Despite her very busy work schedule, John’s sister Lauren managed to get away for 10 days and she flew to London to visit us. She spent a few days exploring London and then we flew to Salzburg, Austria for a winter getaway. Andrew and Jess joined us as well.
We found a great deal on a hotel, breakfast, ski bus package. It was a 4 star h
otel and far nicer the accommodation we usually get. We had a good laugh comparing it the hostel dorm room we stayed in when we went to Salzburg in Nov/06.
We arrived Wednesday night, and after a great sleep and breakfast, we caught the ski bus to Shladming for a day of skiing. We had a fun day getting our ski legs back, and trying to navigate around a new mountain in the snow. We made a wrong turn near the end of the day which resulted in a panicked race down the mountain so we wouldn’t miss the bus back.
Friday was Lauren’s 29th birthday. She had sleep in and then joined A&J for breakfast. The hotel surprised her with champagne and cake. They got a tour of the old town, explored and shopped and managed to not get too bombarded by Mozart and the Sound of Music.
John and I skied Flachau on Friday. It was a beautiful sunny day so we were able to enjoy the gorgeous views of the Austrian Alps. My mom taught skiing in Austria back in the day so I thought of her as I cruised down the slopes. All over the mountain there are on hill lodges for eating and accommodation. They were so quaintly Austrian and one had an outdoor coffee bar.
Friday night was birthday celebration night. We went to the old town for dinner in a classic Austrian restaurant, which unfortunately for Lauren only serviced beer and wine.
Lauren had to be introduced to a raddler (aka shandy ie beer with 7-up) and after dinner we made a bee line out of to the bar next door so she could get a rum and diet coke. After that bar, we went to a roof top cocktail bar with a view of the old town, and then we headed to another one where Lauren charmed the Italian waiter and he brought us several rounds of free shots. Our last stop was the hotel bar, where we managed to buy one more round before it closed. We then played a bit of poker and hit the sack.
We all slept in Saturday but woke up in time to enjoy one more delicious breakfast. Poor John had to work so the rest of us explored Salzburg. He met us in the afternoon and we had a beer at a traditional beer hall. It was like a college dorm cafeteria, but with 4 different massive rooms (beer halls) instead of one. Andrew figured out how to get the beer – you get a beer stein from a shelf, it is hot from the wash so you run it under the cold water fountain, then you pay and get a ticket, then you give the ticket to the beer vendor who fills your stein. We bought some of the shaved radish they were selling (why?) and headed for dinner at a great restaurant near our hotel.
We all flew out to London on Saturday night – thanks guys for the fun ski trip! Thanks for visiting Lauren!
We found a great deal on a hotel, breakfast, ski bus package. It was a 4 star h
otel and far nicer the accommodation we usually get. We had a good laugh comparing it the hostel dorm room we stayed in when we went to Salzburg in Nov/06.We arrived Wednesday night, and after a great sleep and breakfast, we caught the ski bus to Shladming for a day of skiing. We had a fun day getting our ski legs back, and trying to navigate around a new mountain in the snow. We made a wrong turn near the end of the day which resulted in a panicked race down the mountain so we wouldn’t miss the bus back.
Friday was Lauren’s 29th birthday. She had sleep in and then joined A&J for breakfast. The hotel surprised her with champagne and cake. They got a tour of the old town, explored and shopped and managed to not get too bombarded by Mozart and the Sound of Music.
John and I skied Flachau on Friday. It was a beautiful sunny day so we were able to enjoy the gorgeous views of the Austrian Alps. My mom taught skiing in Austria back in the day so I thought of her as I cruised down the slopes. All over the mountain there are on hill lodges for eating and accommodation. They were so quaintly Austrian and one had an outdoor coffee bar.
Friday night was birthday celebration night. We went to the old town for dinner in a classic Austrian restaurant, which unfortunately for Lauren only serviced beer and wine.
Lauren had to be introduced to a raddler (aka shandy ie beer with 7-up) and after dinner we made a bee line out of to the bar next door so she could get a rum and diet coke. After that bar, we went to a roof top cocktail bar with a view of the old town, and then we headed to another one where Lauren charmed the Italian waiter and he brought us several rounds of free shots. Our last stop was the hotel bar, where we managed to buy one more round before it closed. We then played a bit of poker and hit the sack.We all slept in Saturday but woke up in time to enjoy one more delicious breakfast. Poor John had to work so the rest of us explored Salzburg. He met us in the afternoon and we had a beer at a traditional beer hall. It was like a college dorm cafeteria, but with 4 different massive rooms (beer halls) instead of one. Andrew figured out how to get the beer – you get a beer stein from a shelf, it is hot from the wash so you run it under the cold water fountain, then you pay and get a ticket, then you give the ticket to the beer vendor who fills your stein. We bought some of the shaved radish they were selling (why?) and headed for dinner at a great restaurant near our hotel.
We all flew out to London on Saturday night – thanks guys for the fun ski trip! Thanks for visiting Lauren!
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