Mt. Grappa

This past weekend a group of us decided to hike Mt Grappa. This task sounded easy enough from what our CIMBA leaders had told us. After walking over an hour just to get to the mountain, we quickly discovered that hiking would be a greater task than anticipated. - This was the epitome of mountain terrain. The "trail"seemed to disappear at some points and was covered with shards of rock that made climbing extremely difficult. Needless to say, we never reached the top of Mt. Grappa and I'm not too sure if that will ever happen..

Other than that excursion, life in Italy has been both fun and relaxing. Saturday night we traveled to Bassano del Grappa. We explored the city, ate some gelato, and ended up having a drink at a very nice bar.  Lesson learned: don't (or for some, do) ask the locals in Bassano for directions to a club. They will lead you to the nearest strip club. Yesterday, we went to a nearby town by the name of Asolo (pronounced Oz-olo). The town is also known as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" because of the amazing views from the top of the mountain upon which the city sits. - The views definitely did not disappoint.

The common saying amongst the CIMBA students has been "When in Rome!" Everybody is ready and willing to experience new things. I look forward to many more fun times in the near future. We are currently booked for a hostel in Cinque Terre for the upcoming weekend and are in the midst of planning a wine tasting/bike tour of Tuscany for the extended weekend that follows.

Just one of the great views from Asolo. 

Break time on Mt. Grappa