So I want to know... where in the world did January go?!! I can't believe it's February already and how quickly the past month flew by... I thought I would have lots of time to catch up on blogging, but instead I was kept busy with lots of substituting. Here's hoping I can get caught up on posts this month. For now though, I'd like to share photos from our most recent excursion... a last minute ski trip down to Verbier, Switzerland this past weekend!
Daniel informed me on Friday morning that he really wanted to go skiing over the weekend and that he had already coordinated it with a friend down in Bern. So despite my sinus infection, we made on our way down to Switzerland that evening with our friends, Jim and Jan C. We crashed in Bern that night, and then early Saturday morning we drove two hours south to Verbier. I have to admit that I was a bit apprehensive about skiing in the Swiss Alps... I definitely prefer the bunny slopes, but at the same time, I couldn't turn down such an awesome opportunity either. Shortly after arriving, we were in the gondola on our way up the mountain... and then it was time to hit the slopes!
As you can see, it was pretty steep... and there was a ton of fresh powder! I have never skied in snow so deep... call me crazy, but I like to be able to see my skis when speeding down a mountain :) At the first the visibility was pretty bad too, but we were still able to catch glimpses of Verbier below through the passing clouds.
After enjoying runs on the lower part of the mountain, we headed further up. Soon Jan and I decided to take a break and eat while the guys continued to shred the slopes into the early afternoon. Over a long lunch at one of the restaurants up on the mountain, Jan and I took in the gorgeous view and the sunshine.
The guys eventually tore themselves away from the mountain for a moment and enjoyed the unbelievable scenery with us. After this, there was just enough time to get a few more runs in before calling it a day. We even found some easier runs that were just my speed, which I really enjoyed... I am just wondering why in the world you have to go up and over the mountain to find the bunny slopes! Of course, the views up there were completely breathtaking as well!
Overall, we had the great time on the slopes and were so thankful for a chance to ski in the Alps together! Needless to say, we were pretty beat after a full day of skiing so we opted to stay in Bern again that night. Before we heading back to Frankfurt on Sunday, we took a stroll in the snow around the Swiss capital... Bern is such a pretty, quaint town.
We were back in Frankfurt by Sunday evening, tired but happy from a very successful spontaneous weekend trip. We still can't believe the amazing opportunities we have over here, and we are very grateful for them. Well, I have many, many posts to catch up on and I promise to blog again very soon... so stay tuned!
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