A bad start to an even longer holiday

Seattle skyline from the ferry in the Puget Sound



Well, I tried to get on the plane today, but between fresh snow on the roads and a rule I didn't know about, it looks like I'm going to have to enjoy myself even longer here. Ahhh ;-)

Apparently, I should have taken my Swiss ID with me even though I was told not to, so they aren't letting me out of the country. After the first shock, I decided to go with the flow and join the happy spirit my mother was engaging in.

So you will have a rather jet-lagged lesson on Tuesday. I'll give you the whole story then, but until then, why don't you get back into the swing of things and leave your story of what might have happened to me and how I intend to get back here on the blog.

In the meanwhile, here are a few more pictures for you to enjoy.
This is the view taken from our balcony. This is the house mountain of Seattle - Mount Rainier.

Hi everybody

As I had time to finish the "Lucky Jim"-book (what I found at the beginning very boring and then in the end more interesting!) I could go to the Chrienser & the Lucerne carnival. Lucky Jim's face was wreathed in smiles like this Chrienser witch.




Hopefully, after having passed my terrible flu, next Sunday I'll be able to make my curves into the light powder snow.

Furthermore, I wish Illya a safe flight back to Switzerland!
See you soon
Annelise

Alligators

I missed the White House since we weren't given permission to fly over the area, let alone make a short landing to say hi, but I did manage to get a couple of pictures of alligators. They run around here freely and are protected. Since the winter is only just over, they aren't out much yet, but the temperatures have risen to 20 degrees and so we did manage to see 2!
One was pretty big and the other was just a baby. You have to look for the little one below!

Preview of things to come

Coming soon at a blog near you:

You can expect brilliant close-up photographs of alligators in the swamps of South Carolina
Stunning aerial pictures of the White House and the new President with rolled-up sleeves riding his mower over the lawn
exciting films of ferry rides across the Puget Sound
and touching moments of long lost friends reunited.

Stay tuned!