Birthdays with bubbles

Luckily a couple of friends from home were only a train ride away to help me relax and recover!! The first morning in Kitzbuhel was my very good friends birthday so we may have a bubbly toast to help him celebrate followed by heading up the mountain for fresh track on a powder day!

The birthday boy getting down to serious business first thing!! Followed by finding our way to the base of the mountain through the village

Heavy snow proved to be perfect conditions for the group's first day on the mountain but slightly treacherous for myself who wasn't skiing but had to walk in blizzard conditions to the Hutte for lunch.




Of course more serious business followed with a long lunch on the mountain in a local Hutte.










Fortunately, or unfortunately as some other patrons may have reviewed, but the owners of the Hutte realised this was birthday lunch. Not only was strudel served "mit Kerze" (with candles) but they played on repeat several versions of happy birthday in various languages for over an hour!!! Hmm...

Thinking about the amazing audio being played . . .