Road trip Italy - vol. II
Same procedure as every year? 
Just like last year (
Road Trip Italy)
I drove down to the Adriatic Sea being a Taxi for my mum for her late summer beach holiday.
I dropped her off at the hotel and took a "small" detour to the Dolomites with lovely small villages, stunning views and awesome mountain roads.
Yes, this is a REAL road (Provincial road "Strada provinciale 27") between Rauscedo and Vivaro in the dry bed of the Torrente Meduna. I just don't know what they do in spring during the snowmelt in the mountains?
Parrocia S. Maria Assunta, Vivaro
When you're afraid of heights, some roads (and single-pass bridges) are a real challenge in the Italian alps. Ponte Ravedis near Lake Ravedis.
I do love the colour of the water in some of these lakes
A keyhole. In a rock. Makes sense.
Passo Sant'Osvaldo between Cinolais and Erto, Monte Vicalizza (2266 metres above sea level)
Monument on top of Passo Sant'Osvaldo
Men abuse nature much too often, sometimes nature strikes back: Diga del Vajont (Vajont Dam). During the disaster of 1963 the waters of the reservoir caused a massive landslide, 340 million cu yd dropped into the lake and 50 million cu yd of water overtopped the dam in a 250 metres high wave. About 2500 people were killed, most of them in the city of Longarone below the dam and more in the city of Erto north of the lake. The dam still is there, nearly undamaged. The lake wasn't filled again after the disaster.
Chiesa di San Nicolò, Fusine.
War monument for the soldiers killed during the mountain warfare of the first world war. There are hundrets of them in the Italian alps.
Inside the church. I didn't bring a tripod, so shooting free hand without additional light is tricky. Or impossible.
Having the (female) sacristan around and asking you whether she should switch on the lights: priceless!
Beautiful painting on the domed ceiling.
These are the places where Italy still is as we know it (from earlier days) and as we love it.
Quite a place for a shop!?
Monte Pelmo (3168 m)
Chiesa di Santa Fosca
Monte Cernera (2657 m)
Monte Pelmo (again)
Monte Civetta (3220 m)
War Memorial/Burial ground Pian di Salesei
Chapel at Pian Falzarego, below the top of the Falzarego Pass
Monte Averau (2649 m)
Small (little?) Lagazuoi (Kleiner Lagazoui/Lagazuoi piccolo) in the clouds (2752 m)
The Tofane Group (3224 m)
Monte Setsass (2571 m)
On the road again with Mum's pocket rocket (1,25 60 bhp)
Chiesetta degli Alpini on the eastern part of the Falzarego Pass. Wooden chapels are a very rare sight.
Monte Cristallo (left, 3221 m) and Gruppo Sorapiss (right, 3205 m) near Cortina d'Ampezzo
Monte Cristallo
Gruppo Sorapiss
Dürrensee (Lago di Landro) with Monte Cristallo
Dürrensee (Lago di Landro)
Last edited by XR2; Sep 16, 2019 at 01:11 PM.