Sunday we took the long way back to Munich by driving through Italy's San Bernadino's mountain pass. It was quite an experience breathing the cool Alpine air as we serpentined our way up the majectic mountains to the zenith.
Before we began our ascent, we took time out at Lake Como to enjoy the scenery and have a great cup of Italian coffee. They sure know how to do coffee! Here's Steve standing at the side of the lake waiting on his cuppa.
Here's a gentelman reading his morning newspaper at the side of Lake Como. Now I could get used to that.
The lake is a small jewel surrounded by the Italian Alps. Life takes on a different cadence and the Italians, used to the sunshine and fresh mountain air, enjoy life with a vigour seldom seen in the big city.
Further along in our drive we came to this valley with a road snaking through it with farms, shepherds, rivers,and livestock peppering the pastoral vista.
There were horses, sheep, donkeys, and cows grazing in placid pastures absolutely oblivious of the tourists approaching.
With each twist and turn of the road, we saw forests, valleys, lakes, and fresh Alpine mountain streams.
This has been our second visit to the Alps in six months and we were just as awe struck this time as the last. Our plan is to visit again very soon as ski season is quickly approaching. Skiing is a sport that is new to both of us, but we are determined to give it a go. It would seem a waste not to enjoy the mountains while we live so close.
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