Monday, December 21, 2009

Christmas with Stoffels 09

20 Dec - We visited Michael and his family in Leiwen. We drove through a heavy snowfall to get there. We exchanged gifts and ate a great dinner. Kim received some nice Villeroy and Boch pasta bowls for Christmas and a baking dish for her Birthday, I received a nice wine service set :) and Jamie received some earrings and candy. We gave Alfons several bottles of likors, Michael different foods like his favorite chips, brownie mix, several types of Cajun meals and for Petra, we had some "frustuck tischekarte" custom made for her to use at the guesthouse. These are ceramic signs for her to write the names of items on her breakfast table for guests.
We had Raclette - a traditional melted cheese meal from Switzerland. Basically, you place potatos, vegetables, and meat on a small pan and put chesse over it and let the cheese melt under a heating coil. It was a VERY great experience and great meal. www.raclette.com.au. This was similiar to what we had at the Garmish Christmas market except ALOT better :)
Raclette Dinner.........

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