We slowed things down even further after Venice and visited Lake Garda (which is incidentally is a stop on the Giro D’Italia). We stayed in the Garda Garden Hotel a family run, 30 room old-fashioned hotel that offered half board accommodations. Half Board means that breakfast and dinner are included, so each night we sat at the same table and had the same waiter as we enjoyed a full four-course dinner (just like the old days). It was a nice change of pace and we enjoyed lounging around the pool and walking along the lake. One day we the figured after all the site seeing the kids had done they needed a real break and so we went to GardaLand amusement park – this is the largest park in all of Italy. While it’s no Disney it really is a nice park and the kids had fun on all of the rides. Becca rode one of the coasters three times in a row and was still wanting more.
On our final day we drove up into the Italian Alps, the Dolomites. We drove the lengt
h of Lake Garda (a fairly sizable lake) and then up to a ski resort town called Pinzolo. We were treated to some great vistas and beautiful scenery. At one point we jumped out of the car to play near a stream and noted how similar everything looked to Colorado. One major difference though was the number of mountain towns we passed, there were many more than we are used to seeing in the Rockies and much more established. These towns had obviously been there for some time, in most cases the main road had been widened to allow two way traffic and so there are no sidewalks -- the building walls were actually the side of streets so you kind of had to slow down. Our mountain drive continued down past another scenic lake and on to Bergamo just outside Milan were we hopped our flight and headed home. A few more picts
On our final day we drove up into the Italian Alps, the Dolomites. We drove the lengt
h of Lake Garda (a fairly sizable lake) and then up to a ski resort town called Pinzolo. We were treated to some great vistas and beautiful scenery. At one point we jumped out of the car to play near a stream and noted how similar everything looked to Colorado. One major difference though was the number of mountain towns we passed, there were many more than we are used to seeing in the Rockies and much more established. These towns had obviously been there for some time, in most cases the main road had been widened to allow two way traffic and so there are no sidewalks -- the building walls were actually the side of streets so you kind of had to slow down. Our mountain drive continued down past another scenic lake and on to Bergamo just outside Milan were we hopped our flight and headed home. A few more picts
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