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19 May - The first drive towards Italy (we end up in Austria)
Italy 2004 - part I
Elisabeth & Teije2006-08-25 18:56:01
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world. A world which is very beautiful, we realise, when we see the Alps before us!
We had no idea how far we would come today, but around 7 we enter Austria and start looking for a hotel in the first village we see, Reutte. In the center we find a big old house, the Black Eagle where we are taken to a room by a very old lady, whose back is so bent that she has trouble looking up.
The view from our balcony is great and the weather is still fine. Tomorrow we will continue our trip to Italy but now we first go on a walk through this nice village.
Reutte is a characteristic Austrian mountain village with it's houses and architecture, but it is striking how many foreigners live here, especially Turkish people. There are also a lot of foreign restaurants and after sitting outside at a pub (in t-shirt, until half past 8) we get ourselves a Kebab sandwich at a Turkish snackbar which we eat on our balcony.
We feel completely in a holiday mood now, especially with having mountains all around us. It feels good that it is possible to be in a completely different world after a one-day trip. Everybody who has read earlier stories on this website knows we just love mountains! That is, to see them, not to climb them...
As for Italy and our plans there? This time we just had a short preparation time and only made a list of some places we want to see; we will see how the plan will develops. Just before we arrived here, we considered the possibility of going to a campsite near Venice tomorrow, after a trip through the Alps and the Dolomites. We should see Venice!
After that maybe in the direction of Genova, and then further southwards: the Cinque Terre, Pisa, Florence, Rome off course and after that we will see how much time we have left. Pompei is definitely on the list of places we want to visit. But first we enjoy the magnificient view from our balcony while the sun slowly sets behind the mountains.
See photographs from:
Austria Gallery
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Italy Gallery
