Happy New Year!

Well, we arrived safely in Vienna via overnight train from Venice. As it turns out we did not go to Venice during the day. We ended up going skiing on this peak near Andrew's house in a place called Piancavallo. It was lots of fun although I did not go skiing but rather took pictures from the sidelines. After the fiasco where I was not able to clear the bunny slope once, I thought it would be best for my limbs that I sit this one out. However, I was glad Cristina had a chance to go with the others since I will probably not go with her for quite some time.

Anyway, I guess this new year's eve will definitely not be as happy considering the tsunamis that have devistated India and Indonesia. In this B&B we are staying at in Vienna is the first time that we have been able to really see coverage on it. We are actually fearful of some friends that have visited the area for winter holiday. We have already heard from one of them in Malaysia and he is ok. We have another friend in Sri Lanka that we traveled all the way up to Hong Kong with that we hope is ok as well.

In any case, I hope everything finds you well this new year. Looking forward to hearing from all of you soon. We are on our way to pick up Lukasz (Ashley's boyfriend) from the airport. Bye.