Riva Del Garda

Jumped in the car today for a drive in the countryside again.  First stop was the small town of Dro to visit castello Drna.  We had the castle to ourselves which was pretty cool and the fellow who was looking after the castle unlocked a door for us and let us climb to the top of the tower which the kids loved.

After that we spied a small village off in the distance at the top of the mountain so we drove up there for a look.  (Margone and Ranzo.) An amazing road that was literally cut into the side of the cliff with certain death awaiting you if you managed to crash through the guard rail.

On the way to Margone

Had a bit of a picnic up there at Margone and admired the view before almost getting the Kangoo stuck between two houses.  Our French car has a neat feature which allows the mirrors to rotate in to the car for just such an occasion.  There was barely a bee's whatsit in it and Nicki had to get out of the car to direct me through the tiny gap. 

Picnic at Margone.

Dolomites.

Drove down the mountain and off we went to Trento which is a fairly big town in the local region.  Had some gelatis there and saw the big castle in the centre of the city.

On the way home we stopped at the supermarket and got the world's largest sausages from the butchers.  (More of the German influence in the region.) Super stuff!

Castle at Trento.

Frescoes on a building in Trento.

Local snags - huuuuuuge