Tag Archive for 'Fasching'

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling at Fasching in Innsbruck?

Whilst waiting for a ski bus today I came across the visiting UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, minding his business and enjoying the festivities that Fasching in Innsbruck offers with a close friend. The facial hair was a dead give-away. He skipped the day skiing to partake in the local festival – a [...]

Fasching in Austria – schnaps, cross dressing and doughnuts

Well the famous Fasching carnival is upon us here in Austria – a time of great excess and celebration before lent begins. In the run up to Fasching there is a weekly build up to the Fasching carnival in the ski holiday resort of Gotzens located above Innsbruck, with groups of themed revellers wandering between [...]