Work in Europe for 13 months..

"Work in Europe for 13 months" - That was the headline of the Craigslist add that I applied to in June 2011. Just four months later, I said farewell to Seattle and arrived at my new home in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. While here, I will be working at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort and traveling throughout Europe...

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Zurich & Lucerne, Switzerland

Driving to Switzerland through Austria and Liechtenstein for a weekend trip


On our drive we came across the Walensee right off the highway 

The Limmat River which runs through Zurich, where we stayed the first night.







The Urania Observatory














The second day of our trip we drove to Lake Lucerne  


Walking along the Kapellbrucke the signature foot bridge of Lucerne



View of Lucerne from the walls of the city






The water tower at the center of the bridge was once used as a jail 









We took a sunset cruise around the lake to take in all of the beautiful views






I think Josh might be getting tired of the "one-armed self-portrait!"


Thursday, August 16, 2012

Garmischer Festwoche & Stone Lifting

Josh participated in the stone lifting competition at the Garmisch Summer Fest. He lifted a 560lb. stone 20 cm!!






Andrew, Me, Morgan and Brad!

Me and Bridget were cheering our guys on!!


Erin, Lea and me


Traditional German dancing!

The band

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Lake Garda, Italy

"Camping" in Lake Garda was a little more like sleeping in someone else's front yard.. but it was fun!


It was really beautiful on the lake. We stayed right in between Bardolino and the city of Garda.





The first night we all walked into Garda to have dinner at Trattoria al Graspo








Day two was a little recovery on the beach!



We went to Bardolino the second night to go wine tasting and have dinner!




Beef tartare with black truffles, yes please!!


After dinner, we sat on the pier and watched the sun set with a bottle of vino!