Innsbruck Stag

Off we went with Mr Welsby (aka Stag-boy) to Innsbruck, to commiserate celebrate his wedding in April. A fine bunch of well mannered respectful gentlemen accompanied the stag to Innsbruck for a sedate spot of snowboarding, and an occasional ale. I’m pleased to say nobody was arrested, assaulted, deported, unconscious, incoherent or incapacitated.

Things I learnt this weekend:

1. Stag-boy seems to be rotting from the inside out. He is contributing to global warming, and should only be approached from an up-wind direction whilst wearing the right safety equipment
2. Renting a jacket from a Casino is not a pleasant experience, and can take the edge off your potential high-roller sheen.
3. “ein beer bitter” is truly the only German you need.
4. Music, in Austria, has not moved on from the 80’s- power ballads are particularly hip. *(ok, Italian techno arrived, but that doesn’t really count.)
5. £50 in a casino takes less time to go than it does to say “did I win?”
6. Every city, regardless of where it is, has a curry house and an Irish bar.
7. Stag-boy is curry and beer fueled. Without regular dosing he suffers from bouts of lucidity. If curry were a breakfast food, he’d do mornings.
8. Anti-snoring breath-right nose strips don’t work.

Here’s some of the highlights-

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Here’s the airport- you fly between the mountains then over the city to drop into the airport- lovin’ that view from the airport.

For more- see the rest of the story..

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Here’s mark on his board-

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Here’s Mark immediately after being on his board.

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I’m very pleased with this photo- it’s a very rare photo of Andrew actually on his snowboard.

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Here’s Mark playing in the snow. He wasn’t attacked, and there is no proof of him being pushed over, and covered in snow. None at al. No.
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End of day one, after some light boarding, we grab a beer. Check the beer mustache on Mark.

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Here’s Andy practicing his super-hero look. Up up and away Andy!

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Here’s Mark with a lunch-time sausage. No Comment.

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Is it just me, or does Mark have a passing resemblance to Wallace (Wallace & Grommit) when he’s had a beer?

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The plane home…

There’s a set of photos here too- See them all below..

If you have photos you’d like to add, let me know, and I’ll tell you where to send them so that I can upload them.