Beersel Greet Decuyper (50) from Beersel and her partner Noël Gys (54) from Dessel to life by the heavy snowfall for two days sealed off from the outside world in the Austrian Baad-Kleinwalsertal. They opened just their pension Gasthof Starzelhaus. Two meters of snow there is in the meantime, but the couple loses the courage to do. “We can ensure that the stranded vacationers in the evening still comfortably be able to eat,” says Greet.
a lot of vacationers are stranded in Baad-Kleinwalsertal by the snow and so they make there in the Austrian village the best of it. “More than a week, it’s snowing here almost constantly and that brings meters of snow with it,” says the couple. “Now there are here two meters of snow. Until Friday there is a ‘sneeuwpauze’ is announced.”
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Greet and Noël heropenden the guest house in time for christmas after a long closure. They had the start of their new challenge might otherwise be proposed, but the couple will not throw in the towel. “Luckily, there are in the village sufficient vacationers who evenings eat out would like,” says Greet. “Our staff have we made to the house to send, because her children could not go to school. She lives a few villages further. We remain here in the village. Since this weekend we have no guests more. Friday morning between 9 and 10 hours we will know if the closed road is still open. If that happens, we can the large group and receive reserved. We hope for those people. If it fails, we must join him. To the weather, we can’t change.
