Farewell to South Tyrol

I had lunch with James, Heather and Ewan yesterday at the Mont Seuc Restaurant at the top of the gondola. It was our last lunch of the holiday. I arrived early and sat with my Kindle on a wooden bench outside in the sunshine, distracted from my reading by the stunning views across the snowy pistes to the mountains. How I will miss those views!

It has been a fantastic week. Heather and Ewan chose the attractive ski resort of Ortisei with its little shops and its lovely swimming pool because they knew that I might not ski as far or for as long as them or James; none of us realised that I wouldn’t be skiing at all. And thanks to them booking our holiday in this beautiful location, I have been able to enjoy a full and fun week, with only the occasional wistful thought that I would love to have been able to ski. As well as taking the gondola up to Mont Seuc for lunch with Heather, Ewan and James a couple of times, I visited pretty Bolzano and also took a bus one day to Selva where I met the others for lunch at the top of the Ciampinoi cable car. 

Today we got up early for our 6.10 a.m. pick up by bus to start our journey home. I’m delighted to say that our journey went entirely smoothly despite the inevitable queueing at check in, and our plane was on time. By mid-afternoon we were reunited with Tom and Flora, who both kept me company when I went to bed for a wee nap. Some laundry and a relaxing evening ensued, we watched a rather disappointing film on Netflix called “You People” and had a fish supper. It’s nice to be home but I do miss the beautiful Dolomites.