The hills were alive with the sound of mussssiiiccc! Ok, they weren’t really in December, but that’s not the point. Growing up, the Sound of Music was a staple in our house, so when Mom and I were deciding where we should go as a side trip from Munich, Salzburg was the obvious choice. EspeciallyContinue reading “Salzburg, Austria”
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Weihnachtsmarkt Mania 2024!
If you’ve frequented The Shwits long enough, you know that German Christmas markets are one of my all-time favorite things. Our visits to the Weihnachtsmarkts (also called Christkindlmarkts) started in Münster, Germany, in 2014, our first Christmas season abroad. They’ve since become an annual tradition, but the pandemic and three years in South America forcedContinue reading “Weihnachtsmarkt Mania 2024!”
Mittenwald, Germany & the Leutasch Gorge
There was a time, shortly after we moved to Munich, where I genuinely (and naively) thought that we jussst might get to take a weekend trip for our anniversary. But, ya know, life happens. Instead of a weekend trip, we hopped a train south, to Mittenwald, Germany, for a hike I’d been eyeballing – theContinue reading “Mittenwald, Germany & the Leutasch Gorge”
Kranzhorn Mountain Hike, Germany (& Austria!)
We may not get to *actually* travel much this year, but I can at least say I’ve been to Austria twice! ANNDDD technically I’ve walked across the border, so if that’s not an adventure then I don’t know what is. We’re pretty lucky to have two friends from Groningen also living in the Munich area,Continue reading “Kranzhorn Mountain Hike, Germany (& Austria!)”
Hiking in Ehrwald, Austria
If I could insert googly-eyes, I’d do it. I know we’ve only been in Munich for 2 months, but I’ve been dying to get to the mountains. So, when a soon-to-be-whenever-Germany-lets-Shane-finally-work (ugh) colleague invited us to tag along on a day trip to the Alps, we jumped at the chance. So, last Friday we headedContinue reading “Hiking in Ehrwald, Austria”
Innsbruck/Ischgl, Austria
After nearly 3 years of living in Europe, we FINALLY went snowboarding in the Alps! It’s ironic that it has taken us this long as snowboarding was one of the opportunities we were most excited about when first moving – it’s the Alps after all! Luckily, the Sufrinkos wanted to come back for another taste of Europe and so weContinue reading “Innsbruck/Ischgl, Austria”
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