"Was there one you saw too clearly? Did they seem too real to you?"

[nausicaa83]

Sorry for disappearing, but my aunt came to visit on thursday, and I've been enjoying all the wonderful family time! The heatwave finally arrived, and it's been pretty brutal, so on Sunday we all went to the mountains, my aunt, Tati, and I. To be precise, we went to Cortina D'Ampezzo, Tati's hometown, where they were having a summer festival. If you don't know where that is, it's the most splendid location in the Alps where they shot Bond movies and a lot of other films.



We were blessed with wonderful weather, a truly fantastic day! By noon temperatures hit 30°, which wouldn't be so weird here in Venice, but it's downright crazy up there.



The mountains were as beautiful as always. We ate local pastries (so yummy!), and bread and sausages at the festival stands. I couldn't eat much because the bus driver on the way up drove like a drunk crazy person, and it gave me an awful case of motion sickness. The pure mountain air helped a lot with that, thankfully, but it took a whole day for my stomach to settle.



Oh my, who are these lovely ladies? :D Not pictured: the sunburn on my arms, legs, and neck that I only found back home in the evening. Ouch. :D



More lovely ladies! As you can see I took my Kingdom Hearts tote bag out for a spin, to carry the jackets in case of rain. The rain did come, to be fair, but only five minutes after we left. Oh well.

My aunt left this morning, so I'm feeling a bit lonely. But I also got in a fight with a dumb bird who's been trying to steal from Sakura's food bowl for days now, so I guess it evens out. I honest-to-god grabbed a broom and shook it at the sky while shouting profanities, at 7 in the morning, on my terrace. I think the whole neighbourhood heard my plans of making blackbird pancakes. :D

Comments

[space-oddity-75.livejournal.com]

Ma come siete belle tu e Taty, e come è sempre in forma tua zia! Salutamele tanto, mi raccomando. ^^

Baci afosi da Varese, culla del caldazzo estivo senza un alito di vento, sigh.

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Ma ciao tesoro!!! Io qua sono segregata in casa con l'aria condizionata, con la mia pressione quest'afa è sinonimo di svenimento sicuro. Sto rimbalzando dai muri dal nervoso.

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

Haha, the poor blackbird will know not to mess with you in the future.

I love the mountains in the background in those pics. It's good to be able to see mountains from your town. (I can from my hometown but not in London of course).

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Everywhere you turn there there's a stunning mountain, it's incredible. Plus the mountains are made of this stone, the dolomia, that turns pink at sunset. With a clear sky, when the sun sets, all the mountains look like they're covered in roses. It's a religious experience. ♥

[tati81.livejournal.com]

Waahhhh che belle!!

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

♥

[capracotta.livejournal.com]

Tu e tua zia avete la montatura degli occhiali molto simile. :)
Ah, quanto farei volentieri un giro in montagna con questo caldo! So che anche lì le temperature sono alte, ma almeno non ci sarà tutta quest'afa!

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Li compriamo dallo stesso ottico. :D

Non sopporto l'afa, e purtroppo non se ne andrà per un'altra settimana... poveri noi!

[stardust-made.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I love this entry! (Sunburn notwithstanding.) What an awesome birthplace, it was one of the first foreign names of places I learned, I must have been seven. Probably hearing it on TV for some ski competitions?:D It's beautiful and you all look great!

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ♥ It's such a beautiful place, but sadly it suffers, like Venice, from hordes of tourists, that are particularly dangerous in such a delicate ecosystem. Since our visit last month there have been three different landslides.