After a nice few weeks in London, it was time to head onwards!

We boarded a flight near London and it was onwards to Bolzano for a transit over to Merano.

I’d never been to this neck of the woods, but Northern Italy runs a lot more like Germany than it does Italy. Merano is in South Tyrol, and there are more German speaking Italians than Italian. It has something to do with how much the border changed hands over time.

The place we’re staying is a place called Castel Frasburg. It was our friend’s 40th birthday, and for his celebration he invited a number of close friends to celebrate with him at one of their favourite destinations. We were glad to go! We got settled in, and went out to explore the grounds. I think I’m going to like it here.

Slowly over the course of the day, people began to arrive. It was a fun blend of meeting new friends over a delicious meal.

When we got back, there was a cookie and a nice note for us.