Hotel Arlberg St. Anton am Arlberg

... setting up the chalet's etc. Our chalet is MASSIVE! and very hi tech as well - our kitchen is a proper industrial kitchen with a dishwasher which washes things in 90 seconds - have tried to attach a picture but it probably doesn't come across brilliantly. We went out and got pretty drunk and went clubbing the night we arrived and then on Wednesday night there was an opening party for Bar Cuba where the theme was "bright and black" a couple of our guys dressed up as black men ...

... Unlike most Australian beer, Austrian beer actually tastes very good, so if we are comparing value for money here then the outcome is clear.

Alcohol purchased at the bottle shop (or supermarket, in Austria) is no contest. A 6-pack of 500ml beer here is unbelievably cheap, costing about $10 dollars!

2. Lunch (main course)

Perth: $22.00

St Anton: €8.80
= $14.10

Admittedly, Perth does have some great restaurants but most of ...

... ber diesen Blog werden wir unsere Familien und Freunde über den Verlauf unserer Reise auf dem Laufenden halten und Eindrücke und Gedanken teilen.

Also dranbleiben! Am 27.1.2010 gehts los und wir werden euch hoffentlich mit abenteuerlichen und spannenden Geschichten unterhalten - hoffentlich auch alle mit happy end :).

... and the taste is so much more satisfying than the over-processed flavourless loaves of Australian 'bakers' (I use the term loosely). It's the kind of bread that you can just enjoy as a meal on its own with butter or cheese. I'm going to get me some now.

At the moment it is snowing outside so hopefully tomorrow I will have some new and exciting news and stories from on the mountain. Here are a few pictures for the time being.

... in some skiing *nd snowbo*rding. It *ctu*lly feels like we've been here for longer th*n * few d*ys now th*t we h*ve our be*rings *nd *re f*mili*r with the town *nd some of its intric*cies. I've posted some photos showing l*st nights shen*****ns, the St Anton town *re* *nd Innsbruck City to give you *n ide* of the spect*cul*r views *nd scen*ry *nd there will be more to follow soon.

... lies nestled within the Tyrolean region of Austria (St Anton am Arlberg) which is normally accessed most easily from Zurich (3hrs by rail) or Munich (5hrs by rail). Tori (my girlfriend) and I have a rented apartment for the 2009/2010 winter season. Having organised the rental using the internet, we were a little uncertain of what exactly to expect, but having seen some photos and liased frequently with the owner/manager Silvia ...

After leaving Cortina in the morning, we drove into Austria and made a stop for a couple of hours in Imst to ride the alpine coaster there. Unlike the summer slide near the Salzberg Lakes that we rode, this one was on rails and was the longest in Europe at 3.5km or 2.1m. All of us rode it once ...

I flew into St Anton Austria on March 20th and for a few days skiing with my old college friend, Mike, and a few other mates from Ireland who also happened to be in town.

The weather was outstanding, the day we arrived it was forecast to snow about 4ft of snow ...

... heitsime kohe magama ära, et eesolevat nädalat võimalikult reipalt alustada.

Esimest korda suusaliftiga üles sõites oli lihtsalt VAU..need mäed! Kunagi sai küll käidud Põhja-Soomes Pyhä küla mägedes, aga Alpid on ikka teine tera. Ishcglis on päris palju suusaradasid, kusjuures enamus on keskmisel kuni kõrgemal raskustasemega. Seega päris algajatel võib päris hirmus olla esialgu, sest mäenõlvad on järsud, aga harjutamine teadupärast teeb imesid.
Ischgl, Austrian Alps, Austria pille

8/28/99 Saturday

Zurich to Davos

We arrived in Davos (the Hotel Europe, a 4 star hotel) at 12:37 pm. Davos is much bigger than I had expected. It looks like it would be easy to get lost, but the view is spectacular.

We had a get together dinner at 6 p.m. On our way down to dinner, we heard someone knocking on their door from the inside. Sure enough, it was Shirley. Seems that their door lock was stuck and they couldn't get out. We had to get the hotel ...