Today we celebrated Barbara's 41. Birthday in Inning

Andi enjoyed the good food

Christmas Eve 2009 - at midnight

each year the "Oberländer" march at midnight on Christmas Eve to the "Sendlinger Kirche" to commemorate a battle in 1705 where the farmers raised their arms against the forces of the "Kaiser"

Christmas Eve 2009

Before we left to Barbara and Andy's place to celebrate Christmas Eve, just the two of us celebrated at home

our new Christmas Tree decoration - made from Blake and Nathan

Herbert got his new Tindal-Glas

Barbara and I been very proud, because exactly 19 years ago, we got a photo from both of us in the same "Dirndl", and they still fit !

Barbara and Katharina are performing Christmas Carols

Barbara, Andy and Katharina

Herbert and Andy's Stepfather

excellent Christmas Eve Dinner

Andy got a new toboggan

opening presents

Andy's Mum

we received 38 greeting cards from our relos and friends from all over the world, thank you so much

isn't that nice?

White Christmas is coming

That was the view this morning out of our livingroom window

Today I decorated our Christmas Tree - but it's tradition to light up first time on Christmas Eve

here is the fountain on Marienplatz - look at all the ice !!!!

at lunchtime we went for a walk in the center of town - we had -12°C

Today we went by train to Salzburg

It was pretty cold, but we had a good time on the "Christkindlmarkt"

we didn't take a carriage, we walked

the most beautiful "Christkindlmarkt" we've been

we found a exclusive "Madl Shop"

that would be my favorite shop !!!!!!

I'm in the middle of a paradise for Advent-Decoration

in the afternoon we went for another walk

"Christkindlmarkt" in Center of town

Munich's big Christmas Tree on Marienplatz

our big Christmas-pyramide

Sunday morning walk to Tollwood-Christmasmarket

Its held on the Oktoberfest place - in walking distance from our place

freezing cold - but very nice

Classic meets Pop

Yesterday we went with the Brummer Family to "Nokia Night of the Proms" in the Olympic Hall. On stage been: Roxette, Haeven 17, Alan Parsons, John Miles, Katona Twins, Il Novecento, Christina Stürmer, Fine Fleur, Robert Groslot Electric Band

This photo is especially for Karen !!!

Todays morning walk to Westpark - finaly winter arrived

beautiful winter scenery

Today we had our traditional "Nikolaus Family Lunch"

Andi and his lovely son Adrian

That's our this years plate of selfmade Christmas Bisquits : 19 different sorts

our this years "Krippe"

window decoration in livingroom

that's our this years Advents-Arrangement, selfmade from Barbara and every year different