Montag, Mai 30, 2005

South Tirol, Italy

Sorry Folks, no pictures!
The software that I had to download was okay, and I can use it to work on all personal photos off-line, but it doesn't seem to work with this web-site...

I just got back from Italy! Four days in South Tirol. For all of you who don't know anything about Middle-European history, South Tirol was an independant state until the first world war; they were taken over by the Germans then (well, the customs and language are German!), and now they belong to Italy. Although 85% of the population are German, and speak German. The customs are very German or Austrian as well.

We had a great time! We hiked and hiked and hiked. Hey, we're on the southern side of the Alps. Lots of cool canyons and mountains. Of course, I'm way afraid of heights, so a few of the tours were scarey for me, but I endured.

And the HTCR ( Holz Trocknungs Club Rosenheim ); a kind of private fraternity, is a great bunch of people. We've been taking trips for the last five years together. All over Europe, and very diverse trips. We, ourselves, were very diverse this time. From all over Germany and Austria. Married and single. And one toddler and one baby. And one pregnant woman.

Well, we're "growing up!"

I'll try to put some pictures and some impressions of our Amazone trip in soon.

1 Kommentare:

Am/um 11:26 PM , Anonymous Anonym meinte...

Sud Tirol was part of the Austria and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War 1. Losing the war, the Empire was cut up. At that time this part was giving to Italy. Bohemia became part of the new Czechoslovakia. Yugoslavia (also new) bgot part of the empire and Hungary became a separate country.
A native of Meran, now in Arizona

 

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