Wow. wow. wow!

these are exact words uttered from a an Italian visitor rookie. Italy day one has not disappointed. It's fun seeing Tricia take it all in and for me it's been fun in sharing and high fiving together. We had a great start w breakfast buffet that takes such of every detail. the presentation. the taste. wow! the bus ride was slick and left right on time. We were dropped at a non descript stop. Then the adventure began. We thought taxis would be nearby. Nope. Uber not allowed in bolzano. called the taxi company. no one showed. Now what? We ended up walking w all our stuff to a hotel and the front desk called the taxi. We were hot and getting behind schedule. Luckily Hertz said it was closed but a gentleman helped us but for extra $$ because he was supposed to be on break. $25 extra. We upgraded from extra small to small. Then off to Cortina. Wow! The drive went from Beautiful to off the charts beauty. We could see the dolomites off in the distance. Then Tricia said....wait, we are going there? We turned and headed straight for them and she said..in a deep gasp.. Wow! More on the scare we gave the hotel...funny! Off to a morning hike. Lake Soropis. Then maybe up on a gondola to the top w a stop at the north face store to return a $350 rain jacket for Tricia...more on that later. Ha and no we are not driving the Land Rover. see pic. lol 2026 Olympics are here. I'm in!Les mer