I know it's been a month since we went to Colorado, but I thought I'd post some of the pictures I took. We had a really nice time there for New Year's Eve and a few days afterward. The place we stayed at was the Austria Haus, and if you ever visit Vail, I highly recommend staying there!
This was what greeted me upon first entering our room…
I didn't spend any time up on the mountain, so I didn't get any of the gorgeous mountain-top pictures, but I still enjoyed my quiet time in the village. I liked this window display in a little cupcake shop:
And this was the old bridge I walked across every day, into the village. It was also the way to the ski lift…
This was just to the left of the bridge…
And this was to the right…
Sophie loved the village candy shop best…
And I loved that they had Necco's! When I was growing up, my dad would always buy them for me when we stopped at gas stations on one of our many long family road trips… I always gave the black licorice-flavored ones to my brother and told him they were chocolate.
We walked up the side of a mountain for the New Year's Eve fireworks display…
And afterward, we walked through the village…
We ate at this pizzeria every night we were there, and twice for lunch. Don't miss it if you're ever in Vail!
Here's one of Soph and I in the hotel's elevator…
And here are some of Mike and Soph at the ice rink…
But the very best part of the whole trip was finding this sweet little place, nestled in the pines, just before crossing the bridge…
And it's a good thing I found it, because I went through the hotel's supply of Starbucks packets in the first hour and a half I was there.
Thanks for stopping by, and for all the sweet comments and emails about the Valentine's Stocking. I hope I got the kinks worked out and you were finally able to print it successfully!
7 Comments
Margaret
Loved seeing all your travel pics! Looks like a wonderful time and a beautiful location. Have Starbucks, will travel! 😀
Katrina
Too much fun!!!!!!!! Love Colorado ;-)!!!!
Leslie
Lovely pictures! I would love to some day visit Vale!
Sheryl
All your pictures were absolutely fantastic. Love them all. Can’t wait for more.
Michele Hebson
Wonderful pictures of your trip. Mike made me laugh out loud with his photo bomb in Sophie’s pic (just before the starbucks pic). It’s so beautiful out there. Someday I just might take a trip.
sylvie
you’ve a so pretty smile !
Lynn Jones
Great pictures! I would love to visit there although I definitely wouldn’t be skiing. Skating, yes, but skiing is a dangerous thought.
I think those are LoveHearts which Sophie is holding which happen to be one of my favourite candies. Okay, SweetTarts too!
Nice the hotel thought of you with the Starbucks but it was a good thing you found the cafe nearby! I’m a 1-2 cup/day person so that probably would have lasted me for the trip. I knew you liked coffee but I had no idea, lol!