On the trails with cianciofam4
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Changeover day already after 6 nights in Chambave coming to an end. Hit the road at around 10:30, and stopped for a break in Bergamo. First time visiting , it was a vary tidy town with some wonderful houses, shops and a unique mix of classic architecture, fascist buildings and the modern. Bergamo is split
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Took a very scenic drive from Chatillion up to Cervino , along the Swiss border. The little towns we passed though were quintessential Swiss alpine villages . We continued all the way up the Cervino ski slopes where we first had a picnic at the base. The we commenced the 30 minutes ascent to the
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Up the skyways we went today all 4600 metres above sea level to the top of the world. Fought off the altitude wobbles to brave the -5 degree temps and freezing winds for a view to die for . The a good few hours is snow play on the Pavillion level, followed by a border
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What a day filled with presents, food and fun! Highlight was the gingerbread house decorating contest – girls vs boys. Boys won the presentation and creativity categories and the girls won structural integrity category , with the boys taking out the title overall by a slim margin of 60 points to the girls 57.
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After a Pizza dinner , we waited for the Xmas Eve mass to start. The bella started ringing about 10:15 so we made our way up to the square. Before long a procession of carollers arrived through the streets from a town higher up the mountain – along with a sheep! We followed them and
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Day 1 we stayed close to home as we were all very tired . Had a walk around this little township in the morning and then a few of us headed into Aosta – the main town near here for a look – beautiful quaint little town and the kids enjoyed more ice skating and
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Big pack up and a scenic 2-hour drive to the Aosta Valley . Checked into our “chalet” but unfortunately no snow – it’s unseasonably warm – just our luck! But Chambave is a cute little town . Looking forward to getting out to see more . Later in the day the travelers from New York
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Breakfast , followed by a stop at the church that happens to be across the road – what a surprise to find a 3rd century treasure right under our noses ! Continued the lovely walk through the back streets of Brera to the Pinoteca gallery. Spent a good 2 hours examining all the magnificent artworks
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Day 1 in Milan saw us sleep in and then set off towards the Duomo! First impressions from a block away stunned Sebastian who didn’t think it could be real – “that’s not a church, it looks like a fairytale castle”. First examined the spectacular exterior reliefs but we shocked by what sounded like gunshots
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