Mountains, Mist and Moving On

The Dolomites in very rainy, foggy weather on the way to Cortina

The sun fled us on Saturday, but we went out anyway to see if we might see the heart of the Dolomites, "die drei Zinnen" or in Italian Tre Cime di Lavaredo, but no luck. We drove to where we could see them if the clouds parted, but they did not. Still, to hike for a couple hours in the mist at the edge of the tree line, to know the peaks were above us even if we could not see them, was gift enough. We drove to Cortina, a famous ski town very similar to Vail, had lunch at a "working man's" restaurant, then drove back to our hotel, Sunnegg (Sonnenecke, or sunny corner) for a dinner and rest.

Now I write this on Sunday morning. The sun has come out. The church bells ring in this predominately Catholic area. We've had our coffee and breakfast. Soon we will drive the Brenner Autobahn, a famous roadway, on the way back to Germany, to Petra's family, to celebrate her father's 79th birthday in the hills of Bavaria.

Jeff

PS Because I am writing this in Italy, all the instructions for posting it on blogger.com are in Italian. Bon Giorno!