Sunny Sunday

Skiing on Saturday was excellent. But at about Euros 85 for the day, really a bit much for the student budget to repeat for a second day.
So there was a group of 14 of us who were at a loose end on Sunday morning, but determined to make the most of the glorious weather.
After a bit of research, we decided to take the cable car up to the mid point, then to meet the skiers when they came there for lunch. Following which the idea was to go for a walk, head up to the top of the mountain, and later to get the gondola down again.
Instead of which we went to the half way point. And sat in the sunshine. Where we sampled the rum tea, made snow angels, and generally chilled out.
Then lunch (goulash soup and chunky bread with a cold beer – yum! And much better than the meal the night before!) followed by some more beer and lots of laughs.
At about 350pm – 10 minutes before the lifts closed – there was a half hearted suggestion that maybe we should think about heading back down the mountain. But then the skiers came back in, the music was turned up, and an impromptu party ensued.
As time marched on it became clear that there were 2 ways to get down the hill without skis. Either walk (slow) or risk life and limb on a black bin liner (fast). Needless to say there is now a very amusing video doing the rounds of MIB’s finest hurtling down a World Cup ski run on black plastic.
The journey back to Trieste was long, but significantly quieter than the rest of the trip had been – the excesses of MIB on the Snow taking their toll. A really fantastic weekend.