Wobbly Legs and Lederhosen

We had an eventful weekend which started by testing our balance.

Since last week was our anniversary and apparently the traditional third year anniversary gift is leather, we celebrated in our favorite leather attire. (and only leather attire)

We reenacted how we celebrated our anniversary last year by heading to Doha Oktoberfest.  Thankfully, we have friends just as crazy ready to sport their lederhosen and dirndl.

We did take a short break from dancing to the oomph band to quench our thirst.

  

Three years strong.  I think we started a new anniversary tradition.

This Saturday starts the Eid holiday so we are watching for the moon.

Snake Gorge, Oman

Welcome Jackson!!!  Auntie Kelsy and Uncle Jonathon are SO excited to spoil you.

More great news, the weather forecast shows that we might see a cloud this week AND it might stay below 100 degrees one day!  Happy beginning of fall.

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To celebrate so much greatness, we met some friends in Oman for a little hiking adventure in the mountains.


We headed into Wadi Awf to hike Snake Gorge.  See red star below.

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This wasn't your typical hike.  We trekked through a giant canyon, but it included some major obstacles.  

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Fearless group before the hike:

We started at a higher elevation and then just hiked down.  Easy right?

 Did I forget to mention the part about swimming through caves?

Big smiles because there were no broken bones:

The next morning when we woke up nice and sore, we visited the grand mosque.

It was excellent to see friends and we are glad that we survived to display our Snake Gorge photos.  Happy fall yall.

What the Heck: Signs Edition

Back to "normal" life in Doha which includes many moments asking "what the heck?"  Here are our "what the heck" signs for the week:

So false.  Olives will never be able to replace chocolate.

Just for fun.  Jonathon captured this beauty at one of our favorite restaurants.

And this is what we look like at the IMAX theater.  Be jealous.

This random blog post would not be complete without showing off my amazing tattoo jewelry.

Happy birthday Nathan.  Hope you have an amazing birthday.  We are thinking about you lots.

Vienna

Our last day on the bus we visited the Mauthausen Concentration Camp.  One huge bonus of having a tour guide is that we learned lots of history during the trip.

Our last stop was Vienna which felt like a huge museum.  There are so many amazing buildings that we didn't know where to look.  Every time I turned to look at something breathtaking on the right, Jonathon pointed out a beautiful structure on the left.  It is a beautiful city and we would like to return.

St. Stephen's Cathedral:

Library:

Opera House:

Hofburg Neue Burg:


Mozart lived in Vienna:

Maria-Theresien Platz:

Black Plague statue:

Fine Art Museum:

 

(This lion made me think of Sammy.  I couldn't find a witch or wardrobe though.)  We had a great trip and created lots of fun memories.  Happy anniversary Jay and Meghan.  Happy birthday Christina.

Salzburg and Hallstatt, Austria

Our bus fun continued into Austria.

Salzburg (birth town of Mozart and filming location for Sound of Music):

Touristy Sound of Music obligations (most Europeans have never heard of this movie):

Hallstatt:

Salt mining:

Happy birthday Megan and Mom!  Hope you have the best birthday ever because you are the greatest.