Daytripping in Bavaria

On our last full day in Germany, we took a road trip to Nuremburg with a short stop in Augsburg. We visited a castle, and then I got to sit on a really big rabbit. Then I mounted the smaller one. The town was really old, with lots of crooked streets and places for people to walk. Big churches rang their bells on the hour and I saw people making  a snowboard jump out of snow that was brought in.

Then my parents took me for lunch at a bratwurst haus. The sausages were just my size, nice and skinny, but there were really filling. After lunch, we walked back towards the main square and waited with lots of other people for a parade.

The parade lasted a really long time. I had to stay in my Mom’s purse because she didn’t want me getting lost. I could hear people yelling around me when the parade started. Lots of children were crawling around the adults’ legs too. I poked my head out and saw them picking up candy.

A couple of times I could feel Mom jumping and then candy would land on her purse. Some of them were pretty hard. After the parade was over, we drove back on the autobahn, stopping in Augsburg. I was tired then so I stayed in her purse and didn’t see much. But they said we’d come back again some day during the day.

I really enjoyed my first holiday, and I hope Wellington enjoyed his stay at the Pussycat Hotel.

From the mountains to Munich …

Well almost back to Munich. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Mom and Dad went out for supper on their last night in St. Anton. They chose a new restaurant, the Maximillian, and brought me along.

Dad was eating bird (which he didn’t share with me) and Mom ordered some homemade pasta that came with pig and onions. She couldn’t eat it all, so I gave it my best shot. It knocked me out for a good 24 hours, which is why I haven’t posted in a while.

We left St. Anton and drove through lots of tunnels to get back to Germany. Dad decided not to take the mountain pass because three people have died in the past week in avalanches because there’s so much snow.

We got back to the outskirts of Munich and visited a really big store that’s painted blue and has a big yellow sign. First we stopped in the restaurant for a bite to eat. I was still a bit full from that last meal in St. Anton so I just watched people. Then we went shopping.

I picked up a few things for Wellington as souvenirs of our adventures. I hope he likes them.

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Wow, that was a lot of snow!

This morning my Mom and Dad woke me up early with beeps and cell phones going off, but were then slow to get going outside. We had a leisurely breakfast of cereal, topped with yogurt and milk, and freshly baked buns with jam. It was washed down with coffee and orange juice.

Die Weiss Ring

Yesterday was a very exhausting day. Mom and Dad started much earlier than the day before and were on the ski hill before 9 a.m. We went up a big tram first, then skied down to a chairlift, then skied down to another chairlift.

One of the runs had a black circle. Stuffed away in the backpack, I could hear Mom and Dad discussing the best way down to the first chairlift because piste 9 was still closed because of too much snow. So they took another black expert run, whizzing past all the Brits who were zigzagging the run.

At the bottom of the run after the second chairlift, they took of their skis and got on a bus. It went through tunnels and winded its way around and through mountains until it got to Zug. A lot of people got off at Zug, but we stayed on until Lech.

We were there to do die Weiss Ring, 21 km of linked trails that take you through Lech, Zurs, Zug and Oberlech. It’s a route that is raced by thousands of skiers all starting at the same time once each ski season.

I really enjoyed the top of the first lift that starts the ring. The view was fantastic and birds were at the feeder. I thought about hunting one, but Mom held me back saying it’s a long way down if my jump is too far.

It was neat seeing new places and listening to Mom and Dad as their legs got sore. Today we only skied for a little bit because Mom didn’t sleep well last night. Then they went out for dinner and tobogganing.

Mom apologized for not taking me tobogganing and promised she would next time if it’s open on Thursday evening. I’m really enjoying my holiday and am looking forward to seeing lots of snow tomorrow.

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My first day in the mountains

I wonder what Wellington woke up to today. Cows mooing? Snowmobiles revving their engines?

This moring, Mom and Dad packed me up in the backpack and took me skiing around St. Anton, St. Christoph and Rendl. It was really cold and I wish I’d had a toque and scarf. It wasn’t too bad when Mom settled me into her helmet with her hat for a blanket.

The views here are amazing. We’re so high up there are no trees in some spots. And your ears pop when you go up the gondolas and some of the long chairlifts.

Dad was having a good day skiing. He carried the backpack. I was only woken up once when he stopped on a hill and then fell over into it. He said it didn’t count as a fall, but Mom said it did. I’m not sure. I was woken up but not injured. We’ll call it a draw.

Hope you enjoy the pics:

My morning wake up view.

Me and Mom at Rendl, St Anton, Austria.

Me and Mom at the top of Gampen, St Anton, Austria

Me getting some sun at lunch.

Me and Mom relaxing on the balcony after skiing

Me and Dad chillaxing.

This afternoon’s view

Ich bin eine katze

Guten Tag, I am in Austria now. I flew with my parents in business class. It was so much fun. The food was really tasty. I had three windows to look out when we took off and landed.

We spent the first day in Munich, but my parents left me at the hotel because they were tired. It was a spacious room with a comfy bed so I didn’t mind. In the evening when they came home after supper, they were all giggly and giddy.

I was sleeping soundly when all of a sudden there was a big commotion out in the hall. A whizzing whirring sound went of for about a minute. Dad then walked in saying how his boots were shinier. Mom later explained that he’d found the self-polishing machine just on the other side of the hall.

Today we drove really fast on the autobahn. Dad went 210km/h. I thought he was trying to take off. We went through some really long tunnels too.

Now I’m here in St. Anton, Austria. Mom and Dad have promised to take me skiing tomorrow. I wish I had a toque because it’s really cold out there.

I wonder what Wellington is up to?

Introducing Welly II

I’ve been hiding in a display cabinet ever since Wellington arrived. I used to go by the name of Kitt, but today I was finally released from captivity with a new title …. Welly II.

I will be the Wellington that gets packed in a purse, driven to an airport, brought on a plane and taken zooming down mountains. At least that’s what Wellington’s Mom told me so that I’d accept my new name.

So here is moi:

Me, Welly II, in Wellington's kitty kondo

And here is Wellington, on his feline vacation at the Pussycat Hotel:

Wellington @ the Pussycat Hotel

Mom and Dad were a bit worried he wasn’t going to have a good time, but I’d say he looks like he’s enjoying himself. A couple of other cats were there, but Wellington is going to stay in his room for the first day so that he can get used to the new digs. It’s really nice. He’s got two windows and may even see some cows!

So stay tuned to see what I get up to on Wellington’s blog.