Last Sunday turned out to be one of the nicest days we've seen here in Italy this winter. The sun actually came out and there were few clouds in the sky. It would have been a nice ski day, but a particularly vicious form of the flu devastated 50% of this household for days, so skiing didn't seem like the best thing to do after four days on the couch.
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| Grappa- the cure for the flu |
We trekked to the nearby town of Bassano del Grappa, perhaps most well known for the liquor that bears its name. Although I'm not really into grappa, I did want to see this town as I heard it was quite picturesque. The drive up, which only took about an hour, was perhaps the most entertaining part. Our trusty GPS took us on some of the roads less traveled in Italy and we cruised through some rural Italian towns in our awesome rally car.
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| The Ponte degli Alpini |
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| On the bridge |
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| The Alpini who restore and protect the bridge |
Once in town, we walked through a few of the main piazzas. The piazzas in the Veneto region all look very similar with their lion statues and castle-like architecture. We found our way to a high point in town that looked over the river and the famous Ponte degli Alpini, the wooden bridge built and restored by the Alpini soldiers. We then walked down to the bridge and checked out the sites surrounding the bridge, which included several ceramic and grappa shops. The wooden bridge has been destroyed several times throughout history, including during World War II. Today, the bridge is very well preserved and on this Sunday, it was packed. We were apparently in the know because the whole town was out on this day window shopping and walking around the city. We stopped for a hot chocolate and continued our walk, eventually ending back at this church where we parked. It was an enjoyable Sunday stroll through a town we were finally able to cross off our to-do list!
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