The Lederman Kitchen

After a night in Geneva , we headed into France, and up to the mountains.  We rented an apartment right in the middle of Chamonix as our base for the weekend. Chamonix is the cute little French ski town that you would imagine.  All the delicacies of France (wine, cheese, bread) nestled in a valley, surrounded by the Alps.  A dream come true. The thing about Chamonix that surprised me the most was that it was so affordable.  We bought a 2-day lift ticket for about $100 each - for multiple mountains.  Need I say more?  Ok....our rentals were less than we spent on lunch. The weather moves fast in the mountains.  It was foggy, then sunny, then snowing.  I didn't know when to take out the camera. Just arrived in Chamonix The sun starting to come out Blue skies!  The clouds lingered, but it was still beautiful The sun setting Town as the sun is going down The view from our apartment Our first morning, ...

My sister, Jenn, came over to Europe to spend Christmas with us over a ski holiday.  We met in Munich, rented a car and headed for our home base, Innsbruck, Austria. The plan was to ski a few days, cook Christmas dinner and check out Innsbruck, before flying back to Ireland and showing Jenn around our new home. None of us have ever skied (or snowboarded) in Europe, and we were not disappointed.  The mountains were incredible, the views spectacular and the on mountain ambiance was perfect.  We truly felt as if we were skiing in a postcard. We spent 1 day skiing at Solden, which is known for, along with some incredible slopes, their 30 on-mountain huts.  They were picture perfect mid-mountain Alpine Huts.  The real thing.  Nestled in the middle of the alps, these small, independent run huts served goulash soup and beer to hungry and tired skiers. Beautiful mountains   sisters On the slopes On mountain lunch   View from the l...