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| 8/25/2019 |
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After 4 days of hiking we took a rest day in Courmayeur. This is a common place for people to take a rest day, as it has many amenities (restaurants). We had our 7:30 breakfast, after which Glen took a nap. I hung outside in the hotel's garden reading a book. The weather was clear so we used the opportunity to take a gondola up into the mountains. After a confusing set of directions from our hotel, we managed to take the circular bus near the tourist office to the Skyway. Again...figuring out buses & trains in foreign countries is not by strong suit. We visited Punta Hellbronner - you take 2 gondalas to get there. The views were phenomenal of course. We didn't bring any food with us, so we ended up needing to eat at an overpriced restaurant, while watching hang gliders float in the sky. We visited an alpine garden and saw a St. Bernard rescue group next to it. We did see some folks hiking across a glacier. I so wasn't dressed for that, but oh that looked like fun! I would want my microspikes, because I saw people sliding on the snow. We saw a couple who was getting married up there - what an amazing place for a destination wedding!
Back in Courmayeur, we found another great place to eat pizza. I had a beer - they seem to describe their beers by what color they are. Don't really see IPA's here. I had a blonde beer.
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| Looking up at our hotel |
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| Hotel garden |
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| I want to do that! But definitely not prepared. |
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| Alpine garden |
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