May pole celebration in Austria

On our way back from Venice we stopped in Austria - we use to go skiing here and had the opportunity to join our friends there for the May 1st celebration - when the strong men from the village lift the May pole - it took 2h til the tree was up!

Venice Weekend - with and without tourists

We had a bit of everything in Venice - first you park your car and from then on everything by foot or boat (water taxi, water bus or gondola). With the gondolas there is even a 50cent option - to cross the river - or you join the Chinese tourists for 100 Euros and get stuck in a gondola traffic jam ;-)

By foot you better stay away from the main attractions - or you squeeze yourself through too narrow streets with too many tourists - or you jog in the very early morning and see Venice like the locals do - an amazing experience - including to get lost in that maze. This city really has a special flair - we will definitely come back one day!

Trip to Venice - Overnight stop in Trento

To make our trip to Venice more pleasant we drove to Trento (5h) on Friday night - and stayed in a old villa (500 years old!) in the vineyards - what an experience - the house vine was ok, but the grappa is delicious ;-) 

Mountainbiking in our woods

The woods behind our house have some hidden and steep mountain bike trails - never expected these obstacles there :-)

Udo Lindenberg - Live in Concert

The old man and his panic rock band with an impressive show - live in Stuttgart. We stood pretty close up front and enjoyed nearly 3 hours concert with Udo - new and old songs and the finale "Reeperbahn" with Ole (Voice of Germany).

Detroit Expat Ski Weeked - The Third

It was already the third time that the former Detroit Expat met in the alps for a fun winter weekend. This time with lots of sunshine, a smaller ski group but still plenty of fun activities - like croucheting in lederhosen with panoramic mountain views ;-)!