Greetings from granite-cobbled streets (looking remarkably like the ones in Glasgow) and imposing Dolomite cliffs. It’s been several days, but at long last the stars have aligned, and we’ve managed to locate internet access. Though we originally intended to be posting pictures and such along the way, the connection is iffy at best, and it’ll probably take forever just to say these few things — so, we’ll keep them short!
Day One: Never arrive at 10:30 p.m. and have to drive fifty miles to accommodations you’ve never seen on a road you’ve never driven in a country in which you’ve never been. Just sayin’. And yes, that owl did have an eight foot wingspan, at least, and if it had hit the windshield, it would have been a long trip to band-aids. Welcome to the country, kids.
Day One, also: Sunday – Parking Garages: a great invention. Iced tea and tomato salads, too. Watching the shadows of clouds scudding across the surface of a tree-shrouded cliff, an even better invention. Throw in the peal of church bells echoing across the valley, and you’ve got icing, and a cherry on top. Never mind the pouring rain.
Day Two: Monday – Exploring sometimes means stopping every five feet and taking a picture. Well, so be it.
Day Three: Tuesday – Serendipity, adj, used to describe the effect of driving to a museum, giving up on finding parking, rounding a corner and discovering a tram headed up a nearby mountain. Who cares what’s up there — photo op!! We pulled over, waited for the next available, and went up. Gorgeous fields, vines, orchards and groves below. Serendipity.
Day Four Wednesday – Serendipity, Con’t: Looking for yet another, rounding a corner and finding a massive castle in which a major historical document was signed. True, it was full of a huge Egyptology display, but the artwork was awe-inspiring. We even gladly briefly put down our cameras…
Day Five Thursday – Museum? Eh, we’ll get to one eventually…
What we’ll do next time: Bring TWO dictionaries — one to hand to the bewildered country people so THEY can use one, too, and b.) more back issues of National Geographic — talk about being caught up on one’s reading.
Very little internet connection in this part of the world, but one thing we DO have: a spa. Steam baths and sauna and pool every night; FREE. We’re feeling very spoiled.
More as we can —
– D & T
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Enjoy your trip to Italy 🙂
It sounds lovely, wherever you are!
Sounds fabulously adventurous! I'm thrilled to hear you guys are having a great time!!
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Sounds wonderful! Can't wait to see the pictures eventually!
Oohhhhh.
Wish I was there……