A hiking day that starts with a chairlift gets us high. Up we went and then had a short hike to our next hut that is quiet, off the main track, has only 10 beds (and not stacked on top of each other), and gave us a private room. We arrived before lunch and decided to…go hiking! We found a loop trail through hillsides of wildflowers — we couldn't get clover it! No sooner had we finished our trail lunch of pb&j than we found gelato at a restaurant perched with a distant view of the Marmolada glacier that collapsed last summer and killed 11 hikers. No, we are not going that way. Back at our hut, the chef prepared one of the best meals we've had starting with local beer, a charcuterie board, homemade spinach ravioli, grilled pork and polenta and wild mushrooms, apple strudel, and camomile grappa. Tomorrow we will be working that off with a long day of hiking over two mountain passes.
That second photo is magnificent! I'd love to pose a doll in that exact spot -- but what should she wear??
ReplyDeleteA dirndl or lederhosen!
DeleteChamomile Grappa!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wild flowers. Any cows with bells?
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