Christine in Kitzbuhel, Austria (Again)

I won the world cup race in Kitsbuhel!  Well, in my mind I totally did anyway.  Kitsbuhel has a very famous, very tough, world cup ski run.  The winners of the race have a Hahnenkammbahn (gondola) car named after them.  For example, I saw Bode Miller's gondola.  Mostly Austrians and Swiss have won the race though.  This visit I actually skied the run.  Well, some of it.  There were parts that they do not groom ever, which led to huge snow mounds with sheets of ice around them.  That did not look like a good idea.  

Kitsbuhel has a lot of mountain to ski, which made it ideal for a long, holiday weekend.  And the 2 peaks are connected by a gondola.  

I did not make the hotel arrangements.  Because it would not occur to me to stay in a Schloss (castle).  That has a chapel on site.  Or a witch Keller (cellar).  They dropped the witches through a trap door in the ceiling.  But they set up the room so if the witch survived the fall, she would not touch the floor.  They believed witches got their powers back if they touched the floor.  

This 12th century castle did have 2 fires.  And was at one point a youth hostel, for a church.  Now it is a lovely hotel.  The only down side-stairs.  Lots of stairs to walk, which is fine when you feel normal.  Not so great when you are sick.  As I picked up my key, I mentioned to the front desk I did not feel well.  The hotel brought me tee (tea) to help me feel better.  Then they charged me for it.  Not sure about that part.  

Ceiling in original room

Chapel

Witch Keller, trap door

In the future, I may try to stay in castles.  It was that fun.  

Christine

Me in the gondola: