Traveling

Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Kaprun 2024 - Part 1

Kaprun

Friday - December 13th 2024

Our first ski trip of the season started Friday afternoon when we drove from Salzburg to Kaprun, a small village in the Austrian Alps. About one and a half hour later we arrived at our hotel for the weekend. We stayed at the Avenida Panorama Suites just outside of Kaprun and were really happy with our choise. Our room was rather small, but very nice with a modern look. After we checked in and dropped off our luggage in, we drove back to the village to find a restaurant for dinner. We decided to try Kennidi, a lovely pizza and burger restaurant. Claudia and I ordered the veggie burger and we were really happy with our choice. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel and enjoyed a relaxing evening in front of the TV.

Avenida Panorama Suites

Our Room

Restaurant Kennidi

Dinner

Kaprun

Sunday, 17 November 2024

Qatar 2024 - Part 1

Munich Airport

Friday - November 8th 2024

Our next was vacation was upon us and so Friday after work we drove to Munich Airport, where we stayed for one night at Novotel, since our flight to Doha left in the morning. After we checked in, we took the bus to the terminal to find something for dinner. We ended at Oliva and got a plant based döner, which was just okay. Then we bought some magazines for the flight and returned to the hotel, where we enjoyed a glass of wine before heading back to the newly renovated room.

Munich Airport

Plant Based Döner

Drinks

Our Room

Saturday, 16 November 2024

Qatar 2024 - Part 2

Travel Day

Saturday - November 9th 2024

Since our flight departed in the morning, we had to get to the airport pretty early. From the hotel we took a taxi to the terminal and once we dropped off our luggage and passed security, we headed straight to the airport lounge for breakfast. We enjoyed a quiet and relaxed breakfast before it was time for boarding. Our Qatar Airways flight left on time and about six hours later we arrived in Doha. The flight itself was very uneventful, but the offered plant based meal was disppointing. After immigration and picking up our luggage, we stopped at Costa Coffee for iced coffee and croissants. Then we picked up our rental car from Avis and soon we were on our way to the hotel. Of course we got lost several times, but we finally made it to the Marriott Marquis City Center Doha. After we unpacked, we checked out the hotel and got a welcome beer at the outdoor hotel bar. Since it was already dinner time, we went to the adjacent Doha City Center Shopping Mall to get something to eat. We stopped at an Indian fast food restaurant and to our surprise the food wasn pretty decent. Afterwards we checked out the mall before returning to the hotel and calling it a day.