Our first day off! We all love biking, but it was nice to have a morning where we didn't have to get breakfast, pack up, get the gear on and get rolling. Today we were our own bosses, not ruled by distances to go or a hotel to get to. So it was gonna be plenty of sightseeing and playing the tourist! Flip flops, shorts and camera ready we headed out. Trento is a stunning city immersed in history. I'll not pretend to know any of it, I just went around taking pictures of nice things. Check out the view from our hotel room - awesome!
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| Trento's rooftops and church spires |
Again, it was a hot day with the temps hitting 30 or so from pretty early on. Myself and Pauline headed to the post office so we could post a few bits home. Then we strolled to the town square, Piazza Duomo, which was quite stunning.
We met up with Derek and had a wee look around the cathedral at the square...even if yer not religious, it's pretty impressive. Nice sense of peace when you enter too.
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| Impressive altar |
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| This is the view when you turn around |
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| Some serious ladder work to put Jesus way up there! |
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| Would love to see the dusters they use!! |
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| This spot was for either the choir, or the inquisitors, not sure which |
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| Wee model of the church we were in |
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| Amazing murals on the walls |
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| Stations of the cross were all in gold |
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| Stairway to Heaven I do believe |
Casa Cazuffi-Rella with its frescos is pretty cool. Lots of nice old buildings surround the Piazza Duomo.
Afterwards we stopped for a wee bite to eat. Pure disaster. Pauline got a sickly thick chocolate gloop and Derek actually had no idea what he got. My toasted sandwich was okay if a bit bland and dry. Hopefully the next meal would be better!
Then we settled down with a few beers to indulge in some Italian style people watching. Jim joined us once he heard Heineken was being served and later Pauline headed off to do some window shopping (despite the windows at home being perfectly fine!) We ordered another round and got nicely settled in.
Later on we took the cable car to Sardagna which offered amazing views of the city. We met up with Stuart and Aynsley and ate in the Trento Alto Bistro where the food was lovely especially when washed down with a beer or three.
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| Yummy grub! |
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| View from the top at Sardagna |
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| Coming back down in the cable car |
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