We took a carriage ride in Salzburg.
Bee was excited. No, really, he was.
OMG Ponies!!!They cuddle. I want to take them home.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Salzburg
We took a carriage ride in Salzburg.
Bee was excited. No, really, he was.
OMG Ponies!!!They cuddle. I want to take them home.
Lucerne
My favourite thing in Lucerne was watching fat little ducks digging around in the bottom of the lake and then popping up like corks but I didn't get any photos of them.
Bee liked the really aggro swan...
Bee liked the really aggro swan...
Liechtenstein
We went to Austria via Liechtenstein.
We had a look at the woods.....
dropped by the Schloss to say hi to the Prince...
and admired the horses with the giant shiny rumps in front of the government building.
Since we had no money to launder there wasn't much else to do on a Sunday in Liechtenstein so we left.
We had a look at the woods.....
dropped by the Schloss to say hi to the Prince...
and admired the horses with the giant shiny rumps in front of the government building.
Since we had no money to launder there wasn't much else to do on a Sunday in Liechtenstein so we left.
I did it :(
I dropped my little man off a chairlift.
The lift got going and Y5 wasn't quite on, it very quickly became obvious that if I didn't drop him now that I would have to drop him from higher up so he let go and I dropped him. He was such a soldier!! He fell about 1.5 meters and screamed for me and then hoped on and rode up 2 chairs behind with someone else.
We went for a hot chocolate and then caught another lift just to reassure ourselves that we could.
The lift got going and Y5 wasn't quite on, it very quickly became obvious that if I didn't drop him now that I would have to drop him from higher up so he let go and I dropped him. He was such a soldier!! He fell about 1.5 meters and screamed for me and then hoped on and rode up 2 chairs behind with someone else.
We went for a hot chocolate and then caught another lift just to reassure ourselves that we could.
No TV, few toys.... loving it!!
When we left Australia I was a bit worried about how we would cope with no TV and barely any toys but we're loving it. The boys are using their imagination more than ever and improvising all sorts of crazy scenarios with their limited resources.
Today Yasin has made a gun from a coat-hanger to protect Imran the baby elephant from poachers and now they're skiing together to the North Pole on a green run. I suspect that Imran will be the first elephant on skis and surely he's the first elephant to ski to the North Pole.
We have a few DVDs for the laptop and get them out maybe once a week (if that) and since they hardly ever see them they're riveted to the screen and on the occasions that I download something new they ask heaps of questions and consume it much less passively than before.
I'm thinking of leaving the toys and TV in storage when we move back to Australia.
I've long suspected that having too many toys is not doing them any favours and now I'm sure. They have some lego that their Grandfather gave them and they use it constantly to build all sorts of objects - whatever their latest interest they can build it with leggo so they can keep their leggo but all the plastic crap that has only one function can go.
Today Yasin has made a gun from a coat-hanger to protect Imran the baby elephant from poachers and now they're skiing together to the North Pole on a green run. I suspect that Imran will be the first elephant on skis and surely he's the first elephant to ski to the North Pole.
We have a few DVDs for the laptop and get them out maybe once a week (if that) and since they hardly ever see them they're riveted to the screen and on the occasions that I download something new they ask heaps of questions and consume it much less passively than before.
I'm thinking of leaving the toys and TV in storage when we move back to Australia.
I've long suspected that having too many toys is not doing them any favours and now I'm sure. They have some lego that their Grandfather gave them and they use it constantly to build all sorts of objects - whatever their latest interest they can build it with leggo so they can keep their leggo but all the plastic crap that has only one function can go.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Venice FTW!!!
We went to Venice on the spur of the moment because we wanted the boys to spend a quiet day indoors.
I don't often wish that I was a gifted writer but Venice makes me wish that I had something a bit better than 'fucking awesome' in my writing toolbox.
It may be kind of decayed and sinking but that's just part of its appeal.
When we arrived we figured that we could drive to our hotel. The sat nav kept sending us in circles so Bee asked for directions at a hotel. Once they recovered from their merriment the receptions were kind enough to point us towards a car park and send us on our way - on foot. It turns out that there are no cars in Venice. It's wonderfully quiet.
My phone was working overtime taking photos.....
Our hotel was awesome too :p
I don't often wish that I was a gifted writer but Venice makes me wish that I had something a bit better than 'fucking awesome' in my writing toolbox.
It may be kind of decayed and sinking but that's just part of its appeal.
When we arrived we figured that we could drive to our hotel. The sat nav kept sending us in circles so Bee asked for directions at a hotel. Once they recovered from their merriment the receptions were kind enough to point us towards a car park and send us on our way - on foot. It turns out that there are no cars in Venice. It's wonderfully quiet.
My phone was working overtime taking photos.....
Our hotel was awesome too :p
Ice Hockey
We went to watch our local team play a game against a Quebec team.
It was awesome!!! I'm tempted to go and live in North America just so I can watch it every weekend and on TV too.
I3 wasn't very happy at the game and insisted on leaving early much to Y5's disgust. Not long after we got home he vomited on me!!! I guess it's a good thing we left or he would have vomited on the people sitting near us.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Me, me, me.....
I feel kinda slack for posting such a photo heavy blog instead of taking the time to write anything. Our connection is pretty crappy. Our landlords run their business from downstairs and share a wireless connection with us. The connection is slow at the best of times but once people start uploading and downloading photos etc it slows to nothing so we've been asked not to transfer big files during the day. My M.O. so far has been to start my photos uploading and then go to sleep.
We usually go to sleep early, after being dragged out of bed by 7am and then spending a day on the mountain I'm usually ready for sleep by about 10. It's the first time in years I have slept 8 hours every night :)
My brother and his wife and their children came to stay for a fortnight. It was awesome having them here. I only wish they could have stayed longer. The boys really enjoyed playing with their cousin E who is just a little younger than I3.
The boys have a cold and it is raining so we were going to spend a quiet day indoors but now it seems that we're going to Venice and Bee is telling me to stop wasting time so I guess I had better get off my butt and pack - not that I mind hehehehe
;)
We usually go to sleep early, after being dragged out of bed by 7am and then spending a day on the mountain I'm usually ready for sleep by about 10. It's the first time in years I have slept 8 hours every night :)
My brother and his wife and their children came to stay for a fortnight. It was awesome having them here. I only wish they could have stayed longer. The boys really enjoyed playing with their cousin E who is just a little younger than I3.
The boys have a cold and it is raining so we were going to spend a quiet day indoors but now it seems that we're going to Venice and Bee is telling me to stop wasting time so I guess I had better get off my butt and pack - not that I mind hehehehe
;)
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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