It’s Xmas Eve here ! So naturally the morning started off with a mega shop for Xmas day food . After that we headed off to Fénis , stopping along the way at La Copan – a local cheese maker – saw all the cheese maturing , tasted some local goodies and made friends with…
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…
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…
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…
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…