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- Gingerbread Cottage Bed and Breakfast rated "excellent" by 4 travelers
Happy Holidays 2003
Our friend Bjørn in Norway sent us his Norwegian Christmas scene depicting the barn trolls called the Nisse celebrating their Christmas. Legend says that the Nisse will happily take care of things around the farm and they only ask a nice bowl of Christmas pudding in return. Many thanks to Bjørn for sharing this with us.
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We wish all our friends and family a Wonderful and Happy holiday season and a most prosperous New Year.
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Europe 2003 Trip Highlights
- Skiing in the Austrian Alps: We had a ball!
- We "skied" at the Tauplitz Ski resort near our 'home away from home' at Elfi and Hubert's ski lodge in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria.
- Roland in Europe - Roland took a couple of weeks off his work-term and joined us in Salzburg. We had a great time with him in Austria, Germany and Italy as he got to meet his family and make acquaintances with both sides of his family, the old folks and the young generation! A rare opportunity!
- Venice was a romantic stop! Giovanni, our gondolier, showed us
the ins and outs of Venice canals. It was super! The trip through
Northern Italy by car was mystical, the art and architecture in Venice
was totally capturing and the 'calzones' were absolutely worth a trip
back!
- A Great Big Wiener Sandwich - Our favorite food in Austria was the warm fresh leberkæse ( meatloaf) on a bun! Well worth a trip to the local Metzger and then some fresh brot from the Bakerei for their fresh buns with some great European cheeses. Europe is a culinary experience from every
- Terrific Tuscany - The Tuscan food was very wonderful! We
enjoyed the sights and smells of everything in Florence, San Gimignano
and the gorgeous surrounding Tuscan countryside. Dean thought the some
of the statues had some resemblance to himself.......
Notice the resemblance?
- Skiing in the Austrian Alps: We had a ball!
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Renaissance Revival
- Above is the craft as we found her in the spring. The solid Honduras Mahogany was all slopped over with the blue paint and a lot of things needed cleaning and tightening up. As the real quality emerged a name change was in order so we asked the boat Gods and got permission to rename her the "Renaissance", a much more fitting name.
- We spent a lot of time this fall retrofitting our 1959 Chris Craft 10
meter yacht, "Renaissance", The twin 350 GM V8 engines are
currently being refurbished in the shop and we hope to be 'on the waves'
in early spring. and maybe in the next antique wooden boat parade
- We found a lot of Chris Craft parts like name plates and logos available on Ebay. Reading up on the Chris Craft items and parts on Ebay also gave us a well needed education about Chris Craft wooden boats through the years.
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Whazup at the Gingerbread Cottage
- Euro Antique Lites: While in Europe this past year we found a great many antique light fixtures in super shape. They replaced the rather plain lighting we had and add a lot of flavour and character to our home.
- Family Heirlooms: Vanessa's mother is 86 and lives in Bavaria
near King Ludwig's famous
castle Neuschwanstein. She had a lot of the family heirlooms and
antiques in storage at the home where she is living.
- At Mother's request, we brought them home in a big box we made. It was a 5' x 5' x 7.5' wooden container we made at a lumber mill in Southern Bavaria and filled it with Vanessa's family furniture and heirlooms. We then had it picked up by Schenker Spedition, a large Austrian trucking firm, who sent a truck from Munich that transported it to Rotterdam, then it went by boat to Montreal and by train to Vancouver where we picked it up and brought it home. It was a learning experience to ship a package that size from overseas that turned out pleasant and was quite interesting. The family heirlooms really add a warm and interesting flair to the cottage.
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- Cockatoo Stew: Our cockatoo's, Merlin and Madam Mim (Casper as she likes to be called) are the most obnoxious creatures we have ever come across. Why we do not throw them in the stew I will never know, but they keep dodging the bullet day after day!
- Minka: Our little stray cat Minka passed away in mid December. She had stayed with us for six months. She was a beautiful little spirit that added so much to our lives and will be fondly remembered for a long time.
- Gingerbread Theatre: We have a few movies on our regular news page. Click here to view them.
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The Kids
- Roland spent the fall in Kelowna for his last engineering work
term. He will graduate this spring as a computer engineer. All the best
to Roland.
- Crystal, Roland's girlfriend of many years has become a part of
the family in the past year. We welcome Crystal and wish them both the
best of everything.
- Krista in her last year U of Regina. This years trip to Italy
and Austria, we will be taking Krista with us for 3 weeks, it will be
great exposure for her as an art Student, as well as a lot of fun! She
graduates in April from a 4 year Arts and English course. All the best
to Krista.
- Cory visited us in Victoria this spring. He stayed on our
yacht in Fisherman's Wharf. We had a great visit. Cory lives in Calgary
Alberta..
- Randi is too busy to return calls, so she must be really doing
a great job as exec housekeeper at the Regina Inn, in Regina SK.
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- Roland spent the fall in Kelowna for his last engineering work
term. He will graduate this spring as a computer engineer. All the best
to Roland.
Vanessa von Schellwitz
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Available to and from our door, simply board the AKAL bus at the airport.
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$18 per person downtown core. Groups of 4 or more to downtown core is cheaper.
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Click here for driving map from airport to our door and more info about Akal
Ferries from Port Angeles or Seattle
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Just walk straight up Oswego St from the Coho from Port Angeles Washington or the Clipper from Seattle. Click here for map to our door
Ferries from Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Anacortes WA
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Take the bus into town from BC Ferries at Schwartz Bay or Anacortes Ferry in Sidney. The bus terminal is downtown about 15 minute walk or short cab trip if you have lots of luggage. Click here for interactive driving map
Location! Location! Location!
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1/2 block from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on the Pacific Ocean, click here for photos and info
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Dallas Rd Scenic Drive and Mile Zero on the Trans Canada Highway
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One Block and a half to Victoria's Famous Breakwater Structure.
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5 blocks from Victoria's gorgeous Fisherman's Wharf. Click here for picitures and info
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6 Blocks to Victoria's Inner Harbour, Downtown Shopping, Royal BC Museum and IMAX. Parliament Buildings,
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An easy walk Straight up Oswego Street a few blocks from Downtown, Ferries to Seattle and Port Angeles. Very easy to find as Oswego street is adjacent to the ferry dock.
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4 blocks to Victoria's Heliport and Cruise Ship docks.
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