After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, we spent the days around the New Year holiday quietly with friends. One of our favorite things to do with them is to go on walks and hikes. On New Year’s Eve, we woke up to fog so we decided to head up to a higher altitude in […]
Switzerland
Swiss Historic Hotels 2016
The two Swiss Historic Hotels we visited this year couldn’t be more different. One is nestled far up in the mountains, the other above a lake. We visited Hof Zuort at the end of winter in the beginning of March in the hopes of being able to spend some time in the snow. The only […]
Ice Skating on Seealpsee
For the first time in 10 years, Seealpsee froze over completely smooth and we headed up for a few hours of skating. We have been having very unusual winter weather. There is hardly any snow int he mountains and we have been stuck in the fog for most of the past weeks. But there have […]
Summer Hiking: Alpstein
Finally all the rain and unseasonably cool weather passed and on the first weekend it was actually sunny and dry we laced up our hiking boots and headed to the mountains. There are several places on my “must hike to” list and going to the Fählensee has been on it for quite a long time. […]
Winter Light
Right after Christmas, the temperatures dropped and there was hoarfrost in the mornings. There was a bit of fog and a bit of sun and it made for such beautiful and soft light. I put on my warm coat, hat and gloves and grabbed my camera to go for a morning walk. I was out […]
Culinary Cruise Up the Rhine
The reason for our first cruise was to enjoy a gourmet dinner cooked by Nenad Mlinarevic. Back in summer, the Sunday paper featured an article about chef Nenad Mlinarevic, who is head chef at the Parkhotel Vitznau on Lake Lucerne. His philosophy intrigues me as he follows the same guidelines as I do when cooking. […]