Christmas Caril

Despite sounding like she's about to hack up a lung, my mom (Caril) has been a real trooper as we've showed her some of the local sights. After a quick visit to the Basel Weihnachtsmarkt (probably the best of the bunch so far), we then went up to Colmar in the Alsace in France (the market was nothing great, but the city was beautiful and festive):



We also went up to Freiburg, Germany for a Christmas market trifecta. Freiburg is a really great little city. Here are mom and I having Glühwein (hers is naturally non-alcoholic) on a chilly afternoon:



Then today we drove up to the little Alpine town of Engelberg, where the sky was clear, the sun was shining, the air was frigid, the food was fattening, and the snow was a real treat for all of us, especially mom: