{"id":164,"date":"2008-03-11T17:42:15","date_gmt":"2008-03-11T17:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.notnick.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2008-03-11T22:37:12","modified_gmt":"2008-03-11T22:37:12","slug":"innsbruck-stag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/?p=164","title":{"rendered":"Innsbruck Stag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Off we went with Mr Welsby (aka Stag-boy) to Innsbruck, to commiserate<\/strike> celebrate his wedding in April. A fine bunch of well mannered respectful gentlemen accompanied the stag to Innsbruck for a sedate spot of snowboarding, and an occasional ale. I’m pleased to say nobody was arrested, assaulted, deported, unconscious, incoherent or incapacitated.<\/p>\n

Things I learnt this weekend:<\/p>\n

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  1. Stag-boy seems to be rotting from the inside out. He is contributing to global warming, and should only be approached from an up-wind direction whilst wearing the right safety equipment<\/li>\n
  2. Renting a jacket from a Casino is not a pleasant experience, and can take the edge off your potential high-roller sheen.<\/li>\n
  3. “ein beer bitter” is truly the only German you need.<\/li>\n
  4. Music, in Austria, has not moved on from the 80’s- power ballads are particularly hip. *(ok, Italian techno arrived, but that doesn’t really count.)<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a350 in a casino takes less time to go than it does to say “did I win?”<\/li>\n
  6. Every city, regardless of where it is, has a curry house and an Irish bar.<\/li>\n
  7. Stag-boy is curry and beer fueled. Without regular dosing he suffers from bouts of lucidity. If curry were a breakfast food, he’d do mornings.<\/li>\n
  8. Anti-snoring breath-right nose strips don’t work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here’s some of the highlights-<\/p>\n

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    Here’s the airport- you fly between the mountains then over the city to drop into the airport- lovin’ that view from the airport.<\/p>\n

    For more- see the rest of the story..<\/p>\n

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    Here’s mark on his board-<\/p>\n

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    Here’s Mark immediately after being on his board.<\/p>\n

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    I’m very pleased with this photo- it’s a very rare photo of Andrew actually on his snowboard.<\/p>\n

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    Here’s Mark playing in the snow. He wasn’t attacked, and there is no proof of him being pushed over, and covered in snow. None at al. No.
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    End of day one, after some light boarding, we grab a beer. Check the beer mustache on Mark.<\/p>\n

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    Here’s Andy practicing his super-hero look. Up up and away Andy!<\/p>\n

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    Here’s Mark with a lunch-time sausage. No Comment.<\/p>\n

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    Is it just me, or does Mark have a passing resemblance to Wallace (Wallace & Grommit) when he’s had a beer?<\/p>\n

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    The plane home…<\/p>\n

    There’s a set of photos here too- See them all below..<\/p>\n\n

    If you have photos you’d like to add, let me know, and I’ll tell you where to send them so that I can upload them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Off we went with Mr Welsby (aka Stag-boy) to Innsbruck, to commiserate celebrate his wedding in April. A fine bunch of well mannered respectful gentlemen accompanied the stag to Innsbruck for a sedate spot of snowboarding, and an occasional ale. I’m pleased to say nobody was arrested, assaulted, deported, unconscious, incoherent or incapacitated. Things I … <\/p>\n

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