Since the weather in Germany took a turn for the worse on the 22nd, we decided to look for better conditions for our last few days in Europe. The south side of the Alps had a sunny forecast and we had 1 day left on our rail pass. Plus the train trip was a mere 4 hours from Munich to Trento, Italy. We rented a car from Trento to use for a few days before a flight from Milan to Barcelona on the 26th. The train schedules and prices just didn’t make sense to get back to Barcelona, so a quick flight on EasyJet was our choice.
We booked an apartment up in the hills north of Bolzano, which ended up being a nice farm stay with beautiful mountain views. Took some day trips around the area to explore a bit of the Dolomites. Northern Italy was an interesting combination of Italian and German/Austrian cultures. For any fellow fans of the movie “European Vacation”, a fun-fact is that they filmed the German scenes in Brixen, Italy.
Improvised wine bottle holder for the train ride from Munich to Trento.
Rainy and cold weather on the north side of Alps during our train ride
Beautiful sunny conditions after crossing the Brenner Pass from Austria into Italy
Impressive views from the apartment
Going to miss the delicious olive oil and buffala mozzarella
Solitaire and breakfast in the peaceful, mountain sunshine
Day trip over to Gardena Pass
Throwing rocks at 7,000 feet
Sunset views after playing at the park in Bolzano
Playing ball with the farm cats!
Hanging out by the river in Merano
Some sightseeing around the old town of Merano
Soaking up the afternoon sunshine on a Merano bridge
Our final sunset across the Dolomites
He’s hooked on solitaire
Quick flight from Milan to Barcelona. Definitely glad we chose riding trains for ease of boarding and comfort versus the airplanes and airports.
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