Wengen, Switzerland
December 2002
Christmas in the Alps with the Ralph
Lauterbrunnen Valley waterfall
Chalet Breithornblick. The Ralph's mountain home
Breithornblick Post
View from the chalet
Chalet living room
Chalet sleeps
Chalet dining
Katy and Jill
Our hostess Donna
Happy mountaineer
Katy
Jill
Jill and Donna solve teh world's problems
Warm welcome
Not a vegan menu
Kids chowing down
Baked treats
Jason goofing
Jason and Noah play barista
After dinner cleanup
Caffeine guy
The valley below Wengen
Bollywood production shooting at Kleine Scheidegg
Bollywood extra
Production crew
Production continues
Lots of shooting for this three hour Bollywood extravaganza
The movie is "The Hero"
Passengers fleeing the bad guy
Cameras in the cold
Setting up the next shot
The setting for the scene
Time to tackle the mountain
Goof ball guys
Jay helping out
Posing with the peak
Taking a break at the Start Bar
Catching some rays
Schnapps time
Mac grabbing some quick snaps
Break time is done. Let's head down the mountain
A pan of deliciousness
Skiing Wengen with Mac and Noah
Mountain men
Wengen below the clouds
After ski snacks
Village crepe stand
Snowball fight
Snowball baseball
Mountain dog
Grindelwald lunch
Today is sledding day
Jill Sledding Wengen
Unidentified members of the family
Jason, Noah and Mac sled several kilometers
Jay waits for the rest of the gang
Sled crash victim?
Jumping into the fluffy stuff
The team gathers for another leg of the run
Crossing a ski run to pick up our sledding path again
Celebrating at the chalet
The village baker came through for us
The Ralphs and Jaehnerts 2002
16-year old at Christmas
Time to open presents
Starting the train trek from Wengen to Küsnacht
Gathering to start the ride back to Zurich
Zurich farewell dinner
A family favorite: geschnetzeltes mit rösti
A meter of sausage anyone?