christine's baby shower

Elvira, Aline and I threw a baby shower for Christine who is due with her first baby in February. We had about ten girls from work that came and everyone had such a good time. Baby showers are not common at all in Switzerland/Germany, so most people had never been to one or heard of one. Christine got a lot of adorable little baby girl clothes and we had a good time playing some funny games.

deloitte christmas market

 

freiburg germany

For a nice Saturday trip, I went with my friend Christine and her husband Thomas to Freiburg, Germany. These two Germans and I enjoyed the day walking around the city, eating some great german food, shopping at the lovely german prices, and enjoying gluwein at the Christmas Market.

ice skating at dolder

Last Thursday night the girls from work (and Piotr) went ice skating at the skating rink at Dolder. The last time I had on ice skates was in college, so its been awhile. We had so much fun. We even got fondue and gluwein to complete the whole winter wonderland experience.

edinburgh

My "Thanksgiving Trip" this year was to Edinburgh. This was my first time in Scotland. I was a little worried about the weather in Scotland in late November, but it turned out to be better than Zurich which was freezing and rainy.

Super cute hotel:

 

Lunch at 4pm, I was so hungry!

 

Super cute Christmas market

 

Edinburgh Castle at night

 

The Scotch Whisky Experience

 

Edinburgh Castle by day

 

Royal Mile

 

Heard some bagpipes played throughout the weekend

 

Driving on the wrong side of the road - kind of scary!

 

Beautiful countryside drive

 

Traditional Scottish food - Haggis

 

Ferris Wheel Ride

 

View of the city/castle/Christmas market from the Ferris Wheel