Albertville
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| Albertville |
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| She was loving to slide down on the snow! |
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| And crawl through the tunnels! |
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| Thanks for the sweet care package. We love mint oreos! |
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| And barbeque sauce from Bodacious in our college town in Texas |
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| Sydney got a book that she immediately read and loved. |
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| Conflans, the medieval city on the mountainside near Albertville |
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| Were they shorter in the 1500s? |
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| Sydney tried to slide down anything resembling a snow hill. |
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| A random dog came to sniff her out |
Switzerland!
Only 4 hours away
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| A chocolate factory! |
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| "I know you said to just smell it Dad, but I had to taste the chocolate beans. And they are kind of yucky." |
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| No oompa loompas here. |
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| And the best part of our tour? All-you-care-to-eat chocolate in the tasting room! |
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| You look guilty, Ryan |
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| The view from our apartment. The lake was covered in a cloud! |
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| Walking to get groceries |
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| Beautiful snow and warm sun, best of both worlds |
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| Crammed in our little Fiat Panda with 4 sleds! Pumped! |
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| Taking in the view from the gondola |
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| Gondola shot with sleds |
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| And the ladies |
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| At the top, we hiked a short distance to the summit |
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| Group shot at the summit |
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| The lake still has clouds covering it |
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| Ready to rock the sledding! |
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| Ryan taking Sydney towards the start of the sledding trail |
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| It was so peaceful! |
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| Taking a break. 10 kilometers is a long way to sled! |
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| Beautiful views along the trail |
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| 7 kilometers of non-stop sledding! (We did the top 3K twice) |
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| This sledding requires that you be able to steer your sled around corners |
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| Needless to say, sledding was the highlight of our time in Switzerland |
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| Tired and walking back to the car |
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| Grumpy tired face |
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| And tuckered out in the car |
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| Eating in the restaurant just below our apartment after Sydney was asleep |
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| Scraping out the last of the cheese fondue. Sam said it was the BEST part. |
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| Another day of fun in our tiny car |
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| Our "not so subtle when she's tired" one laid down to sleep on the pedestrian bridge and quite liked the view from hundreds of feet above the ground, so she just kept staring through the little holes. |
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| Sam finally got her attention |
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| Do these mittens make my head look small? |
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| Having a bit of tea at the Brothers guesthouse (Ralligen) |
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| Another view of the Brothers guesthouse |
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| The valley going toward Lauterbrunnen |
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| Hiking at Gimmelwald |
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| Just a bit different than in October! |
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| Snowball fight! |
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| Sydney got to pet the pony |
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| We made a couple of slides for ourselves on the mountain. Notice that Sam is still trying to get me with a snowball. |
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| Ryan kept Sydney nice and warm for her nap during our hike |
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| Another group shot! |
