Alps · Flumserberg · skiing · Switzerland

Our first experience skiing in the Swiss Alps

Swiss Alp skiing? Check! We eased into European Alp skiing with a great trip to Flumserberg in Switzerland. The kids did really well. We had a wonderful ski instructor named Barbara, who was very patient with us. I’m sure it was not easy to teach five people of very different levels of ski ability! We… Continue reading Our first experience skiing in the Swiss Alps

Christmas market · Germany · Konstanz

A trip to the Kristkindlmarkt in Konstanz

Instead of our regular Tuesday hiking routine, my hiking group decided to take a Tuesday off and take a day trip to Konstanz, Germany to the Kristkindlmarkt there. It was a lovely day, and the market was probably my favorite of the few I visited throughout November and December. Hikers on a break!   One… Continue reading A trip to the Kristkindlmarkt in Konstanz