Do-Re-Mi Fountain from the Sound of Music. Somehow Rose sensed that fatigued driver Jim would prefer to explore the city on foot while the girls basked in the "hills are alive" experience.
Von Trapp Residence - about as close as the tourists are allowed to get.
Alma sharing her personality with the dwarf statue from the Do-Re-Mi scene. When we returned to Sarajevo, the girls watched the movie for the first time.
Scenes from the Tirolerhof Kinderhotel in Ehrwald, Austria. So what is a Kinderhotel? - It's a magical place according to Rose, where all your dreams come true. More specifically, they are a kid friendly option in the Alps, meals included, daycare included, indoor swimming pool, kid's play area, ski school right in town, and majestic views. There were about 30 to choose from in Austria, Ehrwald was our choice.As if the hotel were not enough, we were joined by the elder Tyvand's (Jim and Judy) during our stay at the Tirolerhof.
Alma out for a walk in the village.
Fresh snow our first morning. Made for great skiing at Lermoos for Jim. The remainder of the week was sunny and warm.
Talin prepping for ski school. She spent 2 days in ski school, first unlearning everything her father had taught her during the winter, then getting command of her wedge (pizza in school lingo) and learning her turns. 
Alma's version of ski school. We managed 2 sledding runs before Alma found a delicious snowball and decided that an alpine snack was in order.
Zugspitz - Dominating the Ehrwald skyline is the Zugspitz. Gondola is the only option, up and down. There is an observation deck at the top for non-skiers, Jim/Judy took this option. For skiers, another gondola takes you into the bowl. 
Gondola that takes skiers into the bowl. 
Rose at the top of the Zugspitz. Stopped for a quick photo on our way into the bowl.
For the most part, Zugspitz an intermediate skiing experience. However, if one were to follow tracks away from the groomers, plenty of fresh snow and steeps to be found. 
View from the observation deck into the skiing bowl.
Perfect day in the Zugspitz made perfecter by dark beer.
Jim and Judy on the observation deck.
View from the gondola into the village of Ehrwald.
As if skiing were not enough, the warm temperatures allowed some hiking experiences. Talin is checking out the reindeer.
Team Tyvand
Inexplicably, a Tee Pee along one of the hiking trails.
Scenes from the hotel - Two person swing most often in use just before kid dinner at 6pm.
We swam every day at about 4pm. The girls received two new bathing suits from Nana and Baba (Judy/Jim) for their "ski" vacation.
Once kid dinner was over, the girls shuffled off to daycare while the adults dined sans kids.
A few parting shots. Alma jumping for joy in Ehrwald, and Talin below experiencing her first rainbow ever, in Sarajevo.
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