We spent the morning buying skiing gear, most of the stuff can be hired but we have to buy gloves, goggles and hats and spend ages trying to get decent stuff for not too much.
In the afternoon we decide we will ride the gondola to the top of the mountains, it’s an extreme sport lovers playground up here with luge, ledge swing, bungy and paragliding all available. Ali has decided not to bungy jump and I’m secretly glad although I didn’t say that to him and told him it would be more fun in a few years when he’s travelling with his mates.( Probably true)

We have a go on the luge, the kids and Simon ride 3 times and I go once before escaping to the bar with a glass of red wine. I feel quite pleased that I managed to ride the skyride and gondola without breaking into a sweat or crying, but it wasn’t as high as the one we went on in Singapore.

Back at the apartment we have a quiet evening I make dinner- beef marinated in Pale Ale and we crash out around 11pm after a few phonecalls home on Skype.