Switzerland and the Herbstmesse

Hi everyone! Yes, it has been yet another 2 months since we last posted anything on our blog - sorry for being such slackers. Since we last posted a lot has happened, naturally. We have been to the doctor a few times and have a couple of pictures of the new baby. I will let Stephanie create a post on this topic with the pictures. But in general, everything is going smoothly and the baby appears to be growing nicely in it's little oven.

It has been a pretty busy couple of months. The summer ended and winter began pretty much simultaneously. I mean, one day it was in the 60's - 70's and the next it was like 32. The temperatures have been pretty cold since then and it is a shame because the trees never really went through a transition. As it turns out, the past couple of days while we were out of town was about the only days where there was color in the forest. Now most of the trees have shed their leaves and we are preparing for the long winter.

The past couple of weeks have been particularly busy. Last week I had to make a week-long business trip to Basel, Switzerland. It just so happened that they were having their annual Autumn Festival (Herbstmesse) that week, so I thought it would be nice if Stephanie and Nate come along. The pictures above are from their trip to Basel! So, with the whole family packed up, we headed to Switzerland. This was the first trip Stephanie and Nathan had made to Switzerland. They spent the time while I was at work wondering around the city visiting the festival and the Zoo! They only spent 1 night with me in Switzerland and while I was sad to see them go, I did sleep much better the subsequent nights!

Although I was working the majority of the time that I was in Basel, I did have some time to get out and enjoy the festival as well. On Thursday night I went along with a few colleagues from work to teh festival. One of them was a good friend of mine from Indianapolis who is also over here for the project. We had a good time walking around the town and enjoying the rides. I will have to post pictures from the ride we rode later - it was insane! I also had the chance to try Indian food for the first time.

Here is a link to all the photos

next up.... Italy!