He's so tiny!

I got to see my nephew for a minute last week and he really is tiny! But he's doing really well, so we're thankful for that. He'll be just fine.

Berlin highlights

I'm back from Berlin! It was freezing cold, but we still did some sightseeing. Once I'm ready, I'll probably write a real post about the trip, but until then, just some of the highlights from Berlin. (Yeah, no weekend crush this past weekend, because I had no inspiration whatsoever. Sorry.)

Brandenburger Tor

Gedächtniskirche

Reichstag

A bear for Bearlin

Looking at former West-Berlin, through two walls

Christmas Tree

Before (a small tree this year, with the economy and all....):

After (yes, already with presents, because I'm exited):

We're off to church in a bit, I might post pictures with the candles burning tomorrow.

Update:

Merry Christmas everyone!

You better watch out, you better not cry

I put up our nativity manager a few nights ago.

It has been in my family probably since WW1.

It did not get destroyed or lost in WW2, which is pretty amazing.

You're actually supposed to put baby Jesus in on the night of the 24th,
but I wanted to show it to you both ways.

Snow

What I love about winter.

Zurich pictures

Zurich waterfront

They have those cute balcony-thingies, no idea what they are called.

a park I discovered in the middle of the old-town

STARBUCKS! My financial ruin - if they had one here

a beautiful old building that houses a school

'Nuff said

(PunditKitchen is my new favorite way to kill some time at work.)

Trip to the Muttereralm

Today, we made a trip to the Muttereralm.
We took the tram from the centre of Innsbruck
up in the mountains and then took the mountain
railway and finally walked the rest of the way.

It was worth it! We had a beautiful day,
it was sunny and warm and the two kids
that were with us enjoyed it as well!