When our little niece Siri came into the world yesterday, we were unfortunately thousands of miles away, but in our thoughts with her and her certainly very proud parents and big sister. And here are some pictures of what Siri´s aunt and uncle did on her day of birth:
Sonntag, 31. Mai 2009
It´s a girl!
When our little niece Siri came into the world yesterday, we were unfortunately thousands of miles away, but in our thoughts with her and her certainly very proud parents and big sister. And here are some pictures of what Siri´s aunt and uncle did on her day of birth:
Freitag, 29. Mai 2009
Bayern - Bavaria
Summary of 10 wonderful days in Bavaria with family and friends (and their cute babies): hiking, bbqs, mini golf, beergarden, a walk through Munich, relaxing in a thermal bath, a morning in the kindergarten with Laura (our niece), catching some sun,...
Sonntag, 3. Mai 2009
Vappu
Hyvää ruokahalua!
Montag, 13. April 2009
Ostern/Easter in Suomi
Montag, 6. April 2009
Helsinki
On the weekend we drove to Helsinki to celebrate the 30th birthday of a Finnish friend and to visit the animals on the zoo island "Korkeasaari"...
Auch wenn der Schnee fast weggetaut ist, ist es immernoch kalt genug, dass man sich am besten ganz eng zusammenkuschelt wie diese süßen kleinen Kerle.
Even though the snow is almost gone, it is still cold enough, that it is best to huddle together like these cute little guys.
Montag, 30. März 2009
EBY-571
1. unser Auto nach Deutschland zurückbringen (und die Abwrackprämie abkassieren) ODER
2. nach Finnland importieren und ordentlich Zoll bezahlen.
Wir haben uns für Nummer 2 und damit FÜR unseren guten, alten Audi entschieden, weshalb wir seit gestern ein neues, finnisches Kennzeichen haben...
Since we´ve been in Finland for 18 months now, we had to choose between
1. taking our car back to Germany (and getting the "scrap bonus") OR
2. importing it to Finland and paying a decent amount of customs.
We went for number 2 and so FOR our good, old Audi. That´s why we now have a new, Finnish license plate...
Mittwoch, 18. März 2009
Costa Rica
To shorten the winter in Finland, we escaped for a whole month to the Costa Rican sun...
Unser Urlaub dort war absolut traumhaft und unglaublich abwechslungsreich: Strände, Palmen, Regenwald, Nationalparks, Vulkane, Wasserfälle, tropische Gärten, viele wilde Tiere (Affen, Faultiere, Krokodile, Delphine, Tukane, Papageien,...), an Seilen durch die Baumkronen, Schmetterlingsfarm, Kaffee-Tour, schnorcheln, kayaking, tauchen, Relaxen in der Hängematte, Margaritas, leckeres Essen, Sonnenuntergang am Meer, und und und...
Our vacation was wonderful and Costa Rica has a big variety of experiences to offer: beaches, palm trees, rain forest, national parks, volcanoes, waterfalls, tropical gardens, many wild animals (monkeys, sloths, crocodiles, dolphins, toucans, parrots,...), zipline and coffee tour, butterfly farm, snorkelling, kayaking, scuba diving, relaxing in the hammock, margaritas, yummy food, sunset on the ocean, and so on...
Zitat: "Das Leben ist kurz, die Welt ist groß und wir können uns glücklich schätzen, so viel wie möglich davon zu sehen."
Quote: "Life is short, the world is big and we´re lucky to see as much as we can."