Photo Album..............Italy....................
There was a fierce thunderstorm at Lago di Garda which dropped huge hailstones that slightly dented the roof of the car. Despite one guidebook's sneering comment that this is the least scenic of the lakes, it was in fact quite dramatic with the cliffs plunging into the water and the settlements hanging on the slightly less steep slopes above the lakeshore. The thunderstorm cooled things down slightly but it was still in the high 30's that day. Centigrade--do the math.
A view of the monastery (?) on an oddly isolated steep hill looming over the town of Arco, near the north end of Lago di Garda. The interior of the medieval village section of Arco is pedestrianized and contains a variety of eating opportunities as well as being a nice stroll.
The Dolomite Alps are by far the most dramatic of the Alps that we have seen.
I had read an article of the best drives in Europe which included this route and I can't argue with the author.
We ate lunch near the top of one of the passes between Bolzano and Cortina.
More Dolomites.
An evening view from the balcony of our hotel room in Cortina. Cortina was a boring town in a magnificent setting.
The chairlift at the bottom of the Cristallo complex east of Cortina. Al isn't crazy about these things but he indulges my love for taking lifts high into the mountains. The lift people were so kind about my bum knee and made sure that they stopped the chair so I could get on and off without having to scamper.
Al at the top of the chair lift looking for the next lift which would take us to the top.
Another shot from the intermediate level.
Wildflowers at the intermediate level.
These little 'pods' go up a really steep incline to the top of the Cristallo complex. There were actually hikers trudging up through the snowfields underneath the lift.
A view from the top at almost 10,000 feet above sea level where there is a bar/restaurant (of course) and also a refuge where you can bring your sleeping bag and stay the night in pretty basic quarters. I assume that's what the hikers had in mind.
If you look closely, you can see a figure on the top of the rock, one of several scaling this peak to make it to the very tippy top of the mountain.
A view of our hotel as Al packs the car for leaving Cortina. The extranvaganza of flower boxes adorning the front of the building is typical all over Italy and France.
The view from our pension just north of the Dolomites near the Austrian border. When I asked for a room in Italian I got a blank look and a reply in German. I suspect the mountain peak in the distance is in Austria.
There was a fierce thunderstorm at Lago di Garda which dropped huge hailstones that slightly dented the roof of the car. Despite one guidebook's sneering comment that this is the least scenic of the lakes, it was in fact quite dramatic with the cliffs plunging into the water and the settlements hanging on the slightly less steep slopes above the lakeshore. The thunderstorm cooled things down slightly but it was still in the high 30's that day. Centigrade--do the math.
A view of the monastery (?) on an oddly isolated steep hill looming over the town of Arco, near the north end of Lago di Garda. The interior of the medieval village section of Arco is pedestrianized and contains a variety of eating opportunities as well as being a nice stroll.
The Dolomite Alps are by far the most dramatic of the Alps that we have seen.
I had read an article of the best drives in Europe which included this route and I can't argue with the author.
We ate lunch near the top of one of the passes between Bolzano and Cortina.
More Dolomites.
An evening view from the balcony of our hotel room in Cortina. Cortina was a boring town in a magnificent setting.
The chairlift at the bottom of the Cristallo complex east of Cortina. Al isn't crazy about these things but he indulges my love for taking lifts high into the mountains. The lift people were so kind about my bum knee and made sure that they stopped the chair so I could get on and off without having to scamper.
Al at the top of the chair lift looking for the next lift which would take us to the top.
Another shot from the intermediate level.
Wildflowers at the intermediate level.
These little 'pods' go up a really steep incline to the top of the Cristallo complex. There were actually hikers trudging up through the snowfields underneath the lift.
A view from the top at almost 10,000 feet above sea level where there is a bar/restaurant (of course) and also a refuge where you can bring your sleeping bag and stay the night in pretty basic quarters. I assume that's what the hikers had in mind.
If you look closely, you can see a figure on the top of the rock, one of several scaling this peak to make it to the very tippy top of the mountain.
A view of our hotel as Al packs the car for leaving Cortina. The extranvaganza of flower boxes adorning the front of the building is typical all over Italy and France.
The view from our pension just north of the Dolomites near the Austrian border. When I asked for a room in Italian I got a blank look and a reply in German. I suspect the mountain peak in the distance is in Austria.
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