When we woke up, we were still a bit tired from yesterday, so we chose to drive around the area, rather than go on an additional hike. We looked at the maps and decided to go on some of the smallest roads on the map......... that went up the mountains and through the smallest towns. Again, I cannot even begin to describe the scenery and views in this area. It was
just too much. If anyone reading this blog ever has the opportunity to get to this part of Italy, I highly recommend it.......the sights you will see will be like nothing you have seen before. I am sure that most of the roads in this area must be closed in the winter months. At one point during the day we stopped and took a cable car up to the top of one of the Dolomite mountains in Pardoi. Because of the nature of these limestone mountains, I thought I was walking on what appeared to be the moon. There was no grass, shrubs, trees, etc., just limestone. Very, very strange and weird. Besides being weird and strange up here, it was also quite cold. I do not know the elevation for this mountain, but we were way up........we co
uld see the small towns way down below. After coming back down to “earth” we headed back to the hotel. We had no idea where we were, or where we were going, but eventually found a familiar road that took us back toward the hotel. I must point out that some of the bicyclists on the mountain roads were even more insane than some of the drivers on the Autostrada. I can't or won't even attempt to describe what we saw today, but it was nothing short of outrageous. Again
, all I can say is “Wow”. Finally reached the hotel, rested a bit before dinner and again off to bed after finishing our “Tyrolean” style dinner, which was part of our hotel package.
When we woke up, we were still a bit tired from yesterday, so we chose to drive around the area, rather than go on an additional hike. We looked at the maps and decided to go on some of the smallest roads on the map......... that went up the mountains and through the smallest towns. Again, I cannot even begin to describe the scenery and views in this area. It was
just too much. If anyone reading this blog ever has the opportunity to get to this part of Italy, I highly recommend it.......the sights you will see will be like nothing you have seen before. I am sure that most of the roads in this area must be closed in the winter months. At one point during the day we stopped and took a cable car up to the top of one of the Dolomite mountains in Pardoi. Because of the nature of these limestone mountains, I thought I was walking on what appeared to be the moon. There was no grass, shrubs, trees, etc., just limestone. Very, very strange and weird. Besides being weird and strange up here, it was also quite cold. I do not know the elevation for this mountain, but we were way up........we co
uld see the small towns way down below. After coming back down to “earth” we headed back to the hotel. We had no idea where we were, or where we were going, but eventually found a familiar road that took us back toward the hotel. I must point out that some of the bicyclists on the mountain roads were even more insane than some of the drivers on the Autostrada. I can't or won't even attempt to describe what we saw today, but it was nothing short of outrageous. Again
, all I can say is “Wow”. Finally reached the hotel, rested a bit before dinner and again off to bed after finishing our “Tyrolean” style dinner, which was part of our hotel package.
2 comments:
Can't wait to hear about the crazy drivers and bicyclists! Good thing we know you are still alive and enjoying an incredible trip!!
Ivo and I were hiking, too, on Sunday, not in the Dolomites but from Schwägalp to the Säntis. It was very cold, too. I decided, next time to take gloves with me!
Hope on your last days of your trip you will only meet "normal" drivers.
Eliane
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