I went there with dear friends from Austria and we walked around the Theresienwiese, where the Oktoberfest is taking place, before we entered one of the beer tents. 
In the afternoon, we went for a ride on the "Wiesn-Rad" and had a beautiful view of the Oktoberfest, the masses of visitors, and Munich, and it felt really good to be home.
I met some of the lapologa girls there and we all sat together at a table under the large white parasol. It was great to watch all the guests in their beautiful attire and I even got a (slightly blurry) picture with the newly-weds, glowing with happiness!
Congratulations to the bride & groom and thanks for the invitation!
We had our open air tribute-to-spring movie party yesterday and even watched two films (Ratatouille for the kids, and My Blueberry Nights for the grown-ups)!
As mentioned previously, we woke up to this view and spent a couple of nights in the bush here. We had breakfast on the terrace overlooking the waterhole, took naps in the sunshine and went for some walks through the bush. In the evening, we lit a big campfire and made up some pretty awesome stories, listening to the hyenas howling around us. During the day, they were nowhere to be seen. Instead, we watched the graceful antelopes coming to the water and moving through the bush.
On the game drive we stopped and watched the Black Wildebeests, that look like punks with their big manes and the fluffy hair on the nose.
The best thing about this trip?
The guys were mastering the grill and the kids were helping to put up such a good fire that our potatoes were totally burnt by the time we remembered them...
But the rest of the food was delicious and enough to also feed the ants, who were busy carrying away crumbs from the buffet.
It was a lovely afternoon in the sunshine and I hope summer will come back quickly!
Last night, we invited some friends over and finally tried some of the recipes from Jamie's 30 minute meals (something we have been wanting to do for a looong time). After a power cut that almost ruined our evening plans, we started cooking and even though it took us slightly longer than 30 minutes, our guests said it was totally worth the wait :)
Thanks everyone for joining us and for the nice evening!
Thanks to everyone for playing!
Yesterday, our friends got married here in Gaborone. The day was grey and cloudy and in the morning it was pouring down with rain. But unlike in many other places, in Botswana, rain on your wedding day is considered a fortunate sign and so we happily went ahead and celebrated the newly weds with a lovely brunch and cake at the Sanitas teagarden.
They also built some miniature traditional houses complete with garden and fence with little twigs and recycled materials.
I just felt like sharing some of the children's work.
In late December, I went for a skiing holiday in the mountains with friends from all over the world. For some reason, New Year's eve was kind of quiet and everyone went to bed rather early. So some of us decided to start the new year like we ended it: on the slopes!
Of course, the prospect of empty slopes and fantastic sunshine definitely contributed to our motivation and so we managed to get into the gondola just before 9 am
Up on the mountain the sun was out, the view was spectacular and we were all glad to be able to start the new year with another day on the slopes!
