Today we took a bus to the next town over, Siusi/Seis and then a cable car up to the Alpi di Suisi. These are high meadows of the Dolomites at about 6200'. Hiked the recommended trail (hard beginning!) up to Arnika Hutte for a light lunch & then on around the circle (Puglatsch Umlauben). Skies were overcast but with all our efforts we did not get cold! The predominant language here is Austrian/German with Italian second. Most service people speak enough En...

After a sumptuous breakfast, took the in-town chair lift up the hill & walked back down. Some sunny meadows & some wooded trails. Great views of town & nearby hamlets as we walked down.

Yesterday was mostly a travel day. Ferry to Varenna, train to Milan & Verona, bus to airport & picked up a car. Larger than we expected & manual Trans. After figuring out reverse we finally were on our way. Just a few trickey road challenges & we made it. Driving into the mountains was such a contrast from everything else we've seen in Italy. Small hamlets with big church steeples & a couple of castles can be seen from the road. Hotel was tuck...