The Dolomites, Italy

We arrived in Freizing, outside of Munich and met up with Mike, Chase, and Cohen, who had just arrived and were adjusting to the new time zone. We went for a walk and found a nice spot on the river to soak our feet and the cousins showed off their rock skipping skills. Afterword we went to a beer garden for dinner and then back to our hotel for a good night’s sleep.

We drove our camper van a few hours from Munich, through Austria briefly, and into the Dolomite mountains in northern Italy. The campground was very nice, with a great restaurant with some of the best pasta we have had! The culture and architecture were an interesting blend of Italian and German / Austrian. The next day we took a cable car up to the top of the mountain from Passo Falzarego where we explored the trails at the top and the old tunnels from WWI.

We went for a nice hike from the bottom to a small alpine lake and the surrounding trails, which are all part of a massive ski area in the winter.

The last day in the Dolomites we went for a hike around the ski area near San Cassiano. We hiked up to a mountain hut that unfortunately was closed, but ended up at a pizzeria near the gondola where the girls had the best margarita pizza of their lives. We ended the day with a nice stroll through the quaint town of San Cassiano.