Dolomites again

As it is now on our new route to Amsterdam we decided to spend a few more days in the Dolomites. The Alps have been dusted with snow in the week since we were here and it is only a few days to mid summer! A cold front has come through. We are still really enjoying the cool weather, the heat we found in Venice was a bit scary.

Dusted with snow

We have done a lovely walk today, up 250 m then around a perched lake, beer at a flash hotel and then home again - a 5 hour walk in total. This was our last walk in Italy and we really didn’t want it to end. Tomorrow we head off to Amsterdam a 1200km drive. It is really sad to be leaving Italy.

Photos from our last Italian walk

Ron fixing his shoes with some stone age tools

Ron and my trekkers lunch, love those Rio Mare tuna salads



Walking European style, there is always a bar handy

The walking map

We will miss

*cheap wine and beer

*Rio Mare tuna salads in a tin

*peccorino cheese

*ready made ravioli like walnut and gorgonzola, artichoke, pumpkin as well as usual ones

*cheap asparagus, strawberries, great stone fruit especially cherries

*bread without salt

*the people

*the wildflowers

Ron would like to come back here and set up shop in a deserted monastery.

This is the monastery he has chosen. It has been vacant for 200 years.

For travellers he would be offering

* reliable wifi internet

*a Laundromat

*beer on tap served in large glasses

*seating for any customer without extra charge

*pay as you get it beer etc

*defensive driving courses to deal with Italian drivers

*picnic tables

Some examples of Tyrolean Archecture

Cow shed

Flower boxes are big

Alpine hotel

The bottom part is the wood pile

Everything is very cute

A bridge

Well Done Sonia

A koala stamp for you Sonia for working out the Swiss ad. Translated it says “Wear your crash helmet or pray”, and the picture is of two bicycle helmets forming the shape of hands in prayer. Nice. I thought it was an ad for caramel or chocolate, Ron thought it was an orange squeezer.