Category: Alps Ski Trip 2023
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Day 5: Neuschwanstein Castle โ A Fairytale Farewell ๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ธ
On January 16, we began our journey home with one last stop: Neuschwanstein Castle, near Fรผssen, Germany. Rising high above the valley, its white towers piercing the winter sky, the castle looked exactly like the storybooks promised. Its name, Neuschwanstein, means โNew Swan Stoneโ โ a reference to King Ludwig IIโs emblem, the swan, which…
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Day 2โ4: Skiing and Sledding Under the Stars in Ischgl ๐ฆ๐น
On January 13, we arrived in Ischgl, Austria, a lively ski town nestled deep in the Tyrolean Alps near the Swiss border. The drive up wound through mountain valleys dotted with chalets, frozen rivers, and church steeples poking through snow. Ischgl sits at over 1,300 meters (4,260 feet) and is part of the vast Silvretta…
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Day 1: Arrival in Austria โ Lakeside Beauty in Lindau ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฆ๐น
Our Alps skiing trip began with a drive south from Germany toward Ischgl, Austria, but we couldnโt resist making a stop along the way in Lindau, a stunning lakeside town on the eastern edge of Lake Constance (Bodensee). Nestled near the borders of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Lindau has been a crossroads of cultures for…