A day full of tight spaces and uncomfortable sleeping positions is all I have to say about yesterday.. as I spent a full day of plane rides. One of those flights being 10 hours long.. I think it is safe to say I am glad I have a month to prepare for the ride home! The map on the screen, which showed our location, seemed to never move from where it was the hour before. And I sure couldn't find a spot where I could go to sleep for more than 10 minutes at a time...
Although I could sit here and complain about the flight all day that is not the important part. The important part is that I made it here. At Midnight your time I landed in Italy, which was a problem because it was 6 am here in Italy. My body was not prepared for that at all. The new day had started and all my body wanted to do was go to sleep. After claiming our bags we were in for another ride. A two hour car ride to Aosta awaited us right after leaving the airport, but then something amazing happened...
I saw then mountains! Suddenly my body was wide awake...
(Just saying...... It doesn't get much better than an view like this directly out your backdoor. I could really get use to this. )
The mountains weren't the only things that caught my eye. The town of Valle d'Aosta itself is magnificent.
After being awaken by the beauty of this town I was ready to explore, after a quick nap of course. We spent what was left of our day walking around the town getting a feel of the culture and environment. I started my day by grabbing a pizza at this little shop on the corner close to our hotel and let me tell you... it was nothing like our pizza in America, but it was amazing. I think I might come back a little heavier with all of this good food being so close to me. We looked around at all of the buildings and churches around Aosta just trying to get the lay of the land, so we are prepared for tomorrows full day of exploration and shopping!!
We ended the day at this quaint little restaurant eating an assortments of breads, meats, and cheeses.. and of course wine.
Does it get anymore Italian than this?
I know my journey has just begun as I slide into day two now, but I think I am going to like it here.
Goodnight from my world, and good afternoon in yours... (This time change may kill me!)
Ciao
