Greetings from Prague!
winter
Munich: ’tis the season and all that
There are basically three things I’d like to communicate with this post.
1. Munich is cold and snowy.
Christmas in Rome, part 1
I’m a bit behind on my travel blogging. I’ll skip over a couple trips all together, but our winter adventures in Italy deserve a little more attention than they have received so far. We arrived in Rome on Christmas Day to find the metro closed. No signs, no information, just a big metal gate closing … Read more
The Best of Munich’s Christmas Markets
It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of Christmas market season already. Time flies when you’re chugging glühwein. I have been hard at work sampling the city’s seasonal markets in order to bring you this post, my awards for the best bits that Munich’s Christmas markets have to offer. Best Glühwein – Schwabing Glühwein … Read more
Gratuitous sledding pictures from Wallberg
Making the most out of our recent snow, yesterday some friends and I headed up the Wallbergbahn for some extreme sledding. The run takes about 30 minutes and affords amazing views of the Tegernsee and surroundings, although sometimes it’s a little too scary to admire the view when you’re barreling down a narrow path next … Read more
Gratuitous snow pics from Munich
Scenes from my walk this morning. Munich seems even smaller when blanketed in snow.
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I’d almost forgotten how much fun sledding is. I’m happy to report that the Bavarian version is almost as good as the Swiss. Wallberg is on the Tegernsee, about an hour’s drive outside of Munich. A quick 5-10 minute ride up on the gondola is followed by at about a half hour of flying downhill … Read more
Skiing Sheffau
This past weekend we bummed a ride with the Munich International Ski Club for a day of skiing at Sheffau, Austria. Sheffau is just one of many entry points into the irrsinnig gross* ski area which includes 91 lifts and almost 300 km of slopes. There was lots of fresh snow, and a little too much sunshine. Very good conditions.
Skiing Kitzbühel
Thinking back on last ski season, we’re having a hard time remembering all the places we skied and which ones we liked the best. So this year I’m going to try blogging a little review of each place.
First up is Kitzbühel, Austria, where we recently spent a day.
skating the canals
Just when you think you’ve discovered all the groovy things about Munich, something new comes along. Like skating on frozen canals in front of a palace. Which is pretty much the coolest thing ever. OK, one of them. Half of Munich seemed to be out on the Schloss Nymphenburg canals today, skating, walking, and playing … Read more