Wow, my baby brother turned 40! Happy Birthday (May 31!) David!! On the subject of birthdays, we can report that Christian celebrated his 16th birthday in style! Yesterday, after a delightful birthday breakfast, we toured Innsbruck. It is a lovely city surrounded by the most beautiful mountains. In the afternoon we had Walnußtorte und Kaffee and then went to a lecture on “Braukunst und Baukunst” (Brewing and Architecture.) During the reception afterwards, Christian was surprised to hear the little local band play “Happy Birthday” in his honor.
Here in Innsbruck we have so enjoyed visiting Martin’s uncle, Rainer and his aunt, Erika. They have generously opened their home to us and have made us feel most welcome. Rainer and Erika live in a beautiful old country house near a farm. We really appreciate the mountain view and the quiet surroundings.
While visiting we have had many wonderful Tyrolean experiences. It started off with the European Alpine Logging Championship. We watched teams of horses drag logs through an obstacle course. No Paul Bunyans, but very interesting to us Bemidjians! Other Tyrolean experiences included watching the rain fall on the mountains while enjoying our lunch at a Wanderhütte, hiking to an altitude of over 2000 meters and getting (a little) lost, shopping at the Geiger outlet store, and to top it off Andrew met a guinea pig at the neighboring farm/Gasthaus that he wants to take home with us. We have had a wonderful time!!
Here in Innsbruck we have so enjoyed visiting Martin’s uncle, Rainer and his aunt, Erika. They have generously opened their home to us and have made us feel most welcome. Rainer and Erika live in a beautiful old country house near a farm. We really appreciate the mountain view and the quiet surroundings.
While visiting we have had many wonderful Tyrolean experiences. It started off with the European Alpine Logging Championship. We watched teams of horses drag logs through an obstacle course. No Paul Bunyans, but very interesting to us Bemidjians! Other Tyrolean experiences included watching the rain fall on the mountains while enjoying our lunch at a Wanderhütte, hiking to an altitude of over 2000 meters and getting (a little) lost, shopping at the Geiger outlet store, and to top it off Andrew met a guinea pig at the neighboring farm/Gasthaus that he wants to take home with us. We have had a wonderful time!!
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