Skiing in Lichtenstein

Alps around Innsbruck

Scwarcozki Crystal world

Golden roof

Lichtenstein alps

Vaduz castle

I decided that I wanted to try skiing in Europe, but wanted somewhere easy, especially after seeing the slopes in Switzerland-I have a whole new respect for the people who ski them. That and they have a serious death wish!!!! So I headed to Lichtenstein, where I had read the slopes were beginner to intermediate-sounded alright./

Lichtenstein in itself is a lovely principality, only tiny, but with lovely moutains. After an afternoon spent sledging, I braved the slopes, hired some skis and headed off to try skiing. It was terrifying. Even the easy slopes felt vertical to me. After a very scary morning, and a few crashes later, I managed to find the kids slope, where they learnt to ski-much more to my liking, so much so I spent the rest of the day there!!!!! I braved the big slopes one last time to be able to get back to the bus stop and to return my skis, with the result of a spectacular crash, where my ski ended up buried so far in a snow drift I couldnt see it and had to go fishing for it!!

I then headed off to Austria, where I spent a couple of days exploring Innsbruck with its Golden Roof, and lovley mountians, which I could only see when I went up them the weather was so bad.

It was then off to Wein, and the Spanish Riding School, which was fantastic. The training that goes into the horses, and the things they do is remarkable. A fantastic morning, then an afternoon exploring the city.