A short story

Well, our hotel in Verona has free internet, so here is another post. Yesterday, we went for another great hike in the Alpe de Siusi of the Dolomite mountain range in the north of Italy. We focused on the meadows, flowers, and also getting a closer look at the mountain peaks. We stopped again for appelstrudel and coffee at a mountain hut, saw cows and horses, and even got to take a ski lift. Last night, we bought a picnic dinner at the market and relaxed in our room (in our little kitchen nook with a view of the mountains)...and did laundry the old fashioned way, in the bathtub hang drying everything on the balcony!!!

Today, we left early in the morning for Bolzano...now for an intersting side story. We didn't want to worry anyone at home, so we hadn't said anything, but upon our check in at the hotel in Castelrotto, we discovered that Jen's money belt with all of our US money and her passport were missing!!! We promptly freaked out, argued, got frustrated, etc. We also figured out what happened. Basically, Jen felt the money belt was uncomfortable/unflattering so she didn't want to wear it anymore. Josh warned her that the whole point of having the money belt was to keep on your body at all times so you can't lose anything even if it's uncomfortable/unflattering. Jen did not heed his advice and decided to put it in the backpack as she was wearing a dress that day and could not get to the money belt without a very awkward dance to shake it down to her ankles. Sometime between this moment and hotel check in, the money belt disappeared!!! Guess what? Our hotel checked with the bus company and the money belt was turned in. We picked it up this morning and not only did it have Jen's passport, credit card, etc., but also all of the cash!! WOW WOW WOW!!! We could not believe our good fortune...and now Jen wears her money belt all the time.

Moral of the story. Always listen to Josh.

We have spent a few hours in Verona today and it'really nice. Unfortunately, we were not able to go to the opera festival, but we were able to go to a jazz concert in a 2000 year old Roman amphitheater instead. We took a walking tour and had a scrumtious Italian dinner with gelato for dessert...of course. Now, we are going to bed. Good nite from Verona!!

Ciao