Today we did one of our family excursions. The weather is absolutely fabulous at the moment, however autumn is coming, so we decided agains going to the lake. Instead we went for a hike up the Stoawandl, which is one of the peaks behind Henndorf. I don't dare to call it a mountain - but it is definitely a bit higher than a hill (about 1.000m above sea). The walk is through the forest on little pathes and partly on forest roads. I carried Marc in his Baby Björn (8kg) and Richard was responsible for Hanna (13,5kg). We were hoping that she would walk quite a bit, the rest of the time, well, Richard had to carry her. Hanna actually walked quite a bit on the way up - much further than we thought she would. For those who know the area - she walked until we hit the 2nd forest road. On the way down she got tired and Richard had to carry her most of the time. We all had a really great time and with all that extra weight that had to be carried :-), we also had a good excercise. It was great fun and reminded us of the days when we used to run our Sunday long runs regulary in this forest.
Other than that there is not too much exciting things happending here. Richard painted our passage and did an excellent job. Hanna and I enjoyed a couple of days on the lake and I am trying to go for a run every now and then (I normally manage once or twice a week). On a morning run this week I noticed the first yellow leaves on the fields and realised that autumn has arrived. I really love that time of the year!
Have a great day!
Christine
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008
Sunny days, day trips and 60 + 30 = mum + me = surprise birthday party
Finally the weather changed and all of a sudden our days were filled with spending our (Hanna, Marc and me) afternoons at the lake. Going to the lake is always good - in terms of keeping Hanna busy and satisfied. There are lots of children to play with, a little paddling pool to have fun in and a big sand pit - short: there are lots of things to do and therefore little time to be bored and being difficult. In other words great for mum :-)!
On one of these really nice and hot summer days Richard took some time off and we decided to go on a day trip. We always wante to see Hallstadt, a celtic village in the Salzkammergut about 70 minutes drive from Henndorf. Hallstadt is very scenic and picturesque and lies inbetween high mountains on the foot of the Dachstein glacier. Therefore the Hallstädtersee, the little lake by the village, is really really cold as the water is coming straigth from the glacier. We left Henndorf at lunch time and had a picnic on a swimming spot with view on the village and the mountains. There we spent quite a while and, except for Hanna, all had a swim - brrrr - it was freezing cold however the perfect refreshment on a hot hot summer day. In the late afternoon we had a stroll through the village, had coffee and ice cream in a littel cafe on the lake and I went to see the famous Bone House.
On Saturday we celebrated mum's 60th birthday, with a big birthday party in a little restaurant directly by the lake. Well, at least I thought it was mum's birthday party. As we arrived there I found out that it was also a surprise party for my 30th birthday, which actually was already a couple of weeks ago. It really was a big surprise. Although Richard and Edith claim that they had almost given it away a couple of times, I had absolutely no idea. It was really nice and I enjoyed myself a lot. We had great food, the location by the lake was absolutely wonderful and we were very lucky with the weather. It had been pouring with rain in the morning but had cleared up in the afternoon! A great surprise! Thanks to everybody - for organising and also for everybody who came to celebrate!
As you can see our days were filled the last couple of weeks! I hope it continues like that - then I always have something to blog! So stay tuned!
Have a great day!
Christine
P.S.: Pictures will follow!
On one of these really nice and hot summer days Richard took some time off and we decided to go on a day trip. We always wante to see Hallstadt, a celtic village in the Salzkammergut about 70 minutes drive from Henndorf. Hallstadt is very scenic and picturesque and lies inbetween high mountains on the foot of the Dachstein glacier. Therefore the Hallstädtersee, the little lake by the village, is really really cold as the water is coming straigth from the glacier. We left Henndorf at lunch time and had a picnic on a swimming spot with view on the village and the mountains. There we spent quite a while and, except for Hanna, all had a swim - brrrr - it was freezing cold however the perfect refreshment on a hot hot summer day. In the late afternoon we had a stroll through the village, had coffee and ice cream in a littel cafe on the lake and I went to see the famous Bone House.
On Saturday we celebrated mum's 60th birthday, with a big birthday party in a little restaurant directly by the lake. Well, at least I thought it was mum's birthday party. As we arrived there I found out that it was also a surprise party for my 30th birthday, which actually was already a couple of weeks ago. It really was a big surprise. Although Richard and Edith claim that they had almost given it away a couple of times, I had absolutely no idea. It was really nice and I enjoyed myself a lot. We had great food, the location by the lake was absolutely wonderful and we were very lucky with the weather. It had been pouring with rain in the morning but had cleared up in the afternoon! A great surprise! Thanks to everybody - for organising and also for everybody who came to celebrate!
As you can see our days were filled the last couple of weeks! I hope it continues like that - then I always have something to blog! So stay tuned!
Have a great day!
Christine
P.S.: Pictures will follow!
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