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Wintersport 2008!
Steinach, Austria, Feb 10, 2008
In februari ben ik op wintersport geweest met me moeder en een stel vrienden.
Me moeder en ik zijn samen in een keer naar oostenrijk gereden (steinach, aan de brennerpas).
We zijn een ruime week geweest en het was heerlijk weer.
De jaren ervoor was het wat minder weer, dus we hadden geluk.
In het dal lag er geen sneeuw maar op de piste gelukkig genoeg.
Me moeder en ik hadden samen een gezellige kamer met alles erop, en we hadden ook een aparte keuken die we met een groepje vrienden deelde. We aten sochtends gezellig met z'n alle en savonds gingen we soms uit eten en soms gezellig in het huisje.
De hele week was heerlijk, we waren eerst van plan om zaterdags naar huis te gaan maar omdat me moeder en ik nog zin hadden om nog een dag te blijven dus besloten we op zondag te gaan. Zaterdag middag kregen we een telefoontje van kennise die wel op zaterdag weg waren gegaan en die nog vast zaten bij Munchen door bomen op de snelweg want er was een hevige storm!
Wij zaten die middag in het restaurant op de piste wat te eten en te drinken en toen hoorde we allemaal mensen praten over een orkaan die op komst was.. wij gingen even informeren bij de mensen van het restaurant en ja hoor er kwam een orkaan aan, hij had zelfs al een naam gehad (ben um ff vergeten) maar nu was t probleem om heelhuids naar beneden te komen.. wij moesten van het restaurant naar het middenstation skieen/snowboarden voor zover het kon. Het waaide als een gek en het regende niet normaal. Wij daar aangekomen allemaal hordes mensen, alle liften waren gesloten want niemand mocht meer naar boven. De hele piste werd geevacueerd. We konden ook niet meer met het gondeltje naar beneden omdat het gewoon te hard waaide. We hadden de keus om met een gids naar beneden te skieen/snowboarden of om met de skibully naar beneden te gaan. Zoals je al raad moesten alle kinderen op de bully en mensen die het niet zagen zitten om in die omstandigheden naar beneden te gaan. Ik ben dus samen met het zoontje van een kennis op de bully mee naar beneden gegaan. We moesten wel halfuur wachten voordat we eindelijk een plekje hadden op een bully maar we waren uiteindelijk wel veilig beneden gekomen! Er werd geadviseerd om voorzichtig naar ons huisje te rijden en daar binnen te blijven..
De volgende dag was het gelukkig wel weer wat rustiger geworden kwa wind en regen, en zijn me moeder en ik rustig aan naar huis gereden..
Wat een avontuur he ;)
Zie de foto's!
Groetjess
BLONDE Düsseldorf, mystery revealed!
Dusseldorf, Germany, Apr 18, 2008
Does BLONDE stand for only blondes allowed? Does it stand for Berlin London Osaka New-York Düsseldorf Eccentrics? Does it stand for Biggest Little Off Nocturnal Dude Ever? Is it a chat-room accidentally posted in the meetup part? Is it a pillow fight game with TravBuddy's? Is it a shoe-fettish meetup? Is it a beach party?
This topic raised a lot of questions. What is this all about? Have I missed something? And especially, why you would have had to be there?
It all started after the Amsterdam meetup January 26th this year. 35 TravBuddy's attended at this meetup. Soon after this meetup Lauro came up with the idea to organize a mini meetup in Düsseldorf. To give a farewell party for Bennie (BMatital) who's leaving for 3 month's to Brazil and as well for Charlotte's (vosking) upcoming birthday.
The first post was in the Amsterdam meetup topic wich was still used as a chat-room after the meetup. A new topic had to be made. Being blonde, Charlotte (vosking) came up with the idea of the BLONDE forum. The thought was by using a topic name without the city name in it, it would stay a mini-meetup. The result however was the opposite.
A lot of TravBuddy's got curious where this was all about. Many questions where asked. Surprising to notice that only a few took the effort to go to page 1 of the topic. So a mystery for many remained. But eventually a lot of TravBuddy's find their way to Düsseldorf. Many of them already joined the 18th of April. On the 19th there where 57 TravBuddy's together.
I had a great time that weekend in Düsseldorf. Together with TravBuddy's I already met in Amsterdam and many new TravBuddy's I met for the first time. To all of you, thanks for this marvellous meetup! To Lauro in particular, thanks my friend for all the effort you put in to make this a succesfull and unforgettable meetup.
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