One of the joys of living in Kiev is easy access to the rest of
Europe. Another joy is recommendations on places to travel from other Europeans (even if they tease us for being the "Americans doing Europe"!)
A 2 hour flight to Munich + ~4
hour drive & we were in
Obergurgl, Austria.
We found a quaint Austrian village with plenty of snow & blue skies...
(hotels offer a ‘snow guarantee’ through April given the high altitude)
Loads of Brits = the
kids didn’t complain quite so much about ski school
(at a much smaller village last year, our kids were the only
English speakers resulting in reports of “I don’t have anyone to talk to at ski
school”)
That said, our efforts to foster skiing skills, still
required a bit of Lego bribery....
Night Tobogganing = slight ‘pee your pants’ risk
We had so much fun, we went out both nights they were open.
Hilarious – but kind of scary too - a good 50% of the turns resulted in crashing into snow banks. The boys LOVED it.....
After crashing several times while sharing a toboggan with Logan, Zoe parked herself in the bar at the base for refreshments. Logan reported his stomach hurt from laughing so hard
Half board = SUPER
easy way to vacation & is often the norm at Pensions.
Same table everyday, an elaborate breakfast buffet + 4 course dinners included with the room
(We loved the cozy Tyrollean vibe. Uno required to prevent anarchy)
(Quincy ate his weight in schnitzel - often 2x / day)
(Xavier's skiing was fueled by pretzel only breakfasts)
Logan & I fell in love with the shredded & vinegar-ed salad fix ins.
(Totally delish - but also maybe a sign that we are missing salad in our lives! Haven't seen a salad bar in Kiev yet)
Fun & decadent - but does anyone really need a salad bar + soup + appetizers, dinner AND dessert every evening?!
Our jeans are saying NO but - Rookie move – it took till day 6 to learn to decline
courses
Cheers to ski vacations, Obergurgl & to the Borks for the recommendation!
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