Plan B, C and D

the first things i've learnt in 2014:

always have a plan b! maybe also c and d.

if you are not a skier you are definitely a second-rate winter tourist.

the weather in the mountains gives a shit about you.

my best buddy and i spent the first days of the new year in tyrol. as my boyfriend is still not allowed to ski due to his injury we had a ski-free program planned that still included visiting non-ski-free areas. you might know that i'm kind of obsessed with drinking coffee and finding new coffee places. so when i heard about austria's highest café, café 3.440, i couldn't resist going there. café 3.440 is located, duh, 3.440 m above sea level. it turned out the café itself isn't very special... i mean the cakes are awesome and the prices ok but apart from that this place could be anywhere. from this point of view the cappuccino i ordered there was probably the most expensive coffee i've had so far. xD if, however, you look on the bright sight of things, i went up the mountain, enjoyed the most incredible view over the alps AND got to drink coffee. this experience has shown me that i need to spend more time in the mountains. in summer, as well as in winter. i didn't know how breathtakingly beautiful a glacier with its light turquoise perpetual ice could be. paying 35 euros to go up the hintere brunnenkogel was so worth it.

photo credit goes, by the way, to my boy.