Another year has begun...Welcome 2014!

Wow, 2013 went quickly...
Thank goodness for this blog or the whole thing would be a blur!
To start this year off I decided to do a quick recap of 2013. We started the year living in Italy, ended the year living in Switzerland, have traveled to 6 different countries, had many wonderful guests and continued our many great adventures!
We are definitely looking for 2014 to be another wonderful year of many more wonderful adventures...
Since my last post we had another great Christmas, a quick trip to London, a marvelous New Years celebration, Tom celebrated another birthday and we had a great trip back to the states! I will try and cover most, if not all, of this in this posting...

Let's start with Christmas! We had a wonderful lunch at the amazing Beau Rivage and a quiet Christmas morning at home. As always, my honey went over-board and has set up some amazing things for us in 2014! You will hear more about them in later posts. Take a look...

Brunch at the Beau Rivage!
A Champagne toast for
the holiday! 

Our little tree!

On the 26th we headed to the airport for a great trip to London between the holidays...
While there we visited the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, the crown jewels at the Tower of London, Harrods for Boxing Day Sales, the Who Shop in Upton Park, saw some wonderful shows and had lunch with great friends... Just a wonderful week away...

Saw this and thought of George!

Hyde Park set for the holidays!

Our 2013 photo with....

...Santa (sort of)

Harrods on Boxing Day!
Wow, whatta mess!

My honey & local Law enforcement
(Paddington Bears)

Ron & his bear...

Harrods all lite-up!

Overlooking the Tower of London

...and the Crown Jewels!

Entrance to history...

...an amazing castle of old...

Shhhh...no photos please...

...a rule I do not believe in!

Amazing pieces of History

Tom & London Bridge

Takin' the tube to...

...The Who Shop!!! Woohoo!

Tom & the Tardis...

...Exterminate, exterminate!

Best West End Show Ever!

Save money, watch the movie!

A week of Love...

...and Fish-n-chips!

Lastly, great meals...

...and new graffiti!

After that wonderful trip, back to Switzerland for a peaceful and delicious New Years Eve!

Ending the year as we started it...

...Sea Urchin Appetizer...Yum!

Now off to the States for Tom's Birthday and a visit!
We celebrated Tom's birthday at Buckheads in Richmond with wonderful food and friends...
We need to thank everybody for being with us on this special day!

Together at Buckheads...

Happy Birthday My Love!

Rob & Angi - brilliant!

Happy Greg & James came down!

Georgia & Tom on his day!

Joined by Bill & Diane!

Got to meet Brian, Maya's beau!

And spend time with our Tabitha!

Lastly, we got to spend time at our house in Richmond! It was wonderful to have James and Greg come down for part of that time - their love and help was beyond measure! And for the first time this season we got to see some snow... It was weird that we had to travel to Richmond from Switzerland to see snow, though it didn't last long...lol

Here one day...

...gone the next!

Well, I think I have covered everything that has gone on in the past month. I can not believe it is already February! That being said...I have to wish my Father, Sal, a very Happy 94th Birthday! We love you and wish you many more happy days!

Since things are finally getting back to normal, there should not be such a gap in postings.
We look forward to our adventures for the year and to having more of our friends and family visit us in our adopted home!
As always - we send lots of Love to our family and friends!
Till my next post -
Ciao for now!
Ron & Tom