Hotel Madlein Ischgl

L*st night w*s our first night on the town for the se*son *nd it w*s cert*inly * l*sting first impression. We ventured into the vill*ge *t nightf*ll *nd *rrived *t the opening of the Christm*s M*rkets where there w*s * sense of excitement *nd *n *bund*nce of 'Christm*s Cheer'. This could m*inly be *ttributed to the presence of bulk *mounts of Schn*pps, Gluhwein *nd Fruschpunch th*t w*s ...

Travel to Austria from Perth via Tokyo, Milan and Innsbruck is not recommended. To describe this route as a 'milk-run' would be an understatement of epic proportions. I calculated the total travel time to be somewhere in the vicinity of 30hrs (not including time spent in transit) so you can probably understand our relief when we arrived at our final destination in the town of St Anton, Austria.

Our home for the next 4 ...

... Trey and I returned to the top again intent on blasting down the mountain at top speed. We both made it down without using the brakes at all in 5 minutes and some-odd seconds. We both had a blast. Trey video recorded his first descent and he intends on publishing on youtube when we return home.

During our stay we got to know several people from various places including Barbara and Jurjen from Netherland and another cool couple from Finland. Of course, today it took us forever to pack up and leave the campsite as everyone wanted to say goodbye and chat some more. No big deal as we had made some great new friends.

Once we were able to get underway, we started our trek towards Passo Di ...

... The setting is quite serene as we are at the base of numerous beautiful mountains and ski resorts in a home that Franz has lived in his entire life (and still shares with a sister and his mother who live in the floors below). His family has lived in the area for many generations and he had many fascinating stories to tell. We spent most of our time relaxing, hiking and enjoying nature. Yesterday morning we awoke early for a wonderful breakfast and a ...

... the next 4 days so we got some great conditions. After that it was all blue sky hot sunny days.

I used to work in St Anton quite a while back so it's great coming back here each year and seeing a few old friends who've kept doing ski season after ski season.

... tsooni: punane - täielik ehituskeeld, kollane - väga suure tugevusvaruga betoonehitised ja roheline - vaba ehitus, kuna laviinid nii kaugele ei jõua. Paraku oli see laviin võimsam, kui arvutid olid mudelite järgi suutnud ette näha. Tulemuseks oli, et laviin mattis suure osa rohelisest tsoonist (11 maja), sealhulgas ka mitu hotelli. 57 inimest jäi lume alla. Paljud õnnestus päästa, kuid 31 sai siiski surma. Alpinaarium on väärt külastamist ja kuigi on see peaasjalikult saksakeele ...

Maandusime Münchenis, kus saime ette bronnitud Avise autod. Ischglisse sõitsime ca 3,5h. Meie appartment hotell oli täiesti linna südames. Korter oli 4-toaline ja mõeldud 8-le, aga tegelikult oli seal 3 kahest ja üks pooleteiskohaline voodi. Nii siis oligi, et Andrus, kel õnneks oli madrats kaasas, magas põrandal. Maja ise oli värskelt renoveeeritud. Garaaz oli kahekordne ja autod sõitsid keldrisse liftiga. Esimene õhtu läksime sööma üle tänava olevasse restosse, mis ...

... peale väsitavat spordipäeva ka veel hõõgveini või jägerteed tarbida, siis võib juhtuda, et näiteks kell 19 on noored juba magama läinud :D Seega päris iga päev ei hakanud seal suusasaabastega pidutsema.. paar korda oli täitsa piisav. Muul ajal sai külas ringi kooserdada, poode tšekata ja saunas käia. See oli kah üks väga omapärane kogemus... See oli juba kahtlane, kui administraator kinnitas, et ujumisriideid vaja EI OLE. No eks siis sai ühises riietusruumis r ...

... I am still tired! I didn’t want to drag my butt out of bed or out of the shower, once I got in. This jet lag really has me whupped. Finally, we struggled down to breakfast around 7:30 am. Breakfast was pretty much the same here as we had in Austria...cold cuts, cheeses, rolls, jams, breads, yogurt, and cereal. After breakfast, we went back up to the room to get ready for our walk and while we were up there, we could hear the church bells ringing through the valley ...