Hungry bears

Hungry bears ate up everything but plates. Bulky food but I must admit quite tasty. Well done.

Warming up before eat and drink

Pilsner and lemon flavor beer. This type of fruit flavor beer looks like very common in this region. Not bad.

Glühwein at a mountain cafe

It made our bodies warm but became a little bit drunk skiers afterwards.

Good snow condition at 3000m hight

It was snowy but became better in the afternoon. One cannot complain at all about the snow condition at 3000m above the sea level.

The king of the hill

Or the king of the glacier.

Stubaier Gletscher

The lady at B&B said not so windy up there today so we decided to go to the main skiing place in this region, Stubaier Gletscher. After about 50 minutes bus ride, we reached the skiing place and bought a little cheaper tickers which was valid after 11:00 am.

Done and waiting for bus

Transportation from/to the village Fulpmes is bus. Just 5 to 6 minutes ride. Feel hungry.

Schlick2000

Since weather in Stubaier Gletscher was very windy and bad according to the lady at B&B we stayed, we decided to take Schlick2000 nearby. Not huge but decent size. Snow condition of upper side of the resort was not bad thanks to highest altitude 2230m but lower part of the slopes was quite hard and icy. Weather was snow and cloudy but sometime could see the sun. One cannot complain.

Frühstück (Breakfast)

Woke up, took out the ski boards out of the cases, waxed them and finally breakfast. Ready for skiing.

Big meal at 22:00

Hungry dogs ate late meal at a local restaurant. It was big portion but nothing left but bones.

Damelerhof

Took two buses and went up to Fulpmes which is a small but lovely village in Tyrolese Stubai valley. We booked a B&B called Damelerhof. It is a charming place but moreover, a lady living there waited for us at the bus stop because she was worried that we might be lost our way at night. Surprisingly glad and touching.

On board Austrian Arrows and over Tyrol

Vienna to Innsbruck. Being excited for upcoming skiing tomorrow and onwards.

A sweet dancing couple

A couple dancing waltz at a very sweet place. Could have entered to grab chocolates...

Hofburg Palace

Unfortunately no time to enter either since we only had 3 hours for looking around in Vienna. Must come here again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofburg_Palace

An elephant and a lady

At Naturhistoriches museum. Unfortunately did not have time to go inside this time.

Winter break

Took one week off for skiing and a little sightseeing to Vienna, Fulpmes, Stubai, Innsbruck, Zell am See, Kitzsteinhorn and Salzburg.
A square in front of the city hall of Vienna has become an ice skate rink during winter time.

Done workshop but...

Workshop is done but very much worried about our coming skiing trip to Insbruck and Salzburg in 3 weeks given such very much warm temperature in a town placed in the foot of Alpes.

Grenoble again

Visited Grenoble again, actually 4th times including a private trip, for another workshop with an imaging tech company. They invited us to a local restaurant and we were spoiled there. Among others, the starter was fantastic and have never experience such source which was great ensemble-acted by creme and caramel.