The family paid a visit to Leysin for Christmas. In the short ten days that they were here we went to Montreux and Gruyere in Switerland, spent three days in Paris, France and took a day trip to Evain/Yvoire, France.
Leysin, Switzerland
Kelly boarding the Alps
Me and dad on my classroom balcony
My classroom
I took a digger while skiing....here's what it left me with and the picture does not do it justice
Homemade gnocchi for Dad's birthday
We ventured down to Montreaux to the Christmas market
I took the family for a hike out to Nid d'Aigle (Eagle's Nest)
Dad and I continued on to Prafandaz
Dad and the Alps
Dad loved the hike and suspected a storm was coming
This was the Christmas tree in my apartment that I purchased for 60 CHF
Dad's birthday dinner complete with Italian olive oil and French baguette
Notice the Swiss flag made out of red M&M's on his birthday cake....courtesy of Kelly
PARIS
Sacred Heart Church
Notre Dame....searching for quasimodo
View of the Seine by night
Eiffel Tower shots
View of Paris from the Tower
Me
Kelly
Dad and Kelly atop the Eiffel
Kelly, Dad and me....Dad is pretending to fall over backwards off the Eiffel. He thought this was pretty funny.
Me in front of the Eiffel
We ended up at the Eiffel Tower again at night. Here are some shots of it in the night.
Freezing on the night boat ride on the Seine
The Thinker at the The Rodin
The walk to Champs Elysses
Arc de Triumph
Hotel des Invalides....where Napoleon is buried
Gruyere, Switzerland
That's a whole lotta cheese
Family shot
Leysin, Switerland
The vegetarian riding the cow outside the Fromagerie in Leysin
The cheese making process....we witnessed it live at the Fromagerie
Evian, France
Me teasing Kelly with a turkey drumstick :)