On Day 3 of our trip, we headed out of Vienna, ready to hit the beautiful slopes of Austria. We had been told that real, proper, Alps skiing was several hours away from Vienna, toward Salzburg. This makes sense when looking at the terrain, but the Alps are the Alps, we figured, and we didn’t want to drive that far. We didn’t need huge mountains. Tim has skied in Colorado, but he and the boys have mostly done their runs on smaller slopes in Wisconsin. We settled on the Semmering area because it was a little more than an hour away from Vienna and offered some simple runs in a beautiful setting. Continue reading “Part II: Skiing in Semmering & Stuhleck (and Why You Should Check for Snow Chains)”
As Christmas neared, we still had visions of gleeful bicycle rides in Copenhagen dancing in our heads and weren’t sure we should plan another trip so soon after our impromptu Danish adventure. But with some gloom about not being able to see family over Christmas, and knowing that Tim and the boys had rare days off work/school at the same time we decided to go for it. When deciding where to go, we were looking for beautiful city that could still have a Christmas-y vibe, and also possibly be able to ski. We sifted through flights and options before landing on Vienna > Semmering > Prague. Here’s a recap from our first stop, exquisite Vienna. 
Tosa to Tarporley 