Skiing in Bosco Gurin

What do you mean we have to ski to the hut.....

This was as busy as it got

Dinner, bed and breakfast, £36 per person.
Basic but fun.

Lunch stop, pasta and beer.

Our group. Work mates and kids.

Pick and mix family.
Kids don't match the adults but its no stress as they all ski better than us anyway.



Federico, some bloke, Lauro



Nora, Meike

Next morning on the summit.
2500m, lovely and warm with great views across the Alps and not many people either.

Meike, Nora and Lauro at the summit, after talking Meike into going up there.

Looking back up to the summit station

I hate crowds....Just as well there wasn't one then :-)

Restaurant, cable car station. Great self service buffet in quite a cool building.
I can only imagine how they got the glu lam beams up to this height.

Meike, Matteo, Patrizia and Nora.
Homeward bound, ready to ski back to the carpark 800 meters below

Goodbye from Lauro

Zurich Zoo

Whilst considering an excuse to go to the North side, we came up with a trip to the Zurich zoo.
A fantastic day out despite us being there on the same day as "National, how many childeren and pushcairs can you get in a zoo day". I can assure you the answer is lots and lots.
So, onwards to the animals, which I'm not very good at describing.

Clerk of works penguin

Nice habitat.....

...for crocodiles



Log with lizard on top



Python, all 12 foot of it



Leaves and sticks





Poison arrow frog:- Humbug coloured



Poinson arrow frog:- Don't eat me coloured

Poinson arrow frog:- Blue, quite literally

Poison arrow frog:- Black with yellow bits or yellow with black bits?

 

Zoo with a View

Injured bat feeding was the best bit of the day.

The indoor bit, 25 degrees and 100% humidity and a
fantastic natural habitit for all sorts of things running about wild, including pushchairs.

Tortoise

Lemurs running loose.
They have figured the quickest way to get about is via the structure

Flughund...Flying dog...Fruit bat

Camel, dromedary or bactrian

Elephants.
They get a massive new home in 2014 which will be great as they looked a little sad in their small pen

Snow leopard. No its not white.

Wolf.
Not that exciting considering they are running about in the hills round here.

Lion

Monkey of unknown model

Silverback gorilla

Rhino Saurus

1st MTB ride of 2011.

It was cold and wet