Reunion in Snowy Switzerland

As some of you may know, Aldo and I spent the Christmas/New Year period in Europe. We had a great time, although at times we Aussies found it freezing, in particularly Aldo! He found it quite exhausting having to gear up every time you left the house. It's quite a procedure; longjohns, ski pants, hat, gloves, scarf, warm jacket etc....! We spent 4 days sightseeing in Berlin, thankfully we had packed the ski pants which saved us from turning into icicles. However the pretty Christmas lights and markets, and the interesting sights made up for the cold!!

We also spent a few days in the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz where we had the most magnificent weather and enjoyed some skiing and cross country skiing.

One of the highlights of the trip was our reunion with the Swiss-based contingent of Uringa: Sibylle, Matthias, Noel and Corsin. We had a scrumptious breakfast at their place and wished we could have spent a bit more time together. They are all doing very well and the boys are involved in a sport called biathlon. It combines cross country skiing and shooting, and if you by chance have ever come across it, you will know that it is a very though sport, and it's definitely quite thrilling to watch a competition (they show it on Eurosport here in OZ if you have Foxtel!).

Anyway, here are some photos.