Monthly Archives: January 2012

Preparing for the trip

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

E-Ticket for the flight: check. Confirmation of payment: check. Visa confirmation: check. Together with my driver’s license translation and my passport, earplugs and an inflatable pillow, this stuff is now hidden in plain sight in my room, so I won’t … Continue reading →

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Winter: 1 – everyone else: 0

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

This usually is one of the busiest north-south connections in Tirol, Fernpassbundesstrasse, leading from Füssen in Germany to Nassereith and on to Innsbruck. It was closed yesterday morning due to high avalanche risk, and was reopened this morning. The only … Continue reading →

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It’s cookie time!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

In December, there were two cookie baking sessions happening at my place. This is – approximately – what we used: 2.5 kilograms of flour 0.75 kilograms of sugar (and vanilla sugar) 0.8 kilograms of chocolate 0.5 kilograms of almonds Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Winter: 1 – Me: 0

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

There is a GeoCache not too far from my parents’ place back in Tyrol (cache on GC.com). It is located at Frauensee, a lake some way up a mountain. Hiking there takes about 1 hour in Summer. I hiked up … Continue reading →

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Recap: Skiing at Stuhleck

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

So last Sunday, January 8th, Georg and me went skiing. Kira, a CS friend of ours, had posted on the Vienna Group that she wanted to go, and we immediately decided to join her. At the weekly meeting on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Estimated semester result

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

In order to have more time to study, I will take the first attempt on the big Maths exam only in March, and because I did not pass the first attempt, I will have to try again on the exam … Continue reading →

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Finally: Skiing!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Thanks to Kira, I will finally make it to my first day on skis this season. She suggested to go to Semmering on Sunday, and so we will do. It will be Kira (a snowboarding beginner), me (pretty good skier), … Continue reading →

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A walk in the park …

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Georg and I did not really know what to do during the last days, so after finishing the LotR-Making of (again), we got a bit bored. And then it occured to us that we did not go to the Zoo … Continue reading →

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It’s planned!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Yes, I know, I’ve been lazy again in December. So let’s try to catch up a bit, right? In August I booked a flight from Vienna to New York and back again for less than 400 Euros, and got two … Continue reading →

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