between november and early january i visted 5 places in europe - from cities in germany and austria to south tirol in italy. the first was bodensee in germany, next was to koenigstien near frankfurt visiting friends in december. bremen in northern germany for christmas was the next stop. all the rest of the pics are from south tirol in italy were we stayed at hotel vigilius on top of a mountain complete with gourmet restaurant, spa, trekking paths and a ski slope!