I went to Austria for Christmas this year. I was really excited about Christmas Eve. In Austria they don’t have Father Christmas. Christkindl (Little Jesus) is bringing the presents instead. He accidentally rang a little bell when he came into our house. I immediately ran into the living room, but he was already gone. He left behind a candle lit tree and a lot of presents. Tata and Tonton came all the way from Belgium as well and celebrated Christmas with us. And a couple of days later we lit the candles again to celebrate with Alessia and Chiara.
My parents were a bit sceptical but I insisted we try skiing. So we went up to the mountain, geared up with ski boots, helmets, and of course little skis. I put my hands on my knees and off I went. I really enjoyed skiing and we went four times. By the end of the holiday I was quite comfortable and could do the “pizza slice” and nice little turns. We might even go back to the Alps for a few days to take my first lessons with a real skiing instructor.
Skiing is not the only thing on offer in Austria. I also went ice skating with Alessia and Chiara. And we went swimming to the spa in Villach with Maman and Papa. There are two amazing slides. They go really fast and I was a very brave boy on both of them. I am a little bit naughty because the bigger slide was only for children aged 4+.
Opa and Oma looked after me really well and I spent a great time with them when Maman & Papa went to ski all by themselves.
Video after my first few days of skiing