Wisetrips Travel Blog

Monday, January 6, 2025 Rail travel from Otztal to Zurich  At the  Otztal Train Station , we waited for the train bound for Zurich to pull into platform 3 at 16:14. Once the train arrived, we boarded the 2nd-class wagon #307, seats 41, 42, and 43.  Our 3-hour journey to Zurich was uneventful. On the train, I watched an episode of Shogun on my iPad Pro and read some of Ian Fleming's Biography. Our train pulle…

Friday, January 3, 2025 With Patrizia , as our local guide in Langenfeld, Inna and Alex embarked on a snowshoeing hike to the Wiesle Hut .  Alex and Inna had a lot of fun snowshoeing in deep snow and enjoying the small desserts at the Wiesle Hut. Unfortunately, I could not join them because I was busy alpine skiing at Solden.  Here is a short video that Inna recorded of the snowshoeing: In the hut, Ale…

Friday, January 3, 2025 At around 07:45, I stopped by the Aqua Dome reception to purchase a daily pass for  Solden . It was 79 euros plus a 3-euro deposit, for a total of 82 euros. The daily pass was much less expensive than a daily pass at U.S. Ski resorts! (The 3-euro deposit was refunded to me after I returned the ski card.)  I had a small, quick breakfast, eating a bowl of yogurt with jam and some scrambled egg…

For our 10:00 hike from Aquadome , our hiking guide, Patrizia , took us to Eagle's View (Adlerblick) for panoramic views near Langenfeld, Austria. We were supplied with a small backpack that carried additional water, apples, and ice cleat crampons (for putting on boots).  Patrizia  ordered two taxis to take us to the beginning of the hike near Giles (a short distance away from Aquadome in Langenfeld).  Since …

Monday, December 30, 2024 We spent New Year's week at Aqua Dome in Längenfeld, combining cross-country skiing and winter hikes with thermal pools, saunas and live music. We arrived from  Ötztal Bahnhof  on bus #320 on December 30 and had lunch while waiting for room #169. We decided to grab lunch at the cafe and sat near the bar. We ordered the following items: Boris: Frittatensuppe (Beef Bouillon with pancake …