We absolutely love living in Edinburgh, but this city seems to have two major flaws: 1) it doesn’t get enough snow and 2) Italy is no longer within a reasonable driving distance. We were starting to feel it was time to address the deficits of snow and Italy in our lives.
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Garmisch: sledding and giant icicles
On a recent sunny weekend, we headed south for some mountainy winter fun (it’s the best kind of winter fun, after all).
Our adventure started in Garmisch, where we bundled up in our warmest hiking gear and walked to the Partnach Gorge (Partnachklamm).
Ski trips from Munich: Mayrhofen
A typical ski day for a Münchner starts with a painfully early wake up. Well before dawn, you toss on your ski clothes and haul your gear to the ski bus, or if you’re lucky, the car. Grab some coffee and a pretzel from your nearest bakery (the only thing open at this predawn hour) and hit the road.
Flying through the Dolomites
Ever since we did the flying fox across Munich’s Olympic Stadium, I’ve wanted to do another zip line. I mean, what’s not to love? It’s got all of the outdoorsy fun of an adventure sport without any of that pesky physical exertion.
Snowy walk through Munich
Nothing gets me out of the house like freshly fallen snow.
Greetings from snowy Edinburgh
New year, new place. We’re spending most of January in Scotland, and I couldn’t be more excited.
More WSB (Weekend Snow Blogging)
Saturday it snowed all day long… …and into the night. Not bad for a camera phone, eh? So far we’re at a foot and a half, and it’s still coming down. I’ll let you know when it stops. 2:00 AM update… still snowing. We just went out and made snow angels. And at the … Read more
It’s snowing again
And this is just what I can see from my couch. I will never get tired of winter.