Brunnenhof Hotel Lech

... s LOADS of snow but conditions were awful with high winds and loads and loads of snow. The girls finished around 11ish (except Sophie who finished around 1) and me and Laurie finished around 2 after getting rather lost and coming home through the trees, putting a massive gash in the bottom of my board in the process (not too much of a problem, needs a service anyway!).

got an avalanche talk later today which should be fun.

that's all for now, hope everything ...

... basing this review on is 2000m above sea level with spectacular 360 degree panoramic views.

3. Petrol (Per Litre)

Perth: $1.20

St Anton: €1.15
= $1.85

Petrol is very expensive in Europe and Austria in no exception. Fortunately, we do not have a car and we do not need to buy petrol. We use the free bus service that provides transport throughout St Anton and its surrounding towns. Still, Perth is the far cheaper for petrol than ...

Das Abreisedatum rückt näher - noch 7 Wochen und dann geht es los.
Einmal um die Welt - oft darüber gesprochen, viel davon geträumt - bald wird es Realität.

Die Reisevorbereitungen werden intensiver, langsam macht man sich Gedanken, was man alles einpacken wird - nur nicht zu viel! Mal sehen ob das mit dem Vorsatz klappt :)
Vandans, Vorarlberg, Austria auszeit2010

... other snow gear. I ended up choosing the Ride Machete 155cm, a relatively short board that incorporates a design feature known as 'rocker', which is a fairly recent technological innovation that assists riders to gain more 'pop' and subsequently spend more time in the air. I put my purchase to the test the following day and was more than satisfied with it's performance - it was fast, responsive and certainly had a lot of pop, but ...

... dispensed *t * series of st*lls spre*d out *long the m*in street.

We met some friends on the snow-covered street *nd enjoyed * few drinks th*t w*rmed us inside despite the sub-zero temer*tures. The Gluhwein (w*rm red wine enh*nced with schn*pps, berries *nd spices) *nd the Fruschpunch (w*rm fruit juice with rum) w*s very t*sty *nd went down * little too e*sily, however the schn*pps ...

... of waking up at the same time every morning for almost 3yrs, it's going to be hard to snap this. But I have always firmly believed that there is one and only one way of breaking the evil sleep pattern, which is to go out and drink. This plan will be put to practice at about 6pm tonight.

There is a lot to organise today such as lift passes, shopping and jobs (not searching too hard for the latter, but will see if ...

... drowning in the lake near Munich is still a bit of a myth in Germany. It was a 45 minute walk uphill, but for 6 Euros we could take a horse drawn carriage-we jumped at the chance. It was a memorable ride and only the second time we had taken one-the first being right after we were married! It wasn't a private ride but the tourists who shared the ride with us also shared in our giggles at the constant ******* of the horses :)
Füssen, Bavaria, Germany armajor7

We take a last daytrip together to beautiful, fairy tale Schloss Neuschwanstein. Fiona had visited before, but it was still a lovely day out together, and probably one of the last castles we will visit...we're definitely feeling a bit castled out.
Hohenschwangau, Bavaria, Germany fiseb

... place to meet up after a days skiing, enjoy the last rays of sunshine and people watch. One day there was even paparazzi taking pictures of us from across the road.. well actually rumour was the King of Spain was at the bar, there were definitely some very handsome and important looking men at the other end of the bar - so does that count as drinking with the King of Spain? I like to think so :)

Today we drove up into the mountains to see the fairy tale castle, Neuschwanstein. This is another of Ludwig's castles, this one unfinished, and served as the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle. It ...