New York City 2025 - Part 1

Pre Travel Day

 

Friday - May 2nd 2025

 

Our first big vacation of the year was upon us. Since our flight from Vienna to New York City departed early morning, we decided to spend the night before in a hotel near the airport. We stayed at HEINhotel in Manswörth just a couple of minutes by car away from Vienna Airport. The hotel offered a parking space for the whole duration of our vacation to New York City and a free shuttle service to and from the airport, which was really convenient. After we checked in we drove to the airport to dropp off our luggage. Then we had a quick dinner at Burger King before returning to the hotel and having drinks at the hotel bar.

 

HEINhotel

Our room

Hotel Bar

Drinks

Bad Hofgastein 2025 - Part 1

Bad Hofgastein

 

Friday - March 14th 2025

 

Our last ski trip of the season took us to Bad Hofgastein, which is about an hour away from Salzburg. Early morning after a quick breakfast we hit the road and drove directly to the ropeway station. Once we had our tickets we were on our way to the top. The weather wasn't the beast, but at least we got some fresh snow. It was our first time in Bad Hofgastein and so we started our skiing day with exploring the ski resort. We decided to ski to Bad Gastein on the other side of the valley. There we stopped for a coffee before heading back to Bad Hofgastein. Along the way we got drinks and a pretzel at an outdoor bar to celebrate Claudia's birthday.

 

Skiing

 

Skiing

 

Skiing

Skiing

 

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Taking a Break

Taking a Break

Taking a Break

Skiing

Getting Drinks

Drinks

For lunch we stopped at the Weitmoser Schlossalm ski restaurant, where we shared fries and Kaiserschmarrn, a sweet pancake, which was really nice. In the afternoon the weather got better and even the sun came out, but since it was pretty warm and the slopes weren't in the best shape anymore, we decided to end the skiing day. Back in the valley we got a coffee at the ropeway station before driving to the hotel. We stayed at The Storks Hotel, which was okay, but I'm not sure I would stay there again. After we checked in and refeshed a little bit, we took a walk through Bad Hofgastein and stopped at a lovely bar for drinks. Later we had dinner at Kraut & Rüben, a vegetarian restaurant. Back at the hotel we just relaxed in front of the TV.

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Ropeway Station

Taking a Break

Coffee

 

Bad Hofgastein

Bad Hofgastein

Bad Hofgastein

Bad Hofgastein

Drinks

Vegetarian Restaurant Kraut & Rüben

 

Dinner

 

Dinner

 

Dinner

 

Bad Hofgastein 2025 - Part 2

Bad Hofgastein

 

Saturday - March 15th 2025 

We had planned to stay for two nights, but unfortunately I got ill during the night and felt really bad. So we decided to drive home, because I was not able to go skiing or to spend the day at the spa. After breakfast we packed our luggage, checked out and headed back home, where I spent the rest of the weekend in bed.

 

Our Room

Breakfast Room

Breakfast

 

The Storks Hotel