Lenzerheide: from blue and white to black and white

If you are a freak skier i.e. you like:

- waking up early enough in the morning the be the first on the slope
- giving lunch time the smallest time possible
- covering every slope possible
- being the last on the slope going home

… then you will appreciate the skiing map of this post

Here is the dinamic map with pictures. Here are the pictures. Enjoy!

So freezing in Zurich today we met penguins!

We had another ’round -10°C day today in Zurich. In Italy you say “it’s so cold penguins come through the windows”. In Switzerland, they just take a walk down to the zoo Click HERE for the full reportage.

If this is a cake …

The name of this green monster is “Sancho Panza”. It is said to be a typical Russian cake. It is a 3 layered giant, between each level ananas and walnuts are hidden. The lowest layer contains cacao. Sour cream, crème fresh and yoghurt on the top.  Kiwi slices a’ la discrétion. At least this is what my wife backed this week end. To be honest, it looks strange but it tastes good

Jil byl pes, for old dogs and wolves

Once on a tram in Genève I heard two French women enthusiastic for Soviet Union cartoons. I asked tonight my Soviet expert about it and she pointed me out Jil byl pes. Cute, isn’t it? Even better watching it while eating some soviet bonbons…

 

 

Blogging and the art of propaganda

It is five days I am sick at home. I had most of my Xmas holidays in my bed, with fever, sore throat and headache. That’s a pitiful ending of a very stressful month at work. Would you have ever thought about it after watching these wonderful, family like, smiling pictures of our Christmas dinner?

Happy holidays, lucky healthy people. And thanks to my wife for not giving everything up to my horrible mood

Gadjo Michto: beauty playing in the streets of Strasbourg

I easily get bewitched by women playing musical instruments. If the girl playing is also cute, good and French (!), then I am totally overwhelmed … ouch, Stasia! Stop beating me, I will pay you a course of violin

This was the case in the streets of Strasbourg last week-end. While lost (with Stasia) in the Christmas labyrinth of the city, we heard a gipsy-like music coming to us. To our surprise it was a 100% Alsace music band wonderfully playing cord instruments and accordion and singing in Slobanjo. The language, I was explained by a friend of the group, spoken in Slobanja, of course

Don’t miss the Gadjo Michto when you visit Strasbourg, and pay a visit to their website: www.myspace.com/gadjomichto

And don’t miss my wonderful night pictures of this concert HERE

Strasbourg, capitale de Noël: APPROVED by Loranablog

So much we read and heard this year about Strasbourg being THE capital of Christmas, that we chose to pay a visit to it!

Guided by the native M. – a friend of us knowing each corner of the city – we had two enchanting days in the streets of Strasbourg. Indeed, we found a whole city ready to celebrate Christmas, but also delicious Alsace food (you must try baeckeoffe!), pretty men (at lest this is what girls said), gipsy musics and kind people.

Look it by yourself, watching this Lorana report on Alsace Christmas in Strasbourg!

Malans to Jenins wine-road: romantic Heidiland walk in Autumn

“Chauffeur, drive me to Malans: I need to buy some good bottles of Blauburgunder!”

And this is how it happened that today my private driver brought me to the enchanting wine road between Malans and Jenins (Graubunden, CH), where we walk through the vineyards to taste some good local red wine together with house-made sausages.

“Now back home, Anastasia, please, I am drunk”

Pictures: Lorana on flickr.com
Music: Karen Kornienko

Liebestraum No. 3 am Bodensee bike tour

Composer: Franz Liszt
Piano player: Karen Kornienko
Pictures: Lorana
Mixed with Photostage Slideshow Producer by Lorana

Autumn in enchanting Glarus: flying on Goldener Herbst palette!

Better having a sleepy Sunday home or going out for hiking on the Swiss mountains? Uhmmmm [...] Enjoy the colours of the awesome Glarus and its Golden Autumn

Stasia drove me – and we are still alive – down to Luchsingen, from there we reached the enchanting Oberblegisee on foot. On the way down, thanks to the exceptional “on-demand-cablecar” of Brunnenberg, we could fly back on enchanting golden woods.

First snow ahead, I guess soon we will have not such nice choices any more ;(