Day 17
Saturday, July 8,
2006
Garmisch, Germany
to Bolzano, Italy
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| Ambitious hikers in the Alps |
Driving from Garmisch (Germany)
to Bolzano (Italy),
our route went straight through the Alps.
On the German/Austrian side, the weather was
cold and raining.
It was a difficult
drive and Mike couldn’t look away from the road at all.
As we were descending the Alps into Italy, the
weather changed into blue skies and sunshine but the road was still very winding
and treacherous.
We were glad to finally
be on level ground as we left the Alps behind and drove into the Dolomite
region of Bolzano, Italy.
We found our hotel, Stadt Hotel Citta, which was right in
the center of the piazza. Our room was
on the top floor which gave us a great view.
We had dinner at our hotel’s outdoor café where we could
people-watch.
In spite of our long and tiring drive (which was only 120
miles), we made a point to visit the museum, which was within walking distance
of our hotel, to see Otzi, the Iceman.
Otzi was found in 1991 by hikers who thought it was probably an
unfortunate hiker frozen to death high up in the mountains of Timmeljoch. After years of extensive study, it’s been
determined that Otzi is a primitive man about 5300 years old. He was found frozen in ice and perfectly
preserved, clothing and all.
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