Hotel Tirol Ischgl
Dorfstrasse 77 Ischgl, Tirol, Austrian Alps, 6561, Austria
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Heaven on ice!
... bound for St Anton.
We were met from the train by Andy and Jimmy who had been sampling the local Apres and a sky absolutely puking snow! We headed on the bus (free throughout the villages in the Alberg valley) to St Jakob where Andy, Jimmy, Jake, Nickers, Soph and John are all settled in for the season. Their apartment is gorgeous in a very typical Austrian style building. They are right near a bus stop but also only a 20 min walk into ...
Ski, snow and goulash
... slopes, Austrian food is hearty and filling, especially on a cold day, goulash soup, spetzle, schnitzel, sausages of numerous types! You leave refueled for the afternoon runs. Dinner- at our hotel consists of 4 courses, last night we all thought we should roll to bed if we weren't up stairs. the dinning restaurant is decorated in traditional style with carved wooden ceilings and tradItional furniture. The wait staff all wear traditional Austrian dress. The ...
Davos - eine Enttäuschung
Nach dem Frühstück machten wir uns auf den Weg Richtung Landquart um mal wieder im Alpenrhein Village Outlet zu bummeln. Mal sehen, was es Neues gibt. Die Fahrt verlief ereignislos, eigentlich nicht anders zu erwarten an einem Sonntagmorgen im Herbst.
Schon bei der Ankunft stellten wir fest, dass es doch ein paar mehr Leute hatte wie auch schon. Offensichtlich beginnt das Konzept ...
Over The Alps!
... to 1, and there were kilometer markers every .2 kms. It was easy enough to just stay focused and count down the distance.
We reached Nauders around 4 pm and found a small, family-run B&B for 50 euro in the center of town. They didn't offer wi-fi, but we were able to buy a bottle of wine for 4 euro. The view from our balcony was absolutely breathtaking. What a difference it makes from the prices in ...
Up, Up, Up!
... on either side and a glacial river running down the middle. The first 50 kilometers were reasonable; the last 10km were at a 10+ percent grade. It was hard to keep enough momentum going to not fall over.
I finally reached the Davos pass after 3 hours of climbing. I was elated. There's nothing like reaching the top of a mountain after a few hours of hard exercise. My mood was soaring! There were breathtaking Alps in every ...



