Surlej-Silvaplana Friday morning 8:30 December 23rd 2011

 

Piz Corvatsch

 

Piz Julier

View from my bathtub!

We went skiing at Corviglia today. Snow was good and later we had lunch in the sun on the terrace of El Paradiso. 
In the evening we had dinner at the Chesa Veglia.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow......

No signs of stopping today.  Till last night it continued snowing and in the morning I could hear the explosions from the dynamite or whatever they throw down from helicopters to let the avalanches down so nobody gets harmed. 

 Don´t know what the marmots and other animals think about that :(

 Auntie Barbara and I only did some shopping  and then we went for a little walk with Mischa the Bernese Mountain Dog till we all looked like snowmen.

Today we did a little bit of skiing at the Corvatsch . The snow was perfect but due to the fog the visibility was quite bad.

  Christmas decoration at some of the shops

In the late afternoon we went to St. Moritz doing some shopping and afterwards we had a drink at the Palace Hotel. 

 They have the most amazing Christmas tree this year and also the Christmas illumination of the roads in St. Moritz have found a renewal.

 Via Serlas in St. Moritz

Back in Switzerland

So, here I am back again in Surlej  for Christmas and New Years - my favorite time of the year. Barbara and I arrived on Sunday, December 18th. Finally we got some snow here and today it is snowing the hole day. Went for a walk with Mischa the dog of our neighbour.

 

Icicles on the way to Sils Maria

 

View to the Silvaplana lake

Mischa

 

 Icebar at Hotel Bellavista in Surlej

 

Champagne!

In the afternoon we started to decorate the Christmas tree.

 Later we met our friend and neighbour Marika and went to the restaurant Thailando in the Hotel Albana in Silvaplana. It was excellent and delicious. The service was very friendly and the atmosphere was great. I guess we will go there more often in the next two weeks.

Jummy - not bad for an appetizer!!

Main course - red and green Thai curry

Dessert :)))
Potpurri of Ice Cream
 Choice of our best 10 ice creams – in very very small sizes

The rest of the family will be arriving on Friday. I wish you all very happy holidays and I might post some more while I am here.