We decided to go to Saalbach to take advantage of the 2011 skiing season. Instead, we ended up learning a lesson that going skiing at the end of March does not really work, turning the trip into a roadtrip through the Alps to visit Salzburg and Munich.
I can't really tell you how good Saalbach skiing was, since half of the mountain had melted by the time we got there. I have a feeling it would've been really good though lol. We still managed to have a day of skiing (before the snow turned into slush by the end of the day), and got to have a wicked schnitzel and beer filled lunch on top of the mountain in our t-shirts. What was good about Saalbach, however, was the apres-ski! In fact, some of our apres-ski started at 10 am with breakfast beers. We found an awesome bar right by our hotel that by 4 o'clock was filled with German pop and dancing people everywhere - a scene that we were happy to join. This is also the place where I discovered jaggertea - an incredibly potent mix of Jagger and hot tea (pretty much just like the name suggests lol). If you have high tolerance for alcohol, try this and see what happens hehe.
On Sunday, we decided against more slushy skiing, opting to do a roadtrip to Salzburg instead. Salzberg is about 90 min drive from Saalbach through the Alps, which was hands down one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done. Everything looks like it just came down from a picture on a Swiss chocolate bar - green green grass, beautifully blue water, quaint little farms, and spectacular mountains in the background. All in all, jaw dropping.
Salzburg itself is a very pretty little city. Lots of colourful old building (in amazing condition), narrow streets with quaint cafes, cute squares with vendors selling all sorts of Austrian knick knacks - a great place to stroll for a couple of hours. Mark did a good job finding a resto inside a hotel, that looked like it was straight from the 17th century. I managed to have more schnitzel (which is the one Austrian dish I realized I'm in love with), and we finished our lunch by having cake and tea in the oldest cafe in town.
Unfortunately the weather gods weren't on our side, and it started to rain, so we had to cut our stay short. Instead, we departed on a road trip to the airport through Munich. I think I already love Munich, based on what I've seen from the car and at the airport (like, a vending machine with a conveyor belt that lets you buy cigarettes at the till in a supermarket - amazing technology these days! lol), and I can't wait to go back there for Oktoberfest!
Here's a recap of our skiing and Salzburg adventures :)
I can't really tell you how good Saalbach skiing was, since half of the mountain had melted by the time we got there. I have a feeling it would've been really good though lol. We still managed to have a day of skiing (before the snow turned into slush by the end of the day), and got to have a wicked schnitzel and beer filled lunch on top of the mountain in our t-shirts. What was good about Saalbach, however, was the apres-ski! In fact, some of our apres-ski started at 10 am with breakfast beers. We found an awesome bar right by our hotel that by 4 o'clock was filled with German pop and dancing people everywhere - a scene that we were happy to join. This is also the place where I discovered jaggertea - an incredibly potent mix of Jagger and hot tea (pretty much just like the name suggests lol). If you have high tolerance for alcohol, try this and see what happens hehe.
On Sunday, we decided against more slushy skiing, opting to do a roadtrip to Salzburg instead. Salzberg is about 90 min drive from Saalbach through the Alps, which was hands down one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done. Everything looks like it just came down from a picture on a Swiss chocolate bar - green green grass, beautifully blue water, quaint little farms, and spectacular mountains in the background. All in all, jaw dropping.
Salzburg itself is a very pretty little city. Lots of colourful old building (in amazing condition), narrow streets with quaint cafes, cute squares with vendors selling all sorts of Austrian knick knacks - a great place to stroll for a couple of hours. Mark did a good job finding a resto inside a hotel, that looked like it was straight from the 17th century. I managed to have more schnitzel (which is the one Austrian dish I realized I'm in love with), and we finished our lunch by having cake and tea in the oldest cafe in town.
Unfortunately the weather gods weren't on our side, and it started to rain, so we had to cut our stay short. Instead, we departed on a road trip to the airport through Munich. I think I already love Munich, based on what I've seen from the car and at the airport (like, a vending machine with a conveyor belt that lets you buy cigarettes at the till in a supermarket - amazing technology these days! lol), and I can't wait to go back there for Oktoberfest!
Here's a recap of our skiing and Salzburg adventures :)
Chalet views
(you could easily notice the obvious absence of snow here :) )
Fun on the hills
(pic on the left=bad side of the hill; pic on the right=good side of the hill)
A little too hot for skiing
(No, this is not us posing this time, it was actually that hot!)
Alps view on the drive to Salzburg
Pretty colours in Salzburg
My Austrian favourite!
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