ZELL UM SEE

We are headed to Frankfurt for Hubbie’s photo shoot. So we decide to drive through Austria and check it out (why not?). We stop in Kitzbuhel, a ski area recommended by a friend. Then to Zell Um See, Austria, which we pick as a destination because it is a lake on our route. We have no idea it is so well known. Just need somewhere cool to go with the kids. After an hour driving all over the area looking for a room, we end up at Pensione Claudia, a family inn, run by Claudia. It is just a five minute walk to the lake so we stroll the girls down to a lovely grassy area for lounging and a swimming pool, lakeside, and of course a playground. The next night happens to be one of the annual town beer fests. The girls have been angling for us to buy them traditional Austrian dresses and they are so cute I can’t resist. Miss Pudding LOVES hers. Petite just loves buying clothes. As soon as Miss Pudding puts her dress on and notices the dancing stage, she insists on dragging Hubbie up to try an Austrian polka. She exclaims, “I just HAVE to dance in this dress.”