13 Okt 2003 – Bolzano, Italy

My mother was in town for a few days and since she had never been to Italy before, we decided to take the 2.5 hour drive over the alps to Bolzano in the Alto Adige. The area is very interesting. In some ways, it is very, very Italian. In other ways, you can feel the effect of their German heritage as well (the region has been part of Bavaria, Austria and now Italy over the past 200 years). The residents are bilingual, the local brewery has just as much patrons at their restaurant as the wine pubs do. But the gelato is Italian, no doubt about it…