Deep relaxation: Using the long weekend in the beginning of October, we drove eight hours to the Slowene border, towards a small Austrian community named Leutschach. There, at the winery of the Pronegg family, our lovely hosts I first met back in 2010, we spent two days in perfect leisure time. We collected sweet cheastnuts in the woods and roasted them above a campfire; we ate pumpkin cream soup every day because it was so yummy; I saw (and touched!) my very first fire salamander; the kids enjoyed to play with the even-aged daughters of Sandra and Karl, the hospitable vintners. And we, the parents, savored their pinot gris, which is extraordinary good! Actually, the only stress for us was where to get our next wine bottle from...
