Skiing in Austria

Yesterday, we arrived back home from a week long ski-vacation in Radstadt, Austria. It was the first time for Emma and Janne to go skiing and they were very excited to go. We left on Friday, right after school at 12.30 pm, spent the night near Munich and arrived in Radstadt at 11 am the next day. Our two bedroom apartment was very convenient and everything we could have hoped for (and more). The owners, who lived downstairs, were very friendly and hospitable and we felt at home from day one.
Ferienwohnung dr. Kindler; recommendable!

Emma and Janne started their class on Sunday and all four of us skied for the next six days. The girls were lucky, because they had a Dutch instructor and a really nice group of kids. At the end of the week they were skiing down from the top of the mountain and it was wonderful to see them have so much fun doing it :-) Even though they were very tired every day and especially by the end of the week, they were both asking to 'please go back again next year'!
Posing like real pro's, before class starts

Paying attention to instructor Vanessa on day one

Our five year old, racing down the hill on day five!

Our seven year old, even faster ...

For Pieter and me, the start of the week was a bit less great. I had hoped to pick up skiing where I left off fifteen years ago, but that was not the case. It took four days and two hours of instruction to get part of my skill at skiing back and it was not until Friday that I felt confident again on red slopes. For Pieter, it was pretty much the same. Most important was though, that at the end of the week, we enjoyed skiing down the slopes again! If we go again next year, it all should come back a lot faster ...
Sunglasses with a view

Colorful me enjoying the sunshine at the top