Alicia Altmueller

Wiener Blond

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

Lunch in Italy

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

Cully and Biel/Bienne

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

Vaduz and the Sculpture Tour

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

Aescher Haus

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

Salzburg Visit

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

Thun

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

Quick Trip to Vienna

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

Cherry Blossoms in Frick

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

And we are Back

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

Life Around the Lake

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

Vevey for the Day (or so)

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

One more about the Ball

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

Wiener Kaffeesieder Ball

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

Geneve for Lunch!

Lunch - das Mittagessen My friend Birgit and I both had a free weekend so on Saturday morning we hopped on a train and headed to Geneve. We got there just in time for lunch. We wandered the small streets and came across a Mexican Restaurant. Once refueled, we headed

Lucerne in the Rain

Lucerne in the rain. - Lucerne im Regen. Stephan and I took advantage of a weekend with no plans. We hopped on the train on Saturday and headed to Lucerne. The rain definitely shortened the trip but didn't dampen the happiness we had together. We dashed in and

SNOW

Snow time - The snow started Friday night and stopped at some point on Saturday. It seemed to surprise us all. We were out at a holiday celebration on Friday and happened to have our car - we ended up taking a slightly longer route home to avoid the steep

Basel

Water Fountain - Der Wasserbrunnen My friend and I decided to visit Basel Friday. We hopped on the train and an hour later we were there. It was my first time in Basel. It was a pretty cold day, so we walked around the city, found a restaurant for lunch

Rainy November

It is raining all the time - Es Regnet die ganze Zeit I haven't written much recently because I think I and many of us are kind of stuck. In addition to the world chaos and pain, the weather here has not made it very comforting. We went

Pumpkin Time

Pumpkin Time- Kürbiszeit For the past 15 years, Jucker Farms, one of the big local farm hosts a new holiday display. The project is lead by the German artist Pit Ruge. One afternoon my friend and I went to see the exhibit. Turns out we were not the only one

Zürich Succulent Collection

Cactus - Der Kaktus Stephan and I were doing errands today and we passed the Zürich succulent collection. So we took a little detour and walked through the collection. Here is what we learned: It is one of the largest collections of succulents in the world More than 50% of

Klara's an author

author -  Die Autorin (female) This past summer Klara informed us she was submitting a book to a competition being held for young Austrians. And she did.  The book is six short stories all intertwined throughout the multiverse. When I read the book - I hear Klara's voice.

Sunflowers

Sunflower - Die Sonnenblume One of my favorite flowers are sunflowers. This year the farm by us is growing sunflowers and they are offering self picking options. We are enjoying our daily walk by the fields and the opportunity to bring them home as well.

Grosse Alpabfahrt in Einsiedeln

Die Alpabfahrt - well there really isn't a translation Each Summer farm animals are brought up the mountains in the Alps to graze in the cooler temperatures and roam the mountaintops. As the weather starts to turn, the animals are brought down the mountains to their winter homes.

May in Innsbruck

May - Mai So right before the tech pause in June - we spent a weekend in Innsbruck. The 4 of us met up as a halfway point. Technically, it is closer to Zürich than Vienna -  but no one minded. No one complained as Innsbruck is favorite town. It