Hello friends … welcome to the gorgeous Dolomites, part of the Italian Alps in northeastern Italy.
It is stunning here.
Hello, beautiful.
The drive from Venice takes a little over three hours, and it was a gorgeous drive, but definitely mountain driving. And that’s coming from someone who lives in Colorado. Hairpin turns are frequent, and it was pouring when we drove in, but even so, we could tell that this place was special. By the time we arrived the rain had vanished and the sun welcomed us.
View from our front door. I mentioned on my instagram account that I don’t know how many countries we’re at that I’ve visited with my in-laws, but it’s been plenty! I feel so lucky that we all travel so well together. It’s so special for the girls, too.I mean, look at this cuteness <3I live here now.Look at this cutie crew <3We found the sweetest little spot to sit for lunch while we waited for the gondola to reopen on Tuesday.The view from the top was stunning.Framer.And this one.
On Wednesday we drove into Ortisei — about an hour from where we are staying in Valongia — which is just about the cutest town that ever existed in this world.
Have you ever in your life seen anything cuter?This shirt felt appropriately festive 😉Lunch at Four was so incredibly delicious.This girl is soaking up her grandparents’ time <3We took this adorable family walk into Anna Valley, which is easily accessible from the town center.They had hammocks along the trail, as well as this adorable area where you could walk through fresh stream water piped into a little walkway. It was the most fun!AND it ended up at a little playground!There were water fountains throughout the village that piped in fresh water, too!Look at this gelato, but also LOOK AT THIS BACKGROUND.We passed by this insane lake on our ride back. Incredible.My cute little troopers. We spent approximately 12,000 hours in the cutest little mini golf place that ever existed. Look at these views!They also had the best activities for the girls while the adults mini-golfed!Livin’ that high life 😉Just a couple of cheesers.Toys, toys, more toys!Inside was super cute, too!Em’s dairy and egg allergy has, at times, been hard while traveling. Good thing she loves bread :/It’s a great spot for drinks with a view!10/10 WOULD recommend!We spent the afternoon at Dolaondes Canazei, an indoor/outdoor spa that was about 20 minutes away from where we were staying and was incredible. They made everyone wear these caps. We thought it was hilarious.
And that, my friends, was our Dolomites trip in a nutshell! Chris & I don’t often say that we’d like to revisit places, only because our to-travel Bucket List is so long. But the Dolomites? I could come here over and over and over again.
Tomorrow morning we start our long journey from the Dolomites to Paris! We’re doing it in two days, stopping in Nuremburg (where I was born!) and the Moet valley region of France along the way. Our little (well, huge, really) van is chuggin’ some miles for us.
