Phew - it was nice and cold this year for our SKS Christmas party! Once again, we had chosen just the right thing: the right place at the right time...
On 16.12.2022 we started early from Berlin and Dresden south to the mountains: to Oberwiesenthal (affectionately called "O-Thal" in preparation). A wonderful snowy landscape got us in the mood for the eventful day as soon as we arrived. After a short check-in at the most beautiful wellness hotel on the place and after slipping into our warm snow clothes, we were welcomed by our guide and warmed up with the first challenge - the team schnapps drinking synchronously from a wide wooden pole. Here you could see right away who already had good experience with this 😊 After this little fun, we could prove ourselves in 3 more wooden activities: nailing, stacking and sawing. As always with us SKSers, there was a lot of laughter, a lot of ambition and snappy sayings. Then we left the valley behind us and took the cable car up the mountain Fichtelberg. A formative experience for some. Once we arrived at the highest mountain in Saxony, we immediately started our snow hike, which was accompanied by lively snowball traffic and a mulled wine and wooden throwing break. But now came the highlight: we whizzed back down into the valley on a toboggan to swing back to the hotel on the steam train. The fresh air had such an effect on some of us that the train ride was quiet - some even took a nap.
In the evening, we enjoyed delicious food, cheerful conversations and colourful cocktails. A very nice moment was when everyone presented their "best of SKS" of the year 2022 and then received a lovingly chosen Secret Santa gift. Such appreciation among each other is the best thing you can have as a team. Closer to the night, we had an active Christmas quiz and enjoyed our time together.
At breakfast (which some of us started really early) and on the return trip the next morning, the funniest and most beautiful moments were certainly shared again. And of course they are also documented on photos...
Elisabeth
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