Where to Switzerland - Day 11 & Day 12
Even though we were in Italy for about three days, whenever I reference this trip, I always say “Our trip to Switzerland.”
On the morning of Day 11, we had breakfast ordered to our room. What a great way to enjoy the view from our balcony than with a splendid breakfast spread.
After, we drove to the picturesque church of San Giovanni. It was only 35 minutes away, but due to the mountain roads, signal was just about nonexistent. Luckily, getting us back to the hotel wasn’t too difficult as it was a pretty straightforward route and thankfully I had been sightseeing out of the car window, so was anklet recognize certain buildings to help us along. Note for future mountain trips: Write down or screenshot the directions. Don’t let this happen again!
Upon returning to the hotel, we had lunch and drinks on the downstairs terrace.
We had a couples spa appointment that we spontaneously scheduled at 5PM, the most blissful experience we have ever had, with time enough make it to another delicious dinner afterwards!
For dinner: carrot salad, grilled veggies with mediterranean smoked swordfish, cream soup with wild herbs, potato dumplings with mussels, local salmon trout with courgettes, a cappuccino and brioche with dark chocolate and olive oil for dessert!
Day 12
We had slept on the bed on the balcony the night before, waking up to the cool autumn air and a gorgeous sunrise over the mountains.
For our last full day in the Dolomites, at first we were planning to go to Lago di Braies (much further away than San Giovanni), but after the previous days navigation near mishap, we opted to stay at the hotel to enjoy the amenities for the last full day there.
Starting off with breakfast down in the dining room where dinner is held, but help buffet style. The whole time of your stay, you have an assigned seat in the dining room for dinner and breakfast, so we cozied up in our normal spot with cappuccinos and our breakfast.
We ordered lunch up to the room. More caviar and the tagliolini again (that makes me think of spaghetti because of the color and the long noodles).
A lot of lounging in the room, consisting of me editing photos, before we decided to hit up the saunas again. Our favorite was the outdoor Pine sauna; it smelled divine, plus getting to walk outside for the few feet that it is from the main building was a glorious shock to the senses after the heat of the sauna.
Then it was finally time to get ready for our last dinner: potato mille feuille with South Tyrolean farmhouse bacon, poultry broth with herbal roulade, creamy risotto with organic suckling pig and rosemary, roasted veal saddle with parsley and wild thyme, and for dessert, ice cream with wildflower honey.
After that decadent stay…. where to (next), Meg?
