01/13/2003 to 02/03/2003
My sister Jeannie asked us if we wanted to do a ski trip with her and her group - so naturally we said yes. What better way to recover from 3 surgeries than to go trans-Atlantic and ski in the Alps!
The trip over was fun for a 10 hour flight, then we had the usual lost luggage issue (not ours), the missing bus requiring all of us and our luggage to be squoozed onto one bus for the 5 hour ride up to Bormio.
After several days of skiing we took 2 buses to Milan and the train into Rome. This was such fun since we had wine, cheese and salami.
In Rome we did our tour of Pompeii and then another day the group went to the Coliseum.
After we all returned to the hotel George and I found the closest metro station and had a ball running around Rome seeing the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, eating in cafes and more.
Bormio is an old medieval town from the 1400s. It boasts a world-class ski resort and some ancient Roman bath in the grotto.
We had a ball, even if the skiing was not great the town was wonderful.
We stayed at Baita dei Pini which is ideally situated for walking around the town or getting to the slopes.
All these pictures are old slides we scanned in so the quality is not great, but we had such a good time we just had to share
Looking at some of the hotels and buildings around our hotel
At the plaza - yes there is always a plaza in old towns
I don't remember what the statue was to celebrate, but it was a pretty nice spot to stop
Looking up one of the streets. About 5pm all the locals come out for a stroll before the evening me
The tower in the plaza
More plaza shots
Just another street and more great shops - we were partial to the bars and cafes.
