Confirmed, this part of Italy doesn’t look or feel like Italy. No “Romans” every lived here, history is rather short, no huge medieval castles to speak of. After both WWI and WWII, the people in this part of Europe wanted to be part of, or return to Austria, but just couldn’t pull it off. Italy it is but the food, culture, and language is definitely German/Austrian.
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| Walking among the endless vineyards, this guy was selling fresh grape juice, pulp and all. Amazing. 2 Euros. |
Day two we spent our time walking the town of Merano, pictures below. Janet’s birthday today, that gave us a good excuse to eat more! Happy Birthday, Janet!
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| Janet's birthday sundae, (we had our own as well). |
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| This 'one-man ski lift' takes you up to the top of the mountain above Merano. |
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| Passing above the Cabernet grapes ready to harvest |
Day three took us to Reschen. We are REAL close to Austria now, high in the Dolomites, skiing in the winter and biking in the summer. A two hour train and bus ride to get here. Today, is a warm-up hike to a restaurant high above the town, again pictures below. Great view, great food.
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| Reschan's know how to do window boxes |
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| The amazing view during dinner. Long walk up, we started from our hotel in town! |
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