We got back from our trip from hell vacation on Friday evening, and I've spent the weekend unpacking and catching up on laundry. I mentioned the trip quickly in one post and never had a chance to post again before we left, but we went to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich for a short 4 day vacation. Unfortunately, traveling with a 4 month old didn't allow us to relax at all. Rather than regale you with horror stories from the trip, I'll share pictures of the Bavarian Alps that we took. The Munich portion of the trip was a total washout because of the weather, so there is not one single picture from the city.
The view from our hotel room
A view of the Alps in very overcast weather
Here are a few in the spirit of the Olympics. Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the sight of the 1936 Winter Olympics.
The Olympic Ice Arena
We caught a couple of hockey games here, because there was a tournament going on. Half of the seats inside the arena are actually the original seats from when it was first built.
The Skistadion, with jumps in the background
The day we were there, we saw kids that couldn't have been much more than 10 or 11 years old practicing their jumps. It was amazing. Every New Year, there is still a ski jump competition held here.
Actually, the trip wasn't a total bust. We did have one good day (the day these pictures were taken), but for the most part, we had to deal with a very unhappy little baby. We plan on making a return trip next winter, when Zippy is a bit older and won't scream through every meal we try to eat (at least I hope so), and the Princess can skate and maybe hit the slopes. There is so much we missed out on, and we really want to go back.
I also have a backlog of knitting to show, but don't have pictures yet to prove it. Sundby is finished, except for the weaving in of the ends. I finished the first sock of my second pair of Jaywalkers on the ride down, and am about halfway done the leg of the second. I still owe a photo shoot of the Tea for Two sweater, and I started my sockapaloooza pal's socks. The Latvian mittens are moving along, but only a row or two at a time, and I'm nearing the finish line on the front of Rhapsody in Tweed. Phew! I think that's it for now. Hopefully some proof of real live finished objects will present themselves in the next couple of days.
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