Phillipa ( i have no idea how to spell her name correctly yet) and I went for a bit of a walk around the area. there are lots of cleared sidewalks going up into the hills, and we also found trails that go through the woods at the top of the hill. they look absolutely awesome and I'm hoping we'll go back when the weather is clearer because from up there we should be able to see the Alps to the south of us and Mount Blanc. It's pretty cloudy right now and i think rain is in the forecast but it's just under freezing which is so great to me. there are still leaves on the trees, green ivy growing through the snow!


our friendly YWAM cows (we get our milk fresh from the udder). i liked the white one with the curls. i now more fully understand the term:


You can see my window from the outside here. Its the first one on the left with a balcony.
View from above. like i said, pretty cloudy. i'm assuming that the mountains are filling up the big white part usually:

Beginning of forest:
Another (will be a great) view:
Fire hydrant?:


A house on the main street in town. a girl who presumably lives here pulled up shortly after these photos were taken :
the modern looking signs stand out in a very non-modern looking village:checking out the church (behind the huge tree):

very inspirational message:
the "theater"?:

so hopefully the next trek will bring us clearer skies and perhaps i'll have the forsight to wear shoes with traction this time. i completely wiped out (for the first time this winter might i add) pretty much three steps out of the building. so next time maybe we can take on some of those hiking trails. love you guys and thinking about you!