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Ogni Santi
... to town for buisness, they added a side door to the dome in which the bishop could enter, because his villa was not in the direction of the official doors. We stayed with denises family, she kicked her brother out for a night, so we could sleep in his room, that was so very nice. her mom made pumpkin-gnocchi for dinner, hmm self-made italian cooking is very good. They live a bit up on the hill, we had an amazing view ...
A day of cold and hot
... way too hot. The heated handgrips went off and I stopped and took off my jumper which was under my biker’s jacket. The temp now had risen to a boiling 15 Celsius, is this really winter one begs to ask!!!
Soon it’s over the border and into Italy. I stopped immediately at a lovely roadside cafe and went inside for a cuppa. The owner and other folk in here were great and extremely friendly. As I was so hot I decided to sit outside and take in the view ...
No marmite, just rain
Given that the roads around the Northern part of Lake Garda were closed to accommodate the marathon, we didn't find it at all difficult to navigate our way on foot, around to the harbour of Torbole, which is approx 3 km's to the East of Riva del Garda where we were walking yesterday.
The cycle route is clearly marked around round the lake, and can be a little treacherous on blind bends if you choose to head out to the Ponale Hydroelectric power plant which can be found ...
Hiking ahead of the marathon
... but it's still beautiful. Olive trees line the area around the port and in most directions it is picture perfect.
One feature that sums this town up is Piazza III Novembre near the waterfront which sports a beautiful clock tower, Torre Apponale which was built in the 13th Century and was once connected to the Rocca by an underground passage. The Rocca, surrounded by a moat, was the port traffic controller and now ...
Otzi the Iceman
... The ice has done a good job of preserving items that are more than 5 millenia old. Plenty of research has been done on him - his last meal is known, cause of death is from a heavily bleeding shoulder wound that lead to hypovolaemic shock and he was already plagued with health problems including arthritis and arteriosclerosis. But who attacked him, why, and what was he doing way up in the mountain? Hmmm.
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