTmy7jZgjXdKhg/s4032/IMG_2803.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JfjlsD4MlgD3w6B6BxjNAZtlvm2ScrgbqY8Sh6BXM-xnUd8ZSBjLGSGZqwTh9Fj0eu-QxUNWKl_csqsrbqJDHtns8AlVZeUtQLe5Le0RifbhroismNu6rxYbze4JcTT8uZeUCESwOVu6oDDSA7W5qMIMLIXuOjJ0lmi0U9KHZcIkOTmy7jZgjXdKhg/w640-h480/IMG_2803.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter Wonderland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit14KZ9oW0jgIowJbEH2JqBkrfaORUaSpMCzfPny34ErtZsq-MymzuNAzVjqSSsyBj-1-nDu21ezGW6m4S_k9OTXlZbYqjQA-i-pBHcCT1cQxZPZz6Qe5rJ1058B1sFJJMGJFd3PEhu372vXB72gCaG9CPT17ZsbCTIOcaPhuKj9rNzdbCMP6k32bqbg/s4032/IMG_2805.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit14KZ9oW0jgIowJbEH2JqBkrfaORUaSpMCzfPny34ErtZsq-MymzuNAzVjqSSsyBj-1-nDu21ezGW6m4S_k9OTXlZbYqjQA-i-pBHcCT1cQxZPZz6Qe5rJ1058B1sFJJMGJFd3PEhu372vXB72gCaG9CPT17ZsbCTIOcaPhuKj9rNzdbCMP6k32bqbg/w480-h640/IMG_2805.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bet the water is freezing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We wanted to stop for drinks and found a cute little place outside of the park. It was fun watching locals come in and exchange Christmas presents. We enjoyed our drinks before heading back to the park and back towards the Marienplatz.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We did stop for one of my favorite views in all of Munich.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRwwSG_zsL_2iEEpKI6z3Np8MKIMx5AQw2LxvWIAi4D6kmTLKOSdxBN3yd3zc2mRnC_bNhK3XrfdQLOEMftN37_6RZmJ8o7zUFIoLh85pV3Vi2yaMIp0iHDw7qohOGCecR9UoVDgl3xDGNFfJ_7Ni2x1t3Ou3rtywrUT-LyqDTFGhangjyUA6l6oU3A/s1600/Resized_Resized_20221219_112330(1).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRwwSG_zsL_2iEEpKI6z3Np8MKIMx5AQw2LxvWIAi4D6kmTLKOSdxBN3yd3zc2mRnC_bNhK3XrfdQLOEMftN37_6RZmJ8o7zUFIoLh85pV3Vi2yaMIp0iHDw7qohOGCecR9UoVDgl3xDGNFfJ_7Ni2x1t3Ou3rtywrUT-LyqDTFGhangjyUA6l6oU3A/w640-h480/Resized_Resized_20221219_112330(1).JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hofgarten in the snow and the Theatine Church, my favorite in all of Munich</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0rJVer874cwGVHKTv-M1J0QuTgFeAV2J9fX55aIj2cCGTTxeGYL4M9BxCrcnDqLw07L82mtnusG6_tNJ0IWqc5DHXBpLmpWA4peZ-40wnMdsjG7iYGqmT26yOCT-abMx--0c64YfESqQNyLZUCsC4NI29F0IUeS0-FiqbNQp-G24rQ4_WaMm9yR45g/s1024/Resized_20221219_112351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1024" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0rJVer874cwGVHKTv-M1J0QuTgFeAV2J9fX55aIj2cCGTTxeGYL4M9BxCrcnDqLw07L82mtnusG6_tNJ0IWqc5DHXBpLmpWA4peZ-40wnMdsjG7iYGqmT26yOCT-abMx--0c64YfESqQNyLZUCsC4NI29F0IUeS0-FiqbNQp-G24rQ4_WaMm9yR45g/w640-h440/Resized_20221219_112351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were enjoying our morning together</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>I had planned for us to only walk about three miles, but we ended up walking around seven around the park! We decided to stop at the Residenz Christkindlmarkt for a bit. It was on our walk back to the hotel and we needed to eat lunch. This market has some great food options.</p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fFBfoD1Y-dwYq4ONs-p4nGJeQ_6c9uz1Dq3I3C35GO_YgWP50822_BeMMSLqNGvKqeUHY_EJeZpN5a3TFc5C4q1wrPaRhCJ1x4x8XiG0X1MCtb_DechOMT0huKrdEbEqxOSL-dfKPD0IRaFp5bZJmZ3oqHqyAvp31SVaYkfv26P1vyOBN6oPKWQdtQ/s4032/IMG_2810.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fFBfoD1Y-dwYq4ONs-p4nGJeQ_6c9uz1Dq3I3C35GO_YgWP50822_BeMMSLqNGvKqeUHY_EJeZpN5a3TFc5C4q1wrPaRhCJ1x4x8XiG0X1MCtb_DechOMT0huKrdEbEqxOSL-dfKPD0IRaFp5bZJmZ3oqHqyAvp31SVaYkfv26P1vyOBN6oPKWQdtQ/w640-h480/IMG_2810.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Residenz Christkindlmarkt's Chistmas Pyramid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF7n9Sx34j5k1fOMSDWkx7KLSXVTiUIGFaGBJc1pQcn1vG9aCrNi8mSpZXvpayAqY2C_gj5y52iRgqEbdj5DK_ycCkQe_ZGkfNbrHlqdlt1imTCIbBbaJmzxNePMn6uXNrQTo3ux1KZ3lGqBnZEc4YnOKXG2ecEHT8Xu3rbuw21H9J3eoPTOe0n69aQ/s4032/IMG_2813.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF7n9Sx34j5k1fOMSDWkx7KLSXVTiUIGFaGBJc1pQcn1vG9aCrNi8mSpZXvpayAqY2C_gj5y52iRgqEbdj5DK_ycCkQe_ZGkfNbrHlqdlt1imTCIbBbaJmzxNePMn6uXNrQTo3ux1KZ3lGqBnZEc4YnOKXG2ecEHT8Xu3rbuw21H9J3eoPTOe0n69aQ/w480-h640/IMG_2813.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a little white gluhwein</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8XPXCv7NovspB6Q9NijCynDIpmYBqw0BiLuBg_SvTl3tA0uz41iFo5GoyPujSD-h-7aMF2RdjwtrAb0RnCNPEpmtLBwB2P2X3poW8ogVK5-IhoCvFtC7YXNstexy6KirsSEph4DruTVdJrDch3sRYqmxcJnin_O0v-zl-_irhtz8pGBSP2FXuYCfOA/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221219_121133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8XPXCv7NovspB6Q9NijCynDIpmYBqw0BiLuBg_SvTl3tA0uz41iFo5GoyPujSD-h-7aMF2RdjwtrAb0RnCNPEpmtLBwB2P2X3poW8ogVK5-IhoCvFtC7YXNstexy6KirsSEph4DruTVdJrDch3sRYqmxcJnin_O0v-zl-_irhtz8pGBSP2FXuYCfOA/w444-h640/Resized_Resized_20221219_121133.JPG" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snow made it feel festive</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8wP7481D3Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="c8wP7481D3Y"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Residenz Christkindlmarkt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-r9C0QyHa3uHtvLhDY4Hvw0tTvBueKMU560ODS80rURpGdkf6pQfnBWPnulJdJCbfZW1w_7eWYxSC9c2eMrHj79O7k5CCKRVYcSw-WblfvK1Xh3G93-5Ou5P_aIWkzcqXhyXB_iwUMvYxbKOFsMyTqDmqjDVLAi59662RTMnRPcOKe_Bp1EM5hOKGg/s4032/IMG_2821.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-r9C0QyHa3uHtvLhDY4Hvw0tTvBueKMU560ODS80rURpGdkf6pQfnBWPnulJdJCbfZW1w_7eWYxSC9c2eMrHj79O7k5CCKRVYcSw-WblfvK1Xh3G93-5Ou5P_aIWkzcqXhyXB_iwUMvYxbKOFsMyTqDmqjDVLAi59662RTMnRPcOKe_Bp1EM5hOKGg/w640-h480/IMG_2821.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few of the stahls. It is such a beautiful setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stayed at the Residenz for quite some time, enjoying multiple rounds of gluhwein and shopping at the different stahls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxjMXymIVL_2kjkZqpBoDw6Znvf8_ZniXql2SOUS9U3LiiCB2Sp4BxVOn1uuUTu-cK3XP51SeklYteCjyWG1WGiyNvmFWaTZkgDimAjT6k6A8neXOinwJwA6A9Bvu6U0sPxEBNFLWM0RGrJX1E-1EbjwjwL3j1Hhd1LOrBIbEYW7A4Hab4QGaXw6CMQ/s4032/IMG_2822.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxjMXymIVL_2kjkZqpBoDw6Znvf8_ZniXql2SOUS9U3LiiCB2Sp4BxVOn1uuUTu-cK3XP51SeklYteCjyWG1WGiyNvmFWaTZkgDimAjT6k6A8neXOinwJwA6A9Bvu6U0sPxEBNFLWM0RGrJX1E-1EbjwjwL3j1Hhd1LOrBIbEYW7A4Hab4QGaXw6CMQ/w640-h480/IMG_2822.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked home via the Viktualienmarkt and stopped to buy some stuffed peppers. I absolutely love eating cream cheese-stuffed sweet peppers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After relaxing at our hotel for a while, we decided that we would walk to one of the local markets that we visited in 2019, the Haidhausen Christkindlmarkt. This market is extremely local and has quickly become one of our favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohAchbisGs1U8SutdNRvs7qJkFjg3LgsTJL2DQFH5_2_t1b4_hA6mCf9d0Ogoktyd-S8gRUOgkk97U3tTuRo81nAt-cIZuk7q4NfwB2hnSqGV-QKt5s9ltycFZ1zqJREjYsg7KII0HJMJy5WYOZ9mKjuTy_ehsZcLVMas3zg21fq3UweTGWdnUzmUuQ/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221219_163922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohAchbisGs1U8SutdNRvs7qJkFjg3LgsTJL2DQFH5_2_t1b4_hA6mCf9d0Ogoktyd-S8gRUOgkk97U3tTuRo81nAt-cIZuk7q4NfwB2hnSqGV-QKt5s9ltycFZ1zqJREjYsg7KII0HJMJy5WYOZ9mKjuTy_ehsZcLVMas3zg21fq3UweTGWdnUzmUuQ/w640-h480/Resized_Resized_20221219_163922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The very charming Haidhausen Christkindlmarkt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyr_pJ2jGaJ-KOIJ2Tl_6qWSRgP2c6PyXTFqz8CM8ZSrGrJbYkBh0jHVHy4JG8y4FNxDcMvWa8zP4mdMWGbmiWWnEdZpYX1d83V1vH_dVMtUB7ZaemjzKBiM8ZEBYvZizkFCDosk0Lqy8egPpb7YPmS25InMgCi3GMazJdmXqmV1ydT-virkrV67cdA/s1600/Resized_Resized_20221219_164159.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyr_pJ2jGaJ-KOIJ2Tl_6qWSRgP2c6PyXTFqz8CM8ZSrGrJbYkBh0jHVHy4JG8y4FNxDcMvWa8zP4mdMWGbmiWWnEdZpYX1d83V1vH_dVMtUB7ZaemjzKBiM8ZEBYvZizkFCDosk0Lqy8egPpb7YPmS25InMgCi3GMazJdmXqmV1ydT-virkrV67cdA/w640-h480/Resized_Resized_20221219_164159.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Behind me is the stahl that graciously served us a few rounds of gluhwein. I have a gluhwein mug for here from our trip in 2019.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqSHjgPmsIJxYbakPCCP_thP-sToNsnKIloBrATHTrAbM6_j4CbtpC7y361nFnT7Zcp8v1CNEfYOcmBcAxY6zSGkdjkdSrQF0nDmw3QgazZrX4e0A50cnv6TgPxN407BdjSVCalj1yjWrAZYyif3nY-Hf2Tj7ijW8mWvrUbLK-EykcFH9SMHQcasf7A/s4032/IMG_2825.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqSHjgPmsIJxYbakPCCP_thP-sToNsnKIloBrATHTrAbM6_j4CbtpC7y361nFnT7Zcp8v1CNEfYOcmBcAxY6zSGkdjkdSrQF0nDmw3QgazZrX4e0A50cnv6TgPxN407BdjSVCalj1yjWrAZYyif3nY-Hf2Tj7ijW8mWvrUbLK-EykcFH9SMHQcasf7A/w640-h480/IMG_2825.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is definitely set up for people to hang around with friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxWwZLlUdXOxeZbtO31ZygO_N6vVYk0_YE0ZHnvHqVaXd2TQlg2Hodrqta4twhMIV1uxf4y9jIeoOYJvu2Wv366oPSBSR8cO1udi4JVIqWzykZAXPxz5JDbEEpuxlkfc0E_JOeHMpYzvcNnw-6RhvU8F7yz_n3jF5w3YGuEkY86MQ4t90A-E2n2OD6g/s4032/IMG_2828.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxWwZLlUdXOxeZbtO31ZygO_N6vVYk0_YE0ZHnvHqVaXd2TQlg2Hodrqta4twhMIV1uxf4y9jIeoOYJvu2Wv366oPSBSR8cO1udi4JVIqWzykZAXPxz5JDbEEpuxlkfc0E_JOeHMpYzvcNnw-6RhvU8F7yz_n3jF5w3YGuEkY86MQ4t90A-E2n2OD6g/w640-h480/IMG_2828.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gluhwein stahl at the Haidhausen Christkindlmarkt </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MhxkAExS2bk" width="320" youtube-src-id="MhxkAExS2bk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haidhausen Christkindlmarkt, complete with Santa riding back and forth!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfhw_61DJZ-ddGYN2AXCB6J8b2KplsmTKyU7rlL6lQfQpOLknoE8bujAWCpytXiTlt-D1CiN0ZvvuukXAlVo9S3EFWe8YZrjGtmTTasv9MRrvPdQLtqTrAxtVQrPur6-tmAm03G3agyI6Jb8F977GhW9b3xYusxb7cxf285OnUAGHoAFQq8KyFs6TrQ/s4032/IMG_2836.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfhw_61DJZ-ddGYN2AXCB6J8b2KplsmTKyU7rlL6lQfQpOLknoE8bujAWCpytXiTlt-D1CiN0ZvvuukXAlVo9S3EFWe8YZrjGtmTTasv9MRrvPdQLtqTrAxtVQrPur6-tmAm03G3agyI6Jb8F977GhW9b3xYusxb7cxf285OnUAGHoAFQq8KyFs6TrQ/w480-h640/IMG_2836.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White and Red Gluhwein, it was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ru_W34tApWXABPHCR8YMbD7Smc2TH4neIvQqDAKxJR0b3M_6TLxWfhFzctdh0cgBpDoVeMMKJIUMev2sbbJIrbFExW5iQyp6rfKGDrIQ19hnhhFQO_eorZX6shpVo9_hNAm2N8mxY83ndjh_XyFZvNpb0ss_ATCKX2yzMzj0fOf2A4cQZmmCTRz_kw/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221219_165047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ru_W34tApWXABPHCR8YMbD7Smc2TH4neIvQqDAKxJR0b3M_6TLxWfhFzctdh0cgBpDoVeMMKJIUMev2sbbJIrbFExW5iQyp6rfKGDrIQ19hnhhFQO_eorZX6shpVo9_hNAm2N8mxY83ndjh_XyFZvNpb0ss_ATCKX2yzMzj0fOf2A4cQZmmCTRz_kw/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221219_165047.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buying chocolate-covered strawberries on a stick. I had multiple chocolate-covered strawberries on this trip and this stahl by far so the best!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left Haidhausen and decided to walk to the Medieval Market near the Odeonsplatz. We have been here before but never had the <span style="text-align: center;">Feuerzangenbowle that this market is known for in the specialty mug. I ended up finding some soap at this market too that I brought home for us to enjoy. It smelled amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ageQRqwlghc" width="320" youtube-src-id="ageQRqwlghc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feuerzangenbowle</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOWhlqS5iItXaSkjjPKdDjEyxjONWlgeTYU-5IuYBKLEPvuD16DNdUyr8QctjEPMucwJd9GnIu40H50ozgrzREqkUBrufxrYb6-lhklAXlhEII-OnDVPC_CkkbpVnTXPHct_KU2drH-NazHwKSpco3laLgFYagGnePPf4E1wtZm6acumUqcJr8aM8xw/s4032/IMG_2839.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOWhlqS5iItXaSkjjPKdDjEyxjONWlgeTYU-5IuYBKLEPvuD16DNdUyr8QctjEPMucwJd9GnIu40H50ozgrzREqkUBrufxrYb6-lhklAXlhEII-OnDVPC_CkkbpVnTXPHct_KU2drH-NazHwKSpco3laLgFYagGnePPf4E1wtZm6acumUqcJr8aM8xw/w480-h640/IMG_2839.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken was so happy to try the Feuerzangenbowle. He liked it so much that he got a refill. We also brought home one of these mugs since it is so unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwM-jqFXBOWJ3GVTKsbOnWQFEmV6oH2xXOVOhpyBAe3Kmqy_Ftid1kGAgEeQuwGdoqFRcnYeXuHvAK8jTGGC67tmVlY4LIfIFchroT11xQESvKqw1DVQfU89NA3D7dzlsRJW6vdDFQZmOnYEBVKO2TR2jVWWUo3b5fUsM1GQJyyDw-sPBju-e_1BhVw/s4032/IMG_2840.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwM-jqFXBOWJ3GVTKsbOnWQFEmV6oH2xXOVOhpyBAe3Kmqy_Ftid1kGAgEeQuwGdoqFRcnYeXuHvAK8jTGGC67tmVlY4LIfIFchroT11xQESvKqw1DVQfU89NA3D7dzlsRJW6vdDFQZmOnYEBVKO2TR2jVWWUo3b5fUsM1GQJyyDw-sPBju-e_1BhVw/w480-h640/IMG_2840.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Feuerzangenbowle. I honestly did not care for it. It was so sweet with the extra sugar. It was so busy around the stahl that I was afraid I was going to catch someone on fire!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVXZDvU2bxh5O6dYbm_QgoaAllvT1lkBvxZ4leCNb4YbfKFNtWgv3rmfw9AwEIP_Xqgocu4F7pFjSS1GT_gZ-JjWDFpvuDHQMOgT4rrpTYrH-9kPQmQbiuEc6pU7JT5VtN8f4B744WjHPKn-C6sEftDpQs5bfhkYIotQo9266WLkMbfaVquUp51331Q/s4032/IMG_2842.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVXZDvU2bxh5O6dYbm_QgoaAllvT1lkBvxZ4leCNb4YbfKFNtWgv3rmfw9AwEIP_Xqgocu4F7pFjSS1GT_gZ-JjWDFpvuDHQMOgT4rrpTYrH-9kPQmQbiuEc6pU7JT5VtN8f4B744WjHPKn-C6sEftDpQs5bfhkYIotQo9266WLkMbfaVquUp51331Q/w480-h640/IMG_2842.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken with his delicious kase spaetzle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the Medieval Market and enjoyed a final gluhwein near our hotel before calling it a day. It was such a wonderful day all over Munich!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-20813926371757172022-12-18T17:44:00.006-06:002023-04-13T20:23:25.942-05:00Christmas Markets in Europe...Days 1 and 2<p>We were fortunate enough to get to do one of my favorite things in December: Visit the Christkindlmarkts in Germany and Austria! After a devasting two years of having plane tickets and having to cancel at the last moment, we were finally able to enjoy this tradition again. </p><p>It has been a really difficult year, and to get to experience one of my favorite things again was so good for my soul.</p><p>We left on Saturday evening after I worked all day. I had received a notification while at the hospital that our long-haul flight from Chicago would be delayed. We were bummed, but also grateful that technically we were leaving a day earlier than originally planned since we were catching such a late flight out of Kansas City.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_7ddjCe0p5MG9CpBbatfcVhpNOO4MWGGJAxKSF0FdgKTo5EHNs2o2hHtLRRtLLsg-KYs7I8XRA0SrBHszZN9Yc7vQGv_nLMge3npjdoNrLuXjDx6OTEvfgp0AWlyjEsnOCMMcdWcUk-dKpUOl-PAIX_CDUeTGp8ZO_MQkzhBeyOxo9ovkr0LYML5kw/s4032/IMG_2765.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_7ddjCe0p5MG9CpBbatfcVhpNOO4MWGGJAxKSF0FdgKTo5EHNs2o2hHtLRRtLLsg-KYs7I8XRA0SrBHszZN9Yc7vQGv_nLMge3npjdoNrLuXjDx6OTEvfgp0AWlyjEsnOCMMcdWcUk-dKpUOl-PAIX_CDUeTGp8ZO_MQkzhBeyOxo9ovkr0LYML5kw/w480-h640/IMG_2765.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wine and snacks on the way to Chicago. It was such a relief to be on the plane, even though we knew we were delayed in Chicago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived at O'Hare at 8:45 pm. We were surprised to learn that everything closes at 9:00 pm, including the United lounge. Fortunately, Ken spotted a spot that was open that was selling flatbread and to-go wine. We sat there until they finally kicked us out along with some new friends we had met from Michigan. They were all surprised to hear we were on our way to Germany. I tried to explain to all of them what was waiting for us when we arrived, but unless you have witnessed Germany at Christmas, it is hard to imagine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended up finding a nice quiet spot to take a quick nap before boarding our flight at 1:00 am. That was definitely a first for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNqiTfHHxEwzKOq7Izjv2zn7bJPMB2lTNCjwO6r4Oi1duyU3jHT-PWVNkoCcDJ9OiQizM44Rj8Te94u9-CITjnPc9dZXkpm7HIfs5NsmoaAB3OMiLGqVZLfziAAWN_NxTNXxYVUEx_zxcdkTy_nkiHujn5DwbY3UH5PjDD0Wg3AZlRcafhybYNVUZGQ/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221218_011513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNqiTfHHxEwzKOq7Izjv2zn7bJPMB2lTNCjwO6r4Oi1duyU3jHT-PWVNkoCcDJ9OiQizM44Rj8Te94u9-CITjnPc9dZXkpm7HIfs5NsmoaAB3OMiLGqVZLfziAAWN_NxTNXxYVUEx_zxcdkTy_nkiHujn5DwbY3UH5PjDD0Wg3AZlRcafhybYNVUZGQ/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221218_011513.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally on board! We enjoyed our welcome champagne and tried to pretend it was not 1:00 am. It was getting really close to being 24 hours that both of us had been awake since Ken drove me to the hospital the morning prior. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We both watched movies and slept. Once we woke up and had breakfast, Ken ended up teaching our German flight attendants about screwdrivers. It was cute! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived in Munich and made it through customs. We were excited that the Christkindlmarkt at the airport would be open. I had some Euros left over from previous trips, so we decided to stop and enjoy the market along with a little gluhwein.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xh5p1-tpyyI" width="320" youtube-src-id="xh5p1-tpyyI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Munich airport Christkindlmarkt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY352snVsbhWoh8zqlOCSt0Fea_1JocKURZC83evA1Tom7XdWH6HxNF4tAlqRVLbt17OTd6oNre_oPL1hz9TJqxv9NLeysup90q06XsodfKmiVkJSTqSEhwBeXfmx1OyZe6eoQ5fSGzKl3NdWdI-BD5Cb3UlPj3Z6_ES1eSdD6RsI9AMyJ_5RxKkcSuQ/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221218_172654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY352snVsbhWoh8zqlOCSt0Fea_1JocKURZC83evA1Tom7XdWH6HxNF4tAlqRVLbt17OTd6oNre_oPL1hz9TJqxv9NLeysup90q06XsodfKmiVkJSTqSEhwBeXfmx1OyZe6eoQ5fSGzKl3NdWdI-BD5Cb3UlPj3Z6_ES1eSdD6RsI9AMyJ_5RxKkcSuQ/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221218_172654.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The market really is quite cute. We had our bags with us, so we did not move around too much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YmxGX2chUqk" width="320" youtube-src-id="YmxGX2chUqk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ice skating at the Munich Airport Christkindlmarkt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed our gluhwein and hopped on the S-Bahn towards the Marienplatz. Once we arrived, I was so excited to come up the escalator to see the tree in the Marienplatz. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WgbRBE1de9c" width="320" youtube-src-id="WgbRBE1de9c"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That feeling of finally making it to your favorite place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to our hotel, which is just a few blocks from the Marienplatz. We dropped off our stuff and headed back to the Marienplatz. He had just snowed the day prior, so we were treated with beautiful views.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkGCtGXR9GRLNZd1dDIVWN89CxHz4bdz3sphBpAxed09svG2DBNskgZwWikNcucOlT19XE3Wxu38uhW3LFbyxBAhGbAq5xCwA2h8r3Y1VdgYGDjkcAhT8hlCL-CBLFz5w_MHMs1446OI9tUJtGRdpcvJp5sMVCdBQgL6nPLj5j4DHFGZfwoSfpFg4Fw/s4032/IMG_2779.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkGCtGXR9GRLNZd1dDIVWN89CxHz4bdz3sphBpAxed09svG2DBNskgZwWikNcucOlT19XE3Wxu38uhW3LFbyxBAhGbAq5xCwA2h8r3Y1VdgYGDjkcAhT8hlCL-CBLFz5w_MHMs1446OI9tUJtGRdpcvJp5sMVCdBQgL6nPLj5j4DHFGZfwoSfpFg4Fw/w480-h640/IMG_2779.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The charming Marienplatz Christkindlmarkt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked through the market and decided to head to our beloved Rindermarkt so we could get gluhwein from one of my favorite stahls and dinner from the Christmas Pyramid. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKiBaylwZMdIghs-YS5OjbFqxjEpNgIX0I-9LNc7KgX1BR8kB9vi7qv45OfsAtLvzoE1VBkuUF-RjIHosem1kpk88bDM6pb_GgQgLqxc_XjnmCW94yHFfba4qEDjTX_DLxAEtNoYRISycMVls8nkfHE-SiyZ99AegkUTa4IlSLDGyo9Xo0m8PDf5rSQ/s4032/IMG_2792.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKiBaylwZMdIghs-YS5OjbFqxjEpNgIX0I-9LNc7KgX1BR8kB9vi7qv45OfsAtLvzoE1VBkuUF-RjIHosem1kpk88bDM6pb_GgQgLqxc_XjnmCW94yHFfba4qEDjTX_DLxAEtNoYRISycMVls8nkfHE-SiyZ99AegkUTa4IlSLDGyo9Xo0m8PDf5rSQ/w480-h640/IMG_2792.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bundled up with a rose gluhwein in hand in front of my favorite Christmas Pyramid. I am not sure I could be happier.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwlQJ9UoOw4haJAMp9FX5QgFv-soR-KrTnbuIK4rpC7_ljkCTWoma9XVxqrQZ6ofno0nxMHPsQUPhktZuaPP_gghQ0DslalnosaIS603oMZU7zIUty3A4nBvtNSg7qPPHhi6yGwiCDKrxGW-SzKuU0D0GlBBbc-GcQiWZpAGSa6YJhLhWcKFdFGvcfA/s4032/IMG_2786.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwlQJ9UoOw4haJAMp9FX5QgFv-soR-KrTnbuIK4rpC7_ljkCTWoma9XVxqrQZ6ofno0nxMHPsQUPhktZuaPP_gghQ0DslalnosaIS603oMZU7zIUty3A4nBvtNSg7qPPHhi6yGwiCDKrxGW-SzKuU0D0GlBBbc-GcQiWZpAGSa6YJhLhWcKFdFGvcfA/w480-h640/IMG_2786.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few of my favorite things: Pommes frites, currywurst, and a rose gluhwein!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCJ6IflJDvXfkS2OCHQLa85yf-csWwlmbK15R1INiUfoYTDFIQil89Ql5qBMSrG3S2-BB1Lsi_U_LLfYcONzyBhiTveiv3IYz98KDDuDN3KDgtEcwkdSDyLCEUva3jBgEOjMiNWaqc-3Hf8KBSwVlGBcjvxZyKkSFyYNfZk_tKtNyIzqGlttPs0Vf9Q/s4032/IMG_2785.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCJ6IflJDvXfkS2OCHQLa85yf-csWwlmbK15R1INiUfoYTDFIQil89Ql5qBMSrG3S2-BB1Lsi_U_LLfYcONzyBhiTveiv3IYz98KDDuDN3KDgtEcwkdSDyLCEUva3jBgEOjMiNWaqc-3Hf8KBSwVlGBcjvxZyKkSFyYNfZk_tKtNyIzqGlttPs0Vf9Q/w480-h640/IMG_2785.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken enjoying his gluhwein and a foot-long brat. He was so happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was absolutely freezing out. I think it was 18 degrees and it was quite windy out too. We noticed that our favorite gluhwein stahl in the Rindermarkt had an area where you could sit inside and they had a fire going. We decided to spend the rest of the evening in there until last call just shortly before 8:00 pm. It was Sunday, so the markets close a little earlier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vghbgWNUT4s" width="320" youtube-src-id="vghbgWNUT4s"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gluhwein drinking in Munich</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgeTa-NScwWo7ZlvguH20cicoz_b16Y3AjcawLBrUGr_3jf0D7ew-042R9JF_FN_3xp2t8PyOv82EkNih9HJW2jkS0ryLdqFHDhzcQJK5635sbc6qLfPZmyuxobyL8zMvjKao37i1VxkrYhJ76kjlB9qY7qyWuSLhWr6a3meaaclZ5qhXtpjzBv5S4g/s3024/IMG_2795.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2890" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgeTa-NScwWo7ZlvguH20cicoz_b16Y3AjcawLBrUGr_3jf0D7ew-042R9JF_FN_3xp2t8PyOv82EkNih9HJW2jkS0ryLdqFHDhzcQJK5635sbc6qLfPZmyuxobyL8zMvjKao37i1VxkrYhJ76kjlB9qY7qyWuSLhWr6a3meaaclZ5qhXtpjzBv5S4g/w612-h640/IMG_2795.HEIC" width="612" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inside of the stahl was so festive</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v-0kqnCoBjPfcSJUdAp_rHAADzTu8ZrN2ChHqsaTGffcpZeuOlaHfDasq1xWs5FtUaQCHksVs7QZoPX4jlmutWLaQDoX7UEqRE5dhi2V8IAO9a-9OSlkLRAnuaA757_vW3N3LbL7MFXlcPfjmzlqqfL1aqlRdf25oDANQe2xcclSkz_eDtBA59rPLg/s1200/Resized_Resized_20221218_200005.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v-0kqnCoBjPfcSJUdAp_rHAADzTu8ZrN2ChHqsaTGffcpZeuOlaHfDasq1xWs5FtUaQCHksVs7QZoPX4jlmutWLaQDoX7UEqRE5dhi2V8IAO9a-9OSlkLRAnuaA757_vW3N3LbL7MFXlcPfjmzlqqfL1aqlRdf25oDANQe2xcclSkz_eDtBA59rPLg/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221218_200005.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying my rose gluhwein by the fire. I was so cozy inside the stahl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sySse9KNM5MZLAU6c_Hg-w4yxBLmtRqMepCdf8eL4G7d9SKXO_PwwrsywV9V8vQgb5z-QsoAnzp1fYW8HdGU0_NfWqSY5RikvzvjqKY3IYbsdCr6zXB3ugWVW66cvvyi456LCMCIA9AaIGMRlbuyb1IZ3O_ioqoM2lG8zQ1dypcza1z0TmAEU24mfA/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221218_215835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sySse9KNM5MZLAU6c_Hg-w4yxBLmtRqMepCdf8eL4G7d9SKXO_PwwrsywV9V8vQgb5z-QsoAnzp1fYW8HdGU0_NfWqSY5RikvzvjqKY3IYbsdCr6zXB3ugWVW66cvvyi456LCMCIA9AaIGMRlbuyb1IZ3O_ioqoM2lG8zQ1dypcza1z0TmAEU24mfA/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20221218_215835.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A sign that you hit up the Augustiner on your way back to the hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite the delay, we had a wonderful first day in Munich. It felt so nice to be back in one of our favorite places during Christmas. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-58386595013629171682022-12-08T15:26:00.018-06:002023-03-01T15:30:57.965-06:00The Campground...<p>The Campground in Kansas City hosts a Christkindlmarkt each year. Ken discovered this last year when he was looking for ways to bring a little Germany to me since the markets were not happening due to Covid. We went last year and enjoyed sitting outside and having a little gluhwein. </p><p>The bonus about this market is that Lotti gets to go! For the second year in a row, Lotti has written a letter to Santa Paws! Hopefully he brings her all that she asked for.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw1aUc1GlPsWR5vqftkzm6_lMXoJOzrD3MhIy_UPxRXvnA5sNlvQDjliAGFQ_i5tIAQ6M8tU9SIVn067DAfjh8GrA2QAe1BWoIdKGtx2zntsxn4Kyejan-BUq5ZZrNhLH8_iCyAavGLdXbGEXfNtuR7hS1JM2ecdj7lGrKzTzCaagl7lw74NnwLfSyw/s1024/Resized_Resized_20221208_180024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw1aUc1GlPsWR5vqftkzm6_lMXoJOzrD3MhIy_UPxRXvnA5sNlvQDjliAGFQ_i5tIAQ6M8tU9SIVn067DAfjh8GrA2QAe1BWoIdKGtx2zntsxn4Kyejan-BUq5ZZrNhLH8_iCyAavGLdXbGEXfNtuR7hS1JM2ecdj7lGrKzTzCaagl7lw74NnwLfSyw/w522-h640/Resized_Resized_20221208_180024.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lotti and Mom at the Campground, getting ready to mail Lott's letter to Santa!</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIDRlPmsJknIoGeHaQLM6e1DbQpsq4o03njWoM4AxCY8qU5MSoArcV-_iMAFOlc41oFjIT7XeRyBTVFRu_uLQ9CRy0B39yP7bCwDYU9SBhzMqqtToAV8jHAqLk6MjlSxNH72_E7k6Rk-IrkF6I8PmUdAGJRK58TRuKy8TH-VO8n9V-qU5tiJbXxbuww/s3088/IMG_2725.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIDRlPmsJknIoGeHaQLM6e1DbQpsq4o03njWoM4AxCY8qU5MSoArcV-_iMAFOlc41oFjIT7XeRyBTVFRu_uLQ9CRy0B39yP7bCwDYU9SBhzMqqtToAV8jHAqLk6MjlSxNH72_E7k6Rk-IrkF6I8PmUdAGJRK58TRuKy8TH-VO8n9V-qU5tiJbXxbuww/w480-h640/IMG_2725.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A family selfie at the Campground!</div><br /><p>It is a fun little family tradition and we enjoy getting to take Lotti to the market.</p>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454398853258123357.post-25172625399772518722022-12-06T16:49:00.121-06:002023-02-12T18:05:53.954-06:00Chicago Girls' Trip 2022<p>My girls' trip to Chicago in December is one of my favorite weekends of the entire year. It is a weekend full of good friends, good food, and laughter. This year was certainly no different.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLw0En8Zqrhu__xYRke5tFCK-kslZr42gx0FF8aYMuw6ecV_VaEJNyLdd-YA-3z5kN4R6pyD1SbPpu7vcnPDl5HOwdImasEu1USpuLp0IA6H63PqvWAmjyd3y5xYQMymdaCZeqNLVH65_Ksk3P91Sinyh6bIMIEVWUQzCj4gc7w4ORx-3kyoabD2LpA/s4032/Facetune_03-12-2022-10-45-52.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLw0En8Zqrhu__xYRke5tFCK-kslZr42gx0FF8aYMuw6ecV_VaEJNyLdd-YA-3z5kN4R6pyD1SbPpu7vcnPDl5HOwdImasEu1USpuLp0IA6H63PqvWAmjyd3y5xYQMymdaCZeqNLVH65_Ksk3P91Sinyh6bIMIEVWUQzCj4gc7w4ORx-3kyoabD2LpA/w640-h480/Facetune_03-12-2022-10-45-52.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cranberry mimosas on the flight</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We knew we were in for a lot of laughter during this trip when it started with me literally having to jump in the bed of the truck of our Uber driver's truck to retrieve our luggage. We had an older man as our driver and he was planning to get our luggage out with his cane. There is no way I would allow that and just hopped up in the back of the truck and got our bags. We all had a good laugh over it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We dropped our stuff off at the Palmer House and headed to one of our favorite places, The Purple Pig.</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-kYTV1aml_1a_g2AsD7LK-BZ8z-qtZ-dtF4imYoS1Yv0j_I8_UcqS_swz2jHmRHi63RVjzwQsWRopgcbFCTb6BGzETuvcnsEbCwup2eI2qEb10CAH33PH1ujs8gNTBBG2DOtzQxnG6X3rm1c3vXKI1xn9PpmI3XwVCx-_tX9s-1doCt5PzBv9JWPzw/s4032/IMG_2631.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-kYTV1aml_1a_g2AsD7LK-BZ8z-qtZ-dtF4imYoS1Yv0j_I8_UcqS_swz2jHmRHi63RVjzwQsWRopgcbFCTb6BGzETuvcnsEbCwup2eI2qEb10CAH33PH1ujs8gNTBBG2DOtzQxnG6X3rm1c3vXKI1xn9PpmI3XwVCx-_tX9s-1doCt5PzBv9JWPzw/w480-h640/IMG_2631.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My festive drink at Purple Pig. It was delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Michelle's friend Ann joined us at the Purple Pig and asked if we could go to Pops for a bottle of champagne. Yes! It is one of our favorite places!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zoz8EeqnDYHUR5tWzKotkdTWzI5DUdfjJ9aoY0x9Jqj1ttvc7XxUxX5wUlL-qoG4UlxcUnn9--65qrRhhoEYTFtTKCaOZQzj22koJFnBv_OWU83ZFadslTGCgXzV_pf1jsxsXBhwvLcicIYv3TT7qk5qrxTZ22ID6OGE7LuScC8kumTWjwJyP-uDqQ/s4032/Facetune_03-12-2022-18-54-36.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zoz8EeqnDYHUR5tWzKotkdTWzI5DUdfjJ9aoY0x9Jqj1ttvc7XxUxX5wUlL-qoG4UlxcUnn9--65qrRhhoEYTFtTKCaOZQzj22koJFnBv_OWU83ZFadslTGCgXzV_pf1jsxsXBhwvLcicIYv3TT7qk5qrxTZ22ID6OGE7LuScC8kumTWjwJyP-uDqQ/w640-h480/Facetune_03-12-2022-18-54-36.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jill, me, Michelle, and Ann at Pops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left Pops and said farewell to Ann as we made our way to the Christkindlmarkt. It was so busy. We were able to enjoy a little gluhwein, buy some candied nuts, and buy a few items. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOd3nllWKx7rfXzRW1GIKxmauAKEO2C-7dAwPt-81LLt-1f89n4VXOd-a6IcSTAACKz4S_6p5XpndlATpAduHIwTioco0wBZpBmiyv6wZRLQOS9poQRS5l9E3QAg156_50PIEOGx_YkXhUgHtHUCkc9V_9pfm2UYUbmvEP0Pa9dB2wfsRbNQv0b2EDg/s2048/IMG_2739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOd3nllWKx7rfXzRW1GIKxmauAKEO2C-7dAwPt-81LLt-1f89n4VXOd-a6IcSTAACKz4S_6p5XpndlATpAduHIwTioco0wBZpBmiyv6wZRLQOS9poQRS5l9E3QAg156_50PIEOGx_YkXhUgHtHUCkc9V_9pfm2UYUbmvEP0Pa9dB2wfsRbNQv0b2EDg/w640-h480/IMG_2739.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crossing the bridge on State Street</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSxyyuiBviUxIOJsxaU_qV8KOQjyIf58jSQGVsV0QuxZ9g4sXoU6nsKx-SdtGG7DG-4FrpeOivWwwtZpFNavfqGRMwYLIYr9J2ORsgNH6fC24Jmv_3a6xR2xe_KHwY8vVN47KwgmOpy0xBiskyxaUbu9Y9K-sEbFFSkGL6JaF31Y5m5y6Lio6H3wtrQ/s4032/IMG_2634.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSxyyuiBviUxIOJsxaU_qV8KOQjyIf58jSQGVsV0QuxZ9g4sXoU6nsKx-SdtGG7DG-4FrpeOivWwwtZpFNavfqGRMwYLIYr9J2ORsgNH6fC24Jmv_3a6xR2xe_KHwY8vVN47KwgmOpy0xBiskyxaUbu9Y9K-sEbFFSkGL6JaF31Y5m5y6Lio6H3wtrQ/w640-h480/IMG_2634.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A gorgeous view walking back to the Palmer House. I love the views of crossing the bridges along the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3Uz6GltRN25cEo8cgr6F5M2X5diUo0RCO7mk9KQWMFmnakitlewBJJ_d0j4MtyK5bqIIywT4RQwLJMJu4f0k309EAqyaTWLwwP25ADeD5FczAzMejmuVc2yJJZKKEB9KMtltZb2fqgpR-OOm4qkIk3mkcA-1I7OAS0lIbtCpcvx29b1gIoFwajNSOA/s4032/IMG_2252.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3Uz6GltRN25cEo8cgr6F5M2X5diUo0RCO7mk9KQWMFmnakitlewBJJ_d0j4MtyK5bqIIywT4RQwLJMJu4f0k309EAqyaTWLwwP25ADeD5FczAzMejmuVc2yJJZKKEB9KMtltZb2fqgpR-OOm4qkIk3mkcA-1I7OAS0lIbtCpcvx29b1gIoFwajNSOA/w640-h480/IMG_2252.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besties at the Chicago Christkindlmarkt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went back to the Palmer House and enjoyed drinks while listening to live music around the bar. It was a great end to a wonderful day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We woke up on Sunday and I went to the hotel gym for a run. Afterward, we got ready and took an Uber to Wrigleyville for brunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxCdk0EqT8PfCid4PyhcDui7-a3OUmVxBYw1gTb1f6Bt-KGc4l2LWlhgR8wIWGlTNF3xnfQXBt9-EaIeA16usAkRh65ItnO1fQEshdRa1e1M1WBObWPuqTES3t_gMIUGbL3_J0DRHfi5vdr2tqtaiKXGKA_NhSTC2cLxMEXTocZWvQoxIecZydSE9zQ/s4032/IMG_2665.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxCdk0EqT8PfCid4PyhcDui7-a3OUmVxBYw1gTb1f6Bt-KGc4l2LWlhgR8wIWGlTNF3xnfQXBt9-EaIeA16usAkRh65ItnO1fQEshdRa1e1M1WBObWPuqTES3t_gMIUGbL3_J0DRHfi5vdr2tqtaiKXGKA_NhSTC2cLxMEXTocZWvQoxIecZydSE9zQ/w640-h480/IMG_2665.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Festive decorations at our brunch spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ4DWXGOfgFv3P4jSOcjPclOlVwPANu6YBHOFiBX9wPBMKcNZPEuIVCN28mQEgnl18gQV16MQU0_b7tyl63Zad4jHlzerWr30EWSw15R7_rB06ngNggClTqafjTukrV8G28mjnryLX_TcVvCzNCh9GabfcftLLwjO_ZL-ZX9N_1Ca-miBTylT32pNRw/s4032/IMG_2669.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ4DWXGOfgFv3P4jSOcjPclOlVwPANu6YBHOFiBX9wPBMKcNZPEuIVCN28mQEgnl18gQV16MQU0_b7tyl63Zad4jHlzerWr30EWSw15R7_rB06ngNggClTqafjTukrV8G28mjnryLX_TcVvCzNCh9GabfcftLLwjO_ZL-ZX9N_1Ca-miBTylT32pNRw/w640-h480/IMG_2669.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bottomless mimosas anyone???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkEG1EikQNROY-2QNtAqucolFxge3AtA7aOTaAYjVrKL6eFcy73kUY84-pUtXoXUUdJu_Xvy9vgjreU0NqOSSpMRmwblkql_A_-haIh-X9YHS_rBw8EUaPSbU8wiBNLMyByq5flMoffmRkFqPN6b9eC8qq9pZhA-DDbNaVpAEBdxIdiLLWZeGTkAEmg/s4032/IMG_2675.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkEG1EikQNROY-2QNtAqucolFxge3AtA7aOTaAYjVrKL6eFcy73kUY84-pUtXoXUUdJu_Xvy9vgjreU0NqOSSpMRmwblkql_A_-haIh-X9YHS_rBw8EUaPSbU8wiBNLMyByq5flMoffmRkFqPN6b9eC8qq9pZhA-DDbNaVpAEBdxIdiLLWZeGTkAEmg/w480-h640/IMG_2675.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shenanigans as a result of said bottomless mimosas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left our brunch spot and went to the Wrigleyville Christkindlmarkt. I absolutely love this market. The drink and food options are amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdhH_heBaGohWTk0QmjSDqSJQzB276J43SHwWZ5kY-IAlxfWr8g2-ajVYzyGPjfxiXpoGletBlqI85Aqpo3P7X6yrqedkR216UamgR_7_hP38gQK5TXNDmv57J6S5s01eUzDRnMyP1WmX-gWSHks4kuqvwiXJEeiE5iPfWhXlKsjth-j9cjNDt1bgBA/s4032/IMG_2687.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdhH_heBaGohWTk0QmjSDqSJQzB276J43SHwWZ5kY-IAlxfWr8g2-ajVYzyGPjfxiXpoGletBlqI85Aqpo3P7X6yrqedkR216UamgR_7_hP38gQK5TXNDmv57J6S5s01eUzDRnMyP1WmX-gWSHks4kuqvwiXJEeiE5iPfWhXlKsjth-j9cjNDt1bgBA/w480-h640/IMG_2687.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wrigleyville Christkindlmarkt stahls</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQKvo8tmqyTdV1IsBdzN9fqstz5MXPHS-VPjRq9xRfeSuXwCXkfIR7fRMFtk6HyMGdV21jhOHst88-dhkM6WTUU1DyIqdG6fpsf7ltbCGtMN5WopEnvdE6kAq6K0GQzU6xWE-o8VqZt4Jr2FDwjlNBnJrNnA3wEOYaXd5F3LHWDdBaTlE7Nt-Rkt_Fg/s4032/IMG_2291.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQKvo8tmqyTdV1IsBdzN9fqstz5MXPHS-VPjRq9xRfeSuXwCXkfIR7fRMFtk6HyMGdV21jhOHst88-dhkM6WTUU1DyIqdG6fpsf7ltbCGtMN5WopEnvdE6kAq6K0GQzU6xWE-o8VqZt4Jr2FDwjlNBnJrNnA3wEOYaXd5F3LHWDdBaTlE7Nt-Rkt_Fg/w640-h480/IMG_2291.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three blondes at a Christkindlmarkt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgXo4OeV4RiX20uCIgCaFx606krF7j3VO0H9X7AbEKegNwzs7sQYn1DoaNRg_-zHJDMeUoPNp9OAzP0iCEF5EQcFfONRkrsCI57lH9MEWuTPUMXQSYwvSBlNZTWo_alaKUzoo4HX17VclTu2ldUsKLRifq4OmkOFTFWF5Hnwcx_iuj_bloosUQnmjPA/s4032/IMG_2693.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgXo4OeV4RiX20uCIgCaFx606krF7j3VO0H9X7AbEKegNwzs7sQYn1DoaNRg_-zHJDMeUoPNp9OAzP0iCEF5EQcFfONRkrsCI57lH9MEWuTPUMXQSYwvSBlNZTWo_alaKUzoo4HX17VclTu2ldUsKLRifq4OmkOFTFWF5Hnwcx_iuj_bloosUQnmjPA/w480-h640/IMG_2693.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love these two</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8A656MmpS2oqEgWYbWXVQSrlYTLuVOWNRU8QwZD94DO5cHYqGoz3wjNVab1jEqP6tmz4mtlEhrJ0zJ_fjJDiR_Yu69isJjmLs_ktPxw4AksW8vExCU14HMwpMGHvo1xBmhugFiybPIqAq-6PKUNy9zL8QU8Zxv1pV-nfuiMs1X0umpZqjlaQpJB12Q/s2048/IMG_2738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8A656MmpS2oqEgWYbWXVQSrlYTLuVOWNRU8QwZD94DO5cHYqGoz3wjNVab1jEqP6tmz4mtlEhrJ0zJ_fjJDiR_Yu69isJjmLs_ktPxw4AksW8vExCU14HMwpMGHvo1xBmhugFiybPIqAq-6PKUNy9zL8QU8Zxv1pV-nfuiMs1X0umpZqjlaQpJB12Q/w640-h480/IMG_2738.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trying to get a photo with the Wrigley Field sign. We failed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went back to the Palmer House and enjoyed some wine at the bar. There was a different guy there singing and playing the guitar and he was phenomenal. I ended up singing and dancing along and there may be a few videos of that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iXzklSe0KMY" width="320" youtube-src-id="iXzklSe0KMY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just in case you are wondering how much fun I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended the night with face masks in our room. It was a fantastic trip and it was home to Kansas City the next morning. Here's to laughing until you cry!!! I cannot wait for next year!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909077877914174002noreply@blogger.com0