Traveling

Saturday, 25 October 2025

Japan 2025 - Part 1

Travel Day

Saturday - October 3rd 2025

Another trip to Japan was upon us. In 2018 we had already been to Japan and we fell in love with that country. So it was only a matter of time until we wanted to return. The time had finally come in 2025 and we planned to travel to Japan for two week again. Saturday early morning we hit the road and drove to Vienna International Airport. along the way we stopped at McDonalds for a quick breakfast and a couple of hours later we arrived in Vienna. Once we dropped off our luggage, we spent some time at the Vienna Lounge enjoying a late breakfast and some drinks while waiting for departure. Finally it was time for take off and our Austrian Airlines flight left on time. During our twelve hours flight we got a couple of drinks and meals, watched movies and Sunday morning we landed at Tokyo Narita Airport.

Early Breakfast

Vienna International Airport

Breakfast

Drinks

Ready for Departure

Snacks

Inflight Lunch

Sunday, 21 September 2025

Toblach 2025 - Part 1

Wedding

Friday - September 12th to Sunday - September 14th 2025

One of Claudia's best friends was about to get married in Italy. Friday after work we were on our way and stopped for a late lunch in Villach before crossing to border to Italy. After driving for a couple of hours we arrived at the wedding location. Upon arrival we got the keys to our room and then enjoyed some drinks with the other guests. The wedding took place on Saturday and so we stayed until Sunday morning. The wedding location was an old winery in the middle of beautiful vineyards. We had a lovely time at the wedding and Sunday after breakfast we hit the road towards Toblach in South Tyrol.

Late Lunch

Vineyards

Wedding Location

Vineyards

Wedding Location

Saturday, 20 September 2025

Toblach 2025 - Part 2

Cortina D'Ampezzo

Sunday - September 14th 2025

After the wedding Claudia and I extended our weekend and drove to Toblach in South Tyrol. Along the way we stopped in Cortina D'Ampezzo. The lovely village will host the next Winter Olympic Games togerher with Milan and so we thought it would be a good idea to check it out. We took a quick stroll through the pedestrian areas and then we got some snacks and drinks at a nice outdoor bar.

Cortina

Coffee Break

Drinks

Snacks

Cortina

Later we hit the road again and drove the remaining kilometres to Toblach. Before we arrived at our hotel we had to stop at a beautiful resting place from where we had a wonderful view at the famous Tre Cime mountain range. Finally we made it to our hotel called Patris. Upon arrival we were greeted with a welcome drink and once we had checked in, we headed straight to the spa area to enjoy the lovely weather at the heated outdoor pool. In the evening we went to Pizzeria Hans for dinner and on the way back to the hotel we stopped for ice cream. With a glas of Aperol Spritz we called it a day and enjoyed a relaxing evening.