Well tomorrow we leave by train for Northern Italy, Alto Adige region also known as Sud-Tirol. Our first stop will be the city of Bolzano, where most of the population speaks German and not Italian. You are almost in Austria at that point and Bolzano also known as Bozen has always been a German speaking town. I really like this Northern part of Italy because it is a mix of culture. Accidents of history and war spoils this part of territory changed hands several times between German-Austrian Princes and Italian nobles.
The Dolomite mountains are all around beautiful mountains and scenic landscapes. Looking forward to it all.
Though it will be colder around 15C to current Rome weather of 30C. Possible rain apparently.
Then on to Salzburg on the next day, again colder weather, so we will dress appropriately. At any rate the Music Festival in Salzburg is fairly formal and people are expected to wear black tie or dark business suits at evening events.
Day time events are less formal but nonetheless it is usually tie and jacket.
I am really looking forward to this vacation, just the idea of getting away is fun.
Actually three quarters of the residents in the city of Bolzano-Bozen are Italina-speaking, whilst 70 per cent of the population of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen are German-speaking.
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