Living a Little (as per Billy Connolly)

Billy Connolly said once: There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little.

After yesterday's gorgeous weather we got a terrible thunderstorm last night that kept us awake for hours. We woke up to continued heavy rainfalls, and were somewhat content spending our Sunday playing inside. There was a household to maintain, and laundry to do. But by early afternoon the weather showed a slight improvement, and so we decided to go out for a little hike. We reckoned that the nearby All Saints Waterfalls must carry lots of water after last night's torrential rainfalls.

A short drive on a twisty road would lead us to an empty parking lot. It looked like people had shied away due to the adverse weather conditions. We donned our BC proof wet weather gear, and hiked up the trail (and climbed more than 230 steps).

As expected the falls roared with water. One could barely understand one's own word. There were big and small photo ops along the path, and we often stopped to snap a picture.

After climbing up the gorge for a bit more than a kilometer we ended up in a valley. It was the very same valley that we had visited a few times before but from another angle.

We had arrived on the premises of the monastery ruin of All Saints.

The gloomy light would make for an interesting atmosphere inside the broken walls, and we had a hard time parting with the ever changing motive whenever one was changing the perspective. This must truly be a photographer's heaven.

Eventually we moved on, and visited a little shop nearby that sold local produce such as jams, honey, local handcraft and schnapps in all varieties.

We were curious to taste the regional spirits, and were offered a sip of a pear schnapps and a peach liquor. The alcohol tickled our taste buds. The stuff was very fruity, and - to be honest - it was quite tasty.

Our final loop would lead us to a war memorial built in the mid twenties of the last century. Curiously it was surrounded by deer which didn't shy away upon our arrival. They must be used to visitors.

After recurring rainfalls finally the sun came out at the end of the day. It warmed up to an unbelievable 15C (59F) at five o'clock in the afternoon, and the light was simply beautiful.

We knew just the place to be, and drove up the nearby mountain (almost 1,000m - 3,300ft high). We expected to get to get a spectacular view from here.

And again, we were not disappointed.

Breathtaking vistas!

Sunday started out a bit dull due to the rain, and a certain lack of motivation. But once we had gotten out of our shelter the weather couldn't keep us apart from having a great day. Indeed we lived a little today  ;-)