After brushing several inches of fresh snow off our car in the morning, we departed the Edelweiss campground and drove to our next destination. At the higher elevation, there was even more snow. It looked so different than it did a week ago. Last week, we had the opportunity to see the green rolling hills [...]
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This past week went by very fast. Liisa and I along with her mom did some additional sight-seeing and then we took her to the airport and said goodbye. The next day we drove again to the Munich Airport and picked up some friends who flew from Tampa, Florida to join us in our vacation. [...]
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We woke up in the morning to a pleasant surprise. My birthday wish came true and it was snowing outside. The towering Bavarian peaks normally seen outside our cabin were masked in clouds and large fluffy snowflakes were falling to the ground. We determined a little bit of snow wouldn’t stop our sight-seeing plans and [...]
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After traveling through Austria we returned to the cabin. Liisa took me out for a nice birthday dinner complete with a piece of chocolate cake and a single birthday candle. Happy 26th birthday…lol. Unfortunately, I won’t be home again to celebrate her birthday, but she wanted to ensure I had a special night. Liisa gave [...]
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After a comfortable night’s rest, we went to the Edelweiss Lodge for a scrumptious buffet breakfast and planned our day’s itinerary. I found a book at the local library and jotted down some of the sights we would like to visit. The maps are a bit confusing, so I would have to rely on my [...]
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Since the Commissary was closed on Monday and Tuesday, Liisa and I stopped at the Shopette to find something to make for dinner. I was itching to cook something with the spatula I found in the kitchen drawer. We didn’t have much of a choice while shopping, so we settled for some microwave dinners and [...]
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I looked at my watch and calculated I had at least an hour to kill before Liisa’s plane would land. Standing around looking at the digital flight boards was making me antsy. Originally we planned to meet at the airport terminal and if that didn’t happen, we would see each other at the rental car [...]
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