After a few hikes, we bought lederhosen for Henry, because the other two boys had them. The German word for hiking is "wandern" (think "wandering") and the German word for pants is "hosen" (thus the lederhosen) and Felix calls his hiking pants, "van van hos hos" so now that's our new word for them.
Felix's belonged to my brother when he was a baby, a gift from an Austrian relative, and they were worn for some pictures. Now they are getting some serious use! Theo's belonged to my dear friend Amy, when she was a girl and hiked several huge mountains in the Whites as a little girl. Henry's have the boring story - we bought them at a flea market (more on that another day).
Here are some pictures from the various hikes we've done... non chronological, completely unedited, and unresized because..... I just haven't had any computer time of any kind lately.
Felix hardly hiking :)
strange flowers
more strange flowers.
anyone know what they are??
The awesome hiking map at the bus stop.
strange berries. I did not try them.
Theo's picture of us at the ruins.
The three kids at the Ruins.
The mountain in the background is the Plabutsch, which we climbed another weekend.
We collected apples. When the bus stopped short there were apples.. all over 2 lengths of bus. Brian heroically rescued them all..... so that they could be .......
chopped up for apple sauce.
Without blackberries, we may never have made it to the top. Look Felix - 10 more steps and then there are more blackberries.
Theodore is quite an independent hiker.
At the top - a terrific view and a terrific playground and amazing coffee. In ceramic espresso cups served on a stainless steel platter with water and a cookie. They know how to do coffee!
Felix showing off that he can stand on one foot.
The view from the tower near Seckau. An hour car ride away.
Henry on the tower guarding our lunch. The structure has over 200 stairs.
Us at the top of the Tremmelberg.
2 comments:
Eingelebt? You all look great! Ich habe auch meine erste Runde Apfelmus eingekocht und jetzt wartet noch ein halber Eimer mit Äpfeln und ein kleiner Eimer mit Zwetschgen darauf verarbeitet zu werden. Doch erst muessen die Jungs in den Kindergarten gebracht werden und dann werden wir die erste Wand in Jasmin ihrer Wohnung streichen. Viel los zur Zeit :). Viele Gruesse an alle und den zwei Grossen ganz viel Spass in Schule und Kindergarten, Jeannette
Danke liebe Jeannette. Ja, wir sind im alltag eingelebt, aber es wird eine grosse umstellung sein wenn die kind in 1,5 wochen in die Schule gehen. Wir koennen wenig einkochen denn die Kinder koennen enorm Obst einfach so schnell fressen das wir nie etwas uebrig haben. Haha. In Slovenien am Bauenmark am See haben wir Feigen, Pfirsiche, Zwetschgen und Birnen gekauft. Von 3 kilo Obst in der Frueh war am Nachmittag nur 2 traurige Feigen und eine halbe Birne uebrig. Mehr haette ich nicht tragen koennen! :) Dann haben uns die Nachbaren mehr Zwetschgen vom Balkon hinunter ge"liefert" :) <3 Viele Gruesse an die Buben! Und alles liebe an die Jasmin! Wie aufregend fuer sie.
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