Lombardy

Northern Italy

Entrance to N Italy, from Switzerland

The pass. To say its a nice drive is a bit of an understatement LOL

75 Fahrenheit-notice the snow!

Mountain Village

Snow runoff causing waterfalls

During down-time, there is always playing ball to keep busy

or bike riding...

Stefano (forground) and Caden (back)

Elisa-the kids slowly wore down the grass

Favorite pastime-saying prayers and preparing to eat

Mariangela and Umberto-our dearest friends

The local Catholic Church

Caden, Elisa and Stefano

Feeding family cattle at a barn near the lake

Aurelia feeding her first cow and then petting it-what a thrill!

Break time at local campground that is in the family-very nice folks!

A late night presentation by Stefano with assistance from his sister Elisa and Caden...

They had been upstairs for quite some time

Adults were downstairs enjoying local apperitifs by candle light...

...while the children were constructing...

...an village using local flowers!

No tired children here. 2 languages a problem?

local fauna

Aurelia enjoying the Italian sun and all the attention

A bit of posing in the villa garden

I fear our daughter was taking advantage of the Italian men

and the ability of Italian women to turn up...

a bit of charm!

okay-this is a bit over the top!

Aurelia showing off a dress

...she got in Hungary

traditional dress with lace etc.

She likes dresses and dressing up apparently

Running around the garden-morning exercise

Safety First!

Where is the neighbors kitty???

Soaking wet and tuckered out after several hours of slip-n-slide

hiding in the grass

ever present picture with the 3 Amigos in a tree-which happens ANY time the 3 are together!

Lake front stroll

Lake front pose

Local Fauna-Spluga Pass

Local Fauna-Spluga Pass

Moth-gas station, Border