Wilkommen to Salzburg!

The final stop on our European road trip is Salzburg, Austria. This has been on of Chris' favorite cities and he couldn't to share it with us.  Here are a few views from our apartment:

We walked along the river towards old town Salzburg.

A playground with this MEGA slide.

 Camden's not too thrilled with this swing.

 We were told to, "pose like we're singing Do, Ray, Me."

(I am a cross between jazz hands and a stick up...)

 Climbing a tree in the park.

Mozart's Birthplace

 A giant pretzel! 

 The Horse Pond

 The Kapitel Horse Pond

 The grand cathedral

Edelweiss Lodge

Our home away from home for the past few days was Edelweiss Lodge, an Armed Forces Recreation Center, in Garmisch. It is a popular destination for many families living in Naples and after hearing my students talk about all the fun they had at Edelweiss, I was very excited to see it for myself.  While it wasn't the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, it was great to have a little bit of America (especially the yummy brunch on Sunday morning).

Emma and Camden had been talking about swimming at the hotel since we left home, so when we arrived Friday afternoon, this was our first stop!

 Saturday morning while Chris was running, we went for a walk around the grounds.

 Every morning when we walked out of the front door we could see paragliders.

 Sunday morning the kids went for a run with Chris.

Lake Riessersee

Emma and Camden had their hearts set on swimming in a lake after our hike to the gorge.  Lake Riessersee was just the place! 

Camden liked the mud tickling his toes :)

 Emma getting used to the mountain lake water.

 Camden and Emma swimming with the Zugspitze in the background.

 Chris and Emma swimming to the dock in the middle of the lake.

 Camden's turn on the dock.

 He got to hitch a ride on Daddy's back. :)

I had a tough job as photographer, enjoying a cold hefeweizen and my book.

Partnachklamm Gorge

At the top of Chris' "Must Do" list while we are on vacation is alpine sliding.  On our way to the Partnachklamm Gorge we found one!  We didn't get too many pictures since you need both hands to control the speed on the sled. The kids absolutely loved it and we are on the lookout for more slides when we head to Austria.

 We walked through the 1936 Winter Olympics ski jump arena.

 Moving out of the way for a passing horse drawn wagon.

 Our farmer hikers :)

 We made it to the gorge!  

 On the other side of the gorge we stopped for a break by the river.  

Emma's expression lets you know her thoughts of the water temperature. :)