Christmas Spirit Alive & Well!!!

Recently, Carlo's cousin Stefania and her husband Alessandro from Sicily spent a few days with us in Munich. Alessandro's parents were in town as well. They live in Sicily, but his mom has relatives in the area. We scoured the Christmas markets for Bratwurst, Kartoffelpuffer, Wuerstel of any kind. They were crazy for the Currywurst as well!!! Stefania found some unique Christmas presents for her family and friends and Alessandro stocked up on more sausage! :-)
It happened to be Stefania's birthday that weekend and we celebrated with a typical bavarian dinner at the "Spatenhaus" across from the historic Opera, which you see in one of the group pictures... This restaurant has a lovely interior with painted wooden paneling and many pieces of traditional art, including wood carvings, photos, and paintings.

We had a really great time together and wished they would visit more often.