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        Effortless elegance any given day
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
    
      
        Sophie came for a week of skiing in Austria's Lech on the Arlberg in the Austrian Alps and the architecture here cannot be any more different than the one in Manhatten, but it is for sure as beautiful.
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
    
      
        A couple days ago someone asked me what my favorite building in NYC was and I realized I'd never put a lot of thought into it, but quickly decided it simply had to be …
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
    
      
        While we were in Queenstown I wanted to go on some little adventures around the area and explore as far as we could in the short time we had there.
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
    
      
        The year draws to an end and naturally we look back. Some believe that it is best to …
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
    
      
        You see Austrian Advent Bakery, the smallest possible Vanillekipferl, Linzer Augen, Schwarz-Weissgebäck, Florentinerecken, Husarenkrapferl and Demels famous Rumtaler made with my husband's favorite rum.
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
    
    
    
      
        Soft colors and light blue skies ...
      
      
        
          
          
          
        
        
  
    
    
  
      
      
      
     
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
    
      
        The southwest has been never on my bucket list to be honest but it should have been! What an amazing stretch of beautiful landscape, how awesome the scenery!