Rhodri and I traveled today from Gatwick to Verona, Italy, then rented a car and drove to Canazei in the Dolomites. We came here 11-12 years ago in the winter and had vowed to come back.
The 3 hr drive from Verona into the mountains east of Bolzano was exciting as we headed off the motorway and got our first glimpses of these beautiful mountains.
We checked into the hotel around 5 pm and then walked 1.2 km down from Alba where we were staying into Canazei to buy maps and plan our stay. So exciting! We had a beer at this cafe on the main road - it was a perfect little start to our trip with extremely pleasant temperature and a slight breeze under clear skies. Ahhh.
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| The pretty little hotel we stayed in - Garni Cirelle |
Then we walked back up to Alba and had dinner at Resole which is directly across the road from our hotel. They were fully booked but we managed to find a table outside on the veranda in the corner. We had this amazing meal with delicious local wine and it was so cheap thanks to the favorable exchange rate between ££ and Euros at the moment. We planned our first climbing outing for tomorrow and sketched out the outings for the next few days as well.
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