It was beyond wonderful to be back together with Paul, Petra, Carla, and Anna. At breakfast in the apartment, Paul and I unveiled our "Apfelstrudel Hiking Team" t-shirts which was received with lots of laughter. Armed with the perfect uniform, we were ready to take our "hiking team" to the next level.
We decided to have a fairly chill day as far as hiking was concerned. The loop we hiked was at the top of a cable car called Panoramarundweg Penken. It was a wide path with gradual inclines and declines so we were able to chat together as we hiked - and boy did we chat. Everyone ended up taking turns chatting together - it was music to my ears. We also made sure to sample the apfelstrudel and kaiserschmarrn at a restaurant near the top. And the entire time, we were surrounded by beautiful mountains.
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| The lodging was perfect - the table even fit all of us! |
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| Outside of our lodging |
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| James was very happy to be taking a cable car up the mountain |
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| All smiles riding the cable car up (rather than hiking) |
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| Tha Apfelstrudel Hiking Team looking fabulous! |
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| The kids sampling the Austrian version of a power bar :) |
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| Happy parents right here! |
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| We met Paul & Petra before any of us had kids - lots has changed and they are still AWESOME |
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Maya & Carla are two peas in a pod
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| Cows and Mountains - classic Austria |
It was a really hot day, so this alpine pond could not be passed up. All the kids took a dip, plus me (Kara). The rest of the adults supervised.
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| We caught one of the last cable cars down |
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| The town of Mayrhofen, Austria (from the cable car) |
After returning back to our apartment, everyone did a quick change to head out for dinner to celebrate Paul and Petra's 30th year together. Austrian food is definitely different than Italian food, but still delicious.
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| The rainbow led to our restaurant |
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