Thursday, June 29, 2006

The Dolomites

On Saturday we went for a hike up the Helm from the Austrian side to the Sillianer Hütte. Along the top of the mountain is the border between Austria and Italy. It was a beautiful day, and this time we had a fantastic view of the Dolomites.




Cheers! I'm sitting in Austria taking the photo, and David & Jakob are in Italy.
Since Jakob knows everybody out here, he asked his friend, the waiter at the hut, to play us some traditional songs on his accordian. We all listened and danced.



The hut in the distance is right on the border.
This side is looking into Austria.
And this side is looking into Italy.
This is the cross at the top which was built to honor all the soldiers that returned from WWII.


That evening was a local concert in Heinfels, there was a band and tables set up for eating and drinking.

On the hillsides surrounding the village were bonfires, some in the shape of a cross for The Sacred Heart of Jesus Sunday.