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Friday, July 16, 2010: 
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Reluctant to take the cable car, Birgitte figured out that we could get up in the mountains by taking a bus to the small town of Unterinn. Although the bus ride high up through endless hairpin curves proved almost as scary as a cable car ride. Unterinn offered a spectacular view of the mountains and valleys - and that was about it. Enjoyed a nice lunch before going back down.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010: [Link to this | Comments]
Took the bus to the castle Runkelstein/Roncolo - a very charming place overlooking the valley where Bolzano lies. Apart from being a quaint medieval castle, its main attraction is a great number remarkably well-preserved frescos - all secular, as the receptionist informed us. A welcome relief after the crucifiction overdose in Alte Pinakothek.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010: [Link to this | Comments]
The main tourist attraction in Bolzano has to be the "iceman" mummy in the Museum of Archeology. The rest of the museum is pretty standard fare and Ötzi the iceman looks pretty much like the (much younger) bodies found in Danish peat bogs. But the real scoop is the amazing amount of facts that scientists have deducted from the find - clothing, diet, lifestyle, diseases. Including evidence that not only was he killed in the last of a number of attacks, suffered in the last few days of his life. History doesn't come more alive than this.
Monday, July 12, 2010: [Link to this | Comments]
Took the train from Munich through Austria via the Brenner pass to Bolzano/Bozen in South Tirol. Was welcomed by Antonio, whose flat we stay in (Home Exchange once again). The town is quite charming - old Tirolean building, surrounded by tree-clad mountains in the near distance and jagged Alpine peaks further away.
Friday, July 9, 2010: 
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Checked out the Alte Pinakothek - an utterly overwhelming collection of early European art. Very impressive - but neither of us can bear to look at another crucifiction scene anytime soon... In the evening Thai dinner with Christian and his wife Cornelia, and after a walk through the old town drinks in the sunset at Odeonplatz. Nice - although Christian couldn't help pointing out the square's role in some of the classic Nazi rally footage...
