Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! (happy birthday)
On Sonntag, September 24, I turned 27. Wow, and yikes, I am getting OLD! Haha. Seriously I feel young and spry. Guess its better than feeling old and crusty ;) To celebrate, I joined Barbara, Katherine, and Ulf (Katherine is Flo's sister, and Ulf is her husband) and headed into the Austrian countryside. We arrived at a reconstructed village of old Styrian (the state where Graz is located) and Carinthian (the adjacent state to our SW) homes. The sights were neat, and reminded a little me of colonial North Carolina (you know, those field trips you took as a kid to teach you about historical things nearby). Enjoy some photos.
**06 Oct. edit: gourds, not pumpkins**
A reconstructed farmhouse.
A water wheel.
Hand-making pumpkin seed oil (used for salad dressing; tasty.)
Trying on a wool hat. Scratchy!
Wetter-turm. Where they took weather measurements.
Ideallic Austrian house with geraniums.
Ulf and Katherine.
The three of us in front of an 1800s schoolhouse.
A Styrian choir!
Local wildflowers.
An Austrian Oompah band!! They weren't bad either.
Regular Austrians enjoying some food.
Mmm. Bratwurst.
Te quiero y mi burro sabe mas que tu!!
posted by Brad @ 2:39 PM
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2 Comments:
wow dude, lots of posts... i like it. that sounds like things are rockin out. hey, it's nice that you're wearing your portugal shirt in the middle of the austrian countryside. and... i believe the correct name for your "pumpkins" is "gourds". but... tally-ho. right on, i don't know if i could spend so much time with all that. hey, i need to send you a video. it's funny. bye
Happy birthday! HJ was born on your birthday, so now i will never forget it. If you put any credence in birthdays=personality, I can't think of anyone whose stars I would rather her share. Here's wishing you a great year ahead!
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