Saturday, April 13th, Brixen, Italy

Greetings!

Another traveling day, this time to the first view of the Dolomites.  Up through the Val di Funes, a valley known for its steep peaks and alpine meadows. We stopped at wonderful high farmland restaurant (Fines), and took a walk up to a small picturesque church (Santa Magdalena) which always ends up in the bulk of the classic tourist photos of the signature Dolomite scenes.  

Gabriel Messner, a local snowboarder whose family runs the restaurant in Santa Magdalena, led us on a walk from the restaurant up to the church, and gifted us with local smoked meat  (Speck) and bread.while there.  We visited a two-flower rated farm, heard the resident peacock, and checked in on contented cows milked automatically four times a day.

Later, the family prepared a full lunch for us, and topped it off with local accordion musical presentation.  Before leaving the small valley, we trekked up to the spot where the best view of the razor-topped Dolomite mountains on the western edge of the huge range.  Across a meadow, yet another church was built to add to the foreground of the photos.

Traveling on to Brixen, our stop for the next three days, we took an hour's walk through the City after dropping off our bags at the Cavalino d'Oro.  Later, we ate dinner at the Grissino Restaurant (breadsticks).

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