The bus leaves by 9:30am, trip should take 5 hours. We got stuck in bad traffic for quite some time, it was rainy, and we had plenty of time to get better acquainted along the way.
Munich to Wolkenstein, Italy
Nancy (my roomie) is ready for the adventure to begin!
we are heading into Austria for lunch
delays!
 
 
mountains are getting higher as we travel
at a rest stop: anyone need 5 liters of beer? Cost: €18 = $24
how ‘bout some lager? You have to pay 50¢ to pee here!
everyone on board?
rear window view
the sky clears (for a moment)
the castles begin. We pass many along the way. They follow the Inn River, and so do we.
Crossing the Europabrüke (Europe Bridge)
Lunch stop. We are in Austria.
Europabrüke
Europabrüke panorama
trying not to squint
c’mon Sue! A little more! 40% grade is killer!
View from the top is worth it. Bungee jumping is offered off the bridge. 192m=630 ft!!
wow
can you hear me now?
chapel at top
 
 
most picturesque Happy Meal I ever had!
view out the Mickey D’s window
if you are ever driving by this one, stop in
 
 
 
we had tunneled through Brenner Pass, and are now in Italy
Val Gardenia is the name of the valley in this region
we are in the Dolomites!
Hotel Laurin, our home for 4 days
we are in the resort town of Wolkenstien, or Selva in Italian
 
gondola is very close by
we’ll be watching that snow, it will determine our hike routes
on our balcony
view from our room
our room
on the balcony
we unload our bags, then head out exploring
 
in 2 days we will ride this gondola to start our hike
Italian VW ad
48˚F
Love the hat!
Wolkenstein: 1563m = 5,218 ft. It is the cluster on the left on the map.
lots of hotels
 
“canal” runs through town
ready to dig into my desert at Costabella, who provided us dinner each night
warm raspberry & ice cream desert- we loved this so much (except Chip) we had it several times
 
After dinner stroll. Thomas and Nancy
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