yessssssss, it is valentines day and it’s the first day of the year of the tiger! we arrived in kitzbühel via munich and london a few days ago, but there has been no wifi anywhere, can you imagine? the flight to london was uneventful, mark’s new apartment in west london is amazing, with a crazy view of the parliment and big ben. we flew to munich the next day, and rented a car (they messed up our reservation and so we are tooling around in a fancy BMW X5) and drove the 2 hours to austria. the cabin we’re staying in is very very sweet, and the two days of skiing we’ve done so far have been incredible. i haven’t skiied in a few years, and i took a 2 hour private lesson (with the ridiculously named yet charming BRUNO). still, i’m terrified of going too fast (as usual) and memories of childhood ski trips and bailing super hard are still too fresh in my brain – i like to call my style of skiing more of a ‘controlled slide’ down the mountain.

we’ve been eating pretty much nonstop, (after consulting monocle’s city guide) we stocked up the teeny tiny cabin fridge with amazing fresh produce and meats. also, yesterday, we ate at the the michelin 2 starred rosengarten, ummmmm hello amazing. above are some photos of the food orgies we’ve been having.

1. neng myun at the beijing airport (surprisingly tasty, but a bit too sweet + no self serve mustard and vinegar)
2. mark’s rotisserie chicken + green beans and potatoes, our first meal in london.
3. first breakfast in the cabin, i made open sunny side up + cheese sandwhiches.
4. chili con carne on the mountain for lunch.
5. cheese and meat platter for a post ski snack.
6. we found nice meats at nicholaus fuchs, and i came up with lamb for dinner.
7. sausages + 3 cheese egg scramble for breakfast.
8. amazing (and rich) (and pricey!) dinner courtesy of chef simon taxacher.

another post coming soon! so excited to meet up with collin and kate tonight! wheeeee austria.

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