after a generous amount of snow fell in münchen, taking a walk in it just had to be done. i needed to collect a parcel from the arnulfstreet post office, which meant taking a walk through hirschgarten wasn't just a matter of convenience location wise, but also incredibly beautiful. i know the hirschgarten mostly from biergarten visits in summer, so seeing it covered in snow was a tad strange. i guess that's the africa in me, still getting used to the drastic european season changes.
Loading...the previous weekend i was still feeling crook, which meant hitting the slopes wasn't on the cards. thankfully though, i was able to take the following wednesday off work. on top of that some of my mates were also able to join me and it had snowed oodles the days before. there's not much that beats snowboarding on powder snow on a clear sunny day; we couldn't have asked for better conditions. well perhaps, even more powder snow ;-) it was my first time at alpbach. it's simply incredible how many ski resorts are within a two hour drive from munich....so spoilt for choice. anyways, i tried to capture some of our snowboarding/ski moments, but as always one had to be there to experience the true beauty of it all. how fortunate we are!
photos and short videos
bob showing us the beauty of a 360°
bambo almost taking my legs off
going slightly off-piste...including stacking it
the last two years have been tough. paula and i separated and our marriage ended with a divorce only a few months ago. whilst also working way too much, it wasn't much of a surprise that burn-out symptons were starting to show. it's not something i wish upon anyone and i am thankful i was able to take a lengthier time off. during my stay in south africa and australia i was able to slowly start getting better. so with all that and so much more, i am looking forward to 2012. i have a feeling that it's going to be a good one again. so here's what i am hoping to achieve:
- visit australia and research the possibility of emmigrating
- learn how to surf
- learn more about finance
- find better ways to invest and secure assets
- continue to visit the gym at least 3 times a week
- continue to eat and chew well
- continue to find a medical practitioner or ways to heal my daily aching screwed shoulder
- watch less telly and read more
- work on another groovy and grails project
- ...and of course to have a blast with family and friends
herzlich willkommen! i'm a german speaking south african currently living and working in munich, germany. i'm a java, grails, groovy software developer and one might notice my site being a bit of a geek's sandpit. feel free to have a gander!
andreas nerlich
software developer
munich, germany
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