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You probably took the same route to Italy that I took! Nice train ride, especially passing the Alps. I remember the stop Rovereto, wondering if it would make a good base for exploring Trentino. Now I know, thanks to you, Adelaidean! Beautiful pictures of your day trip to Lake Garda :-)
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Lake Garda looks beautiful and such a contrast from where you've been in Central Europe. I've not made it to any of the Italian Lakes yet.
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Tripplanner, we have stayed in very north of Lake Como, on Lake Maggiore in Stresa (and Locarno, but that is Switzerland), have had 2 daytrips to Lake Lugano annd 1 to Lake Orta, and stayed in Lake Garda previously.
It is hard to choose! Ingo, the train is very convenient from here, part of the reason I chose it. Cherthor, I haven’t ventured into south Italy. |
My evening wanderings last night..
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c8c598f18.jpeg Mozart held his first concert here in 1769 https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...2c03de4f8.jpeg Mozart’s first private concert in Italy was in Rovereto https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...70b99d5ba.jpeg Lovely small stores https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c04193f7a.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e1a46fb4a.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...858e6b437.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9f5a359f0.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ad6e126b2.jpeg Menswear - very stylish https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4ed954e7d.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cf07cc90a.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...7599161cd.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...35830cb4c.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...bd6f6ea1b.jpeg |
That castle is right up my alley. Beautiful pictures, moving exhibit. Rovereto looks more and more appealing.
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On the whole, I am not a museum goer, but I do like to visit to castles and fortresses. I truly enchanted by this museum inside the fortress. I just wonder how do soldiers put on those heavy armors. The details of that prosthetic leg is amazing.
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Day 29: Rovereto (daytrip to Ala)
Ala is about to host stage 6 of the Women’s Giro d’Italia: so thought I’d visit before it got hectic. This town is just a short 10 minute train ride south of Rovereto. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9c1ffe61b.jpeg Ala is a small station https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...92f9dbcfe.jpeg View from station Ala is also known as the “City of Velvet”, as it was a landmark city for the production of silk velvet between the late 17th and 18th centuries. Hence the elegant town centres and palazzos. https://www.visitrovereto.it/en/disc...alazzo-taddei/ This would have been interesting https://www.initaly.it/en/articolo/g...pubblico-15466 but I missed it What a sweet and charming town. Wandering rather aimlessly along the narrowing lanes, into the historic centre until I was in need of coffee and searched for a cafe. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b5bdf1bf6.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...54b045964.jpeg Getting ready for the bike race https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...16f201c89.jpeg Nice murals https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3ffdd4325.jpeg Even the street art is good https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...6820eb959.jpeg Lovely alleys https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...683818cde.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...fcb213740.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4c0b2a8a1.jpeg Oooh tight parking… or too much vino… https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...073895727.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ab1050796.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...eb1f795f6.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...45e54ab62.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...47e03b3c6.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a87a140bb.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...880cfe0bc.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...21f196f0f.jpeg Off street parking https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e48dbd71e.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...2dddd10c6.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1edd2f9de.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...85c6a349c.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...aafa62eae.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a26066eb5.jpeg Lots of pink flowers ready for the race https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...2a33f0db7.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a25f3a670.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3f8706ef4.jpeg Ohhh yes https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9ecd9af01.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d5982b240.jpeg I had the one on the right - sooo good https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cc4b439d1.jpeg Ok I had the custard one too https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1f041c2e0.jpeg 2 different creams inside a crusty layer, with almonds, best pastry combination yet €6.60!! Double espresso and 2 pastries. I think I’m going to move here… https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...822349ef6.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9a6179439.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c5f18dc2b.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...fcc4b007c.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a85d108a9.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...16070b693.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...760d8e1ce.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...37ecae94b.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...bea622a68.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...bc0cc4c35.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...8bcd19a8b.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5cae628fa.jpeg A bit more wandering and then an easy train ride back. The afternoon was spent at the MART, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, not my favourite thing to do, but it was hot, and the museum free with my Guest card. I’ll post those photos later as my host has just arrived .. |
Ok, the host is siliconing the shower…
so MART photos, … these I liked… https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...44bbc9ff9.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...7509237a8.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...438808aff.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...65b9bf20e.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...0a1456d94.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ebfcd9339.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...acd562916.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...17a16a78d.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...eee04241f.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f830e0617.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5373dbcca.jpeg these not so much… https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...12de9f7f1.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3631b9348.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c86185ddb.jpeg The building is interesting… https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a09f662d0.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...bc7d05ba5.jpeg and the walk home very photogenic, plus several gelati stores on the way so… https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3d3bf4575.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...eb8ae8331.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...02ed93f92.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e19e1af1e.jpeg |
What a find! Ala is super picturesque! However, there is NEVER too much wine! ;-)
The first batch of MART pictures I like, too. The second batch is ... interesting. I need gelato also! |
Ingo, my hosts just took me out for an aperitivo, and we have had those snacks you get with it, so now I hardly need dinner.
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Ala looks very quiet but great for wandering on foot. Makes me think of our most recent visit to Semur-en-Auxois in Burgundy.
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Adelaidean, we just returned from a trip to Ireland, so this is the first chance I have to start reading your awesome trip report. I skipped ahead to Prague since we have visited twice, and I wanted to read about what you did there and see your photos. Wow!!!! Your photos of Prague are spectacular!!! So much better than ours! You really captured the beauty of the city, especially its architecture. You have a great eye for composition and focusing on details of the buildings and the best angles. Your photos make me want to return to Prague! During both of our visits, we did not visit any of the parks. They look so beautiful, especially at this time of year.
So wonderful to see your photos of Vysehrad. We first visited Prague in 2003 when our youngest daughter studied in Prague. Her classrooms were held in Vysehrad, so she took us there to see her classrooms. We fell in love immediately with this area of Prague that was not crowded at all in 2003. We love the Sts Peter and Paul Church and the lovely National Cemetery. We also visited the Communism Museum, which at the time was located either above the McDonald's or right next door, which struck us as very funny. When I have a chance, I will next read your installment about Wroclaw. My mom's mother was born in Poland, and my Dad's parents were Polish, too, but born in the US. We visited Krakow on our first trip to Prague, but we haven't been back since. I would love to return to Poland at a future date, as long as our health and mobility is in our favor, at our ages. |
Day 30: Rovereto (daytrip to Trento)
We previously overnighted in Trento when we did a family trip to north Italy, loved the city, so knew it’d be a nice and easy day out. Decided to take the bus to Trento (60 min) and the train back (15min). I enjoy the bus rides, I’m getting on with the nonnas as it’s mid morning, and passing through the little towns, it’s a slice of suburbia too, and quite a different view than the trainline. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...03c4cda2e.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d4a696d8f.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3ed06012f.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...8323d958d.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...67641e10e.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...705516318.jpeg The Guest card is valid, just remember to validate using the QR code on board the bus, and the code is next to the validating machines at the train stations (before you board). Trento is such a spectacular city, I just wandered the lovely squares and admired the facades, and had lunch in a quiet back lane, before heading to the river for the Sardagna cablecar, but it wasn’t running today. So I’ll return another day. The castle is very impressive, we visited it last time, might revisit again. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...541465678.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3c64572cc.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...39ce4b4f6.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...dcba2e54e.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...76df59820.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5a86101c5.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5960743de.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...2b4de00e0.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f1c321d92.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a10d0c6c8.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...dcaa865e2.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5fd057f52.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...0d3b9b404.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f3402b21e.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...906f6ddbe.jpeg cablecar wasn’t running https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d049fc423.jpeg The bus station and train station are next to each other, and a 2 minute walk through a park to the historic centre. On my return to Rovereto, I passed the local museum (Museo Civico) and thought I’d pop in. Well, turned out to be a fascinating museum of (some gifted) collections related to the regions and a donated collection from a Rovereto archaeologist with an incredible coin display. https://www.visitrovereto.it/en/disc...-museo-civico/ The staff tried so hard to find me some English pamphlets and even chased after me when I left as I’d missed visiting the astronomy section. Natural history, fossils, archaeology, astronomy - it really was a great visit. Free, quiet, and on my way home. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...fae42a04f7.png https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1d8d18355.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9904841dd.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5e0ac03bd.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...807492b03.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...aa6ebe809.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...aca6b8c88.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c3bc2ff96.jpeg Fascinating coins https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ce1ff1ee4.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1812f05b0.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1394cbd73.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ab175aaaa.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...adaa430f6.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b14489ce5.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f7baa7a7c.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ad0654363.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f325d6fe5.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c86e858f1.jpeg I rarely visit museums, and I really enjoyed it. I had to use a translate app, but it was so quiet and I wasn’t holding anyone up. Then decided I needed to do the Italian thing and walk 100 m to a piazza and have my late afternoon aperitivo, watching the locals sit with the sport papers or chitchat with passersby. €5 well spent! https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...db68ba2fa.jpeg |
Tripplanner, there’s no doubt those smaller places in France were some of my favourite also.
Karen, I think you might have been the poster that led me to include Vysehrad, so glad I visited. But it was a big day of walking. |
Fantastic pictures again, Adelaidean! Another city I have to visit ... Trento looks very interesting. Aperol Spritz?
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Enjoying your report, and the useful information about Rovereto and Trento, haven't been to either of them.
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Lots of great photos. I am a sucker for a good military museum.
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Adelaidean, I just finished your installments about Wroclaw. Wow!!! I had no idea Wroclaw is so beautiful! It is so pretty with the colorful pastel-colored buildings! The main square is stunning! The pastel colors and architecture remind me a little bit of Telc, a small town in the Czech Republic, but on a much grander scale.
That plate of pierogi reminds me of my childhood when my grandmother made home-made pierogi all the time. We grew up on piergoi, golompki, kielbasa, borscht, and cabbage soup. The Disappearing Figures is so sad and profound. A unique way to commemorate the victims and heartache of that time period. And those tulips!!! Wow, Wow, and more Wow's!!!! |
Day 31: Rovereto (daytrip to Verona)
Thunderstorm warning for later today, so headed out early. DH (not with me this holiday), our 2 teens and I had a wonderful 4 nights in this stunning city about 10 years ago, when I had gifted my DH a David Gilmour concert ticket at the Arena (remains one of his best travel experiences ever). It is a short train ride, and only €7 A short walk to the historic centre, the Arena, the very busy main streets and piazzas. I escaped the crowds by walking the riverside (dog walkers and joggers and parents with strollers) and having an espresso at a tiny bar. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...93712b82c.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cdd248fc0.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3b2367199.jpeg The Arena https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ed5df145a.jpeg Verona Arena https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f1a262e63.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...bbc534832.jpeg This is early, still ‘quiet’ https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5830ac035.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...bd108eb60.jpeg Porta Borsari, Roman gate https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f69137791.jpeg The Porta Borsari https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1ec384e60.jpeg Escaping the crowds https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...67a795e92.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...07222a985.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...7c1b6c19e.jpeg Gardening in cities https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...30520245b.jpeg A bit of green when you have minimal space https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4deea8dee.jpeg The riverside is a lovely area https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...0e0d35a94.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c59ba3173.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...922488863.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e37ee07f4.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...7ed0aff99.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...dda8120ca.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b8e398ec7.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...deeb3fb46.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d0b8611b8.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d9a03bf8b.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...013cba726.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...6ce08cca3.jpeg Those little coffee / wine bars that seem tiny, but have lots of little rooms, and even some garden spaces https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a237b2510.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...97a4a4b1a.jpeg Impressive greenery - a successful attempt at privacy https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...98c4391d3.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f681ad6c9.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...92b84f479.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d859c9a53.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1872ecca7.jpeg It was just an ambling kind of day, no real plans; as we had visited before. Which was fortunate, as I hate crowds; it felt kind of crushing and suffocating and I just needed to escape once I re-entered the fray. Returning ‘home’ to a cracking thunderstorm, heavy rain, and then that gorgeous stillness afterwards. Spent the afternoon reading. |
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