boys only trip
Bewertung wurde gespeichert: December 8, 2009
Reisezeitraum: December 2009
Some friends an I decided to go to Austria for a long weekend staying at the Austrian-Holiday-Apartment in Kaprun.
We found the accommodation on the web and got an early cheap flight with Ryanair from Stanstead (£50 each).
We flew to Salzburg in 1 hour 40 mins (arriving 20 mins early) and hired a car from Avis (e100 for 4 days) and spent the day sight seeing in Salzburg.
The weather was perfect, crisp and sunny with clear blue skies.
Every where is trimmed up traditionally for the festive season and very tastefully too with the white lights twinkling against the frost and snow in the background.
There is plenty to see. Christmas market, ice rink in the square, food stalls. Make sure you try the mulled wine or schnapps or both!
The goulash soup is worth tying. A local dish and the meat is excellent. There are shops galore all tastefully decorated for those of you who want to shop.
We decided to look rather than buy and spent our time exploring all the side streets. There is also a castle, museum, gallery and casino.
I recommend you walk down by the river and have a coffee at the roof top cafe/bar at the Hotel Stein which overlooks the town and river.
Great views and rugs are provided for those who feel the cold. Everything is done so well and everybody speaks English too!
We arrived at the apartment in Kaprun late afternoon after a 75 min drive from Salzburg.
The apartment is new, well appointed, clean and warm with under floor heating. Plus a store room for boots and skis etc.
The rooms are en-suite and there are views of the mountains from the front windows.
There is a supermarket close by for all your needs and it is only a 5 min walk into the town centre via the bridge.
You park the car in the basement and the drive is heated so there is never a problem with ice and snow to hinder your entry/exit.
The next day we woke up to 4 inches of snow. A picture perfect Christmas card. Wunderba.
Everywhere looked magical. It brought the child out of us all.
The roads were cleared with typical Austrian efficiency. The snow plough and gritters had been out during the night, so driving was not going to be a problem.
We headed out to Zell am See for a look round. Beautiful town, again trimmed up tastefully for Christmas (white lights only) with a Christmas fair that opens up at 4pm with brazier fires,
surrounded by cabins and bars. We headed for the lake for a walk then a hot drink at the Grand Hotel on the lakeside with good vie
Empfohlen für:
Reisende 55+,
Abenteuer & Erlebnis,
Kulturinteressierte,
Familien mit Teenagern,
Familien mit kleinen Kindern
Vermieter-Kommentar: Very pleased that Nick's party enjoyed the trip. I understand that they enjoyed the "Krampus" celebrations in Austria, along with a walk on the glacier and a trip up the Gastein valley, visiting one of Austria fantastic spas.
Hope that they will return for a visit to Tauern Spa-world-Kaprun which is scheduled to open in December 2010, and is only a short walk away from the apartment in Kaprun.
Thanks for the review of your stay in Austria. Kind regards
Derek
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