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[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]
[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]
[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]
[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]
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Not exactly the smoothest of paths [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Gnocchi, potatoes, green beans with pesto sauce - very filling [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Hazelnut groves [Manera, Piemonte, Italy]
This field of poppies was so lovely we had to stop [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
This field of poppies was so lovely we had to stop [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We had considered riding our bikes to this town but when I see its situation I'm really glad we didn't! [La Morra, Piemonte, Italy]
We had considered riding our bikes to this town but when I see its situation I'm really glad we didn't! [La Morra, Piemonte, Italy]
The vineyards of Barolo [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
The vineyards of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
We loved the way the rosebush climed up this house [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
We loved the way the rosebush climed up this house [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
We loved the way the rosebush climed up this house [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
THe massive lower walls of the castello [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
[Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
[Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
Castello dei Marchesi Falletti [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
Passion Flower [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
We explored the town of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
We explored the town of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
Every town in the area has a Via Cavour (he was a leading figure in 19th c. Italy]
We explored the town of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]
Memorial to WWI & WWII deceased [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]
[Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]
The church was massive and rather dark inside [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]
I'm not sure what the festive decoration was about [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]
I enjoyed the local carpaccio for lunch [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]
One view was more beautiful than the next [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
These must be especially prized wines to rate the roses at the end of each row [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Locals enjoying their morning espresso [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Occasionally we take a selfie... [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The view from the lookout point was splendid [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The view from the lookout point was splendid [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The view from the lookout point was splendid [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Typical farm of the region [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
No obstacle is too great for us! [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
We took a break here and stuck our feet in the water [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
This house with private chapel and gardens stands in the middle of nowhere [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
This house with private chapel and gardens stands in the middle of nowhere [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Pretty rolling countryside [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Pretty rolling countryside [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
After the water fountain there was a nice downhill stretch [Monte, Piemonte, Italy]
Thank God for the water fountain at the top of the hill [Monte, Piemonte, Italy]
Thank God for the water fountain at the top of the hill [Monte, Piemonte, Italy]
We decided to skip climbing the hill to visit the castle [Bozzole, Piemonte, Italy]
A deserted little town street quickly filled up with a bike peleton [Rivalba, Piemonte, Italy]
A deserted little town street quickly filled up with a bike peleton [Rivalba, Piemonte, Italy]
Lots of canals in rice paddy country [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
We rode between rice paddies [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
We were just a few minutes underway when we came across this roadside shrine [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
We were just a few minutes underway when we came across this roadside shrine [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]
Werner lusted after the innkeeper's stereo [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Werner lusted after the innkeeper's stereo [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
I made pasta salad for dinner [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
The strawberries were immense and delicious [Case del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
We stopped in the shade of this church to nibble on strawberries [Case del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
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In Italy]
This traffic roundabout was a bee habitat! [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]
Here we made a water stop [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We rode through this valley [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
We enjoyed a simple lunch here [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
This was the valley we just rode up from [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
We wanted to check out the church but it was closed [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
Every one of these hill towns has some kind of mansion or castle [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]
I had to stop and catch my breath on the wy up the long hill [Trinità, Piemonte, Italy]
Ready for the first ride! [Bra, Piemonte, Italy]
One of the many cute little hilltop towns [Talloria, Piemonte, Italy]
Early-morning views from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Early-morning views from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Early-morning views from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Werner mastered the steep hill up to the B&B [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Werner mastered the steep hill up to the B&B [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
View from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
To celebrate the fountains, Werner was being nymph-like [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
Steps leading up to the cathedral [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
At midday the streets are deserted [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
La bollente [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
We ate lunch here [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
The hot spring "La bollente" comes up in the middle of town [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
The hot spring "La bollente" comes up in the middle of town [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]
We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]
We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]
We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]
We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]
We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]
Picnic dinner the first evening [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
View from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
View from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Town crest [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
A couple of the remaining towers [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Entrance to the Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Quite the baptismal font [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Quite the baptismal font [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Interesting... tacky??? not quite sure [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Fantastic wood carving and intarsia in the choir [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
There was a time when I could have read the numes [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Fantastic wood carving and intarsia in the choir [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Beautiful marble altar [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Fantastic wood carving and intarsia in the choir [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Beautiful marble work [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Beautiful marble work [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Interesting mix of ancient and modern [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Well-marked pews in the Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
The main shopping street in Alba [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]
First relaxing minutes on the poolside terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]
Even the auto rest-stops are scenic in Switzerland [San Vittore, Graubünden, Schweiz]
Even the auto rest-stops are scenic in Switzerland [San Vittore, Graubünden, Schweiz]
Innovative toilets in Switzerland [San Vittore, Graubünden, Schweiz]
![[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/50c6e471-89dc-49a7-ac2d-5062616ac68c_rw_1920.jpg?h=6106d21af9045598a40a3b8c353043d9)
![[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/7b43acda-d8cd-447b-af15-24999b26f065_rw_1920.jpg?h=7a610063b04257bd13606321e88ae873)
![[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/27025b19-f54a-49f0-8528-d798ba02911e_rw_1920.jpg?h=d635b3075a9d157e12e591743abbfb10)
![[Mesocco, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c4db13b9-ef96-4b47-95b4-8f93e403ca60_rw_1920.jpg?h=25cda99ec20e550b926af8112905b045)
![Not exactly the smoothest of paths [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/3732f6a6-07dd-42c9-a903-358970c14bf7_rw_1920.jpg?h=0cb62592265af100cb1298e5b2d7e2f4)
![Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/4851c0ec-48d4-4471-b18b-091501e05b68_rw_1920.jpg?h=de04e13865d9fd31e7f4d0ee1b36c0db)
![Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/88850b57-9268-42d5-a29a-2127fcf06e89_rw_1920.jpg?h=ab1251bf6ba17b7c4f5ce8cc18c77efe)
![Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/0488080a-9642-42b9-a7f0-6ccfb7493d84_rw_1920.jpg?h=ddbbec66bd0ecc4841af19ba49fe3d0c)
![Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1d387efd-b28a-498a-99e9-9d9150f164af_rw_1920.jpg?h=32714ab2207761dc877e06eed9ad91e0)
![Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/4b838d39-e0c1-4d75-bcf9-662312fa05d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=b273dfd1cc0e74cf0ddc4dd1d9926b48)
![Picnic dinner on the terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/52896413-1701-4548-b99b-4be0ead6c7fb_rw_1920.jpg?h=eff4282630e7400d5f99c85931366caf)
![Gnocchi, potatoes, green beans with pesto sauce - very filling [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/dc415ffa-c10e-4870-a654-8a5c74785d42_rw_1920.jpg?h=123530c7a5cc465863e523a24a72c305)
![Hazelnut groves [Manera, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/bb834817-5334-4149-8f19-6f96f0eaf24a_rw_1920.jpg?h=f75ec09d4398a9c62f0cf02d5b5682ce)
![This field of poppies was so lovely we had to stop [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a4a1f294-1f94-4f4c-a1ee-faea11edfa1f_rw_1920.jpg?h=c2e2cde554bed463db6efdee7381d204)
![This field of poppies was so lovely we had to stop [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/8678fc62-3a13-44e7-8966-b99dc90021dc_rw_1920.jpg?h=508041167fdc3268df6796c0304787f9)
![We had considered riding our bikes to this town but when I see its situation I'm really glad we didn't! [La Morra, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e98b3839-53d5-47cd-879d-37d7a6d4fc22_rw_1920.jpg?h=c4f94e0eb38aea93fd0e22202f831c0e)
![We had considered riding our bikes to this town but when I see its situation I'm really glad we didn't! [La Morra, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/d07b2444-5a56-41e8-89ac-7e4e5c615a36_rw_1920.jpg?h=04a1fbc1622119997be478cd2925c4f4)
![The vineyards of Barolo [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/d95c0d21-135f-49dd-be09-24efbb524b98_rw_1920.jpg?h=e8a6e260204a5aa3e96377babe525d35)
![The vineyards of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a9bb8caa-15d0-4fcb-8029-3fa1e9e3b990_rw_1920.jpg?h=b0c422b775bf90fb14cf32bbb70df8e6)
![We loved the way the rosebush climed up this house [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/52e38913-b853-47be-b2f4-92a612f8295e_rw_1920.jpg?h=1b56156de9fcf5b32d0df1afd4640090)
![We loved the way the rosebush climed up this house [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/7b8cdd1b-9692-4b97-b68a-77e2a8430ec5_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f9f66b98244e61c4c9bf3229d9934c6)
![We loved the way the rosebush climed up this house [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/17f024f2-7d23-4b58-a527-86b82ea77af6_rw_1920.jpg?h=7ec2ecac6660a9490d2dacefa89c1708)
![THe massive lower walls of the castello [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/9019155b-5143-41f6-98a5-ec87e8142870_rw_1920.jpg?h=f8ca524650ac0557b2de982c50eb5940)
![[Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/bb32d740-b546-4632-9763-5b94e8e8a3e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=7afebb6f25ac104608c9eab657fa2b0d)
![[Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/bccff82c-fca3-459d-bc9e-2b4a294d91d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=f22309c403cd4b09effb5fc09b08b427)
![Castello dei Marchesi Falletti [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6f2bf8a3-56b8-48e0-9bb0-1ed2fa7f391c_rw_1920.jpg?h=8bd7d58484714d0198efcabd1254edcb)
![Passion Flower [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/2784326e-4997-4576-a769-07992a9844ef_rw_1920.jpg?h=4b5e74881f70213ef8c85d09440230bc)
![We explored the town of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/3e806c11-e387-45a8-a7a1-36622a075896_rw_1920.jpg?h=4a524c8c27bed619fda8447d2ae9303e)
![We explored the town of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/264af983-deac-4cc7-8a37-e3e504606fed_rw_1920.jpg?h=c3cd06650eaa5c38791a65236793d655)
![Every town in the area has a Via Cavour (he was a leading figure in 19th c. Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c3f5280f-0db6-4386-a0f8-ee4060a5d697_rw_1200.jpg?h=235736468039e43877503014ce6325f7)
![We explored the town of Barolo [Barolo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/cd669d51-af82-4797-bb98-428a8e2f5a05_rw_1920.jpg?h=598ad5d55ad53d5943127aaf8aecdab4)
![Memorial to WWI & WWII deceased [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/b86a453a-caea-418e-8fe3-89bb70433513_rw_1920.jpg?h=ee766efe1d4f313673b7ee865674a833)
![[Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/dc1b6c47-edd1-4511-bce6-c84e2a5edc91_rw_1920.jpg?h=2f4cc80a4e339e1b6c24ca7e07472eb1)
![The church was massive and rather dark inside [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/783dd0b2-7792-470a-b5b8-cb431b3472f8_rw_1920.jpg?h=3024bb9e7a74be9d5a86831d87532d79)
![I'm not sure what the festive decoration was about [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/123a9f23-7dbf-455b-9c66-8b17dd684df5_rw_1920.jpg?h=9f2aef174930c9bc1939efe54087d9e6)
![I enjoyed the local carpaccio for lunch [Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/dd163118-d0b4-462a-8059-2ecc896eea2e_rw_1920.jpg?h=554ba94c2e132cf98a2d04baf895dcfe)
![One view was more beautiful than the next [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e7fea598-666f-4d24-b745-09b9911c20c5_rw_1920.jpg?h=ff2bc31dccfefb76a418e7e55481ce8b)
![These must be especially prized wines to rate the roses at the end of each row [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/2f9607e4-7c4b-44b5-ad41-feb96c41603c_rw_1920.jpg?h=018dd9df3d2491622a12fa56caf7ba88)
![Locals enjoying their morning espresso [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/8505bc97-06b4-4929-a722-d478ef7dd568_rw_1920.jpg?h=9695a7b0e644c1578ce9a010dbe60b08)
![Occasionally we take a selfie... [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a2ce3cca-9131-4303-8d13-77616c71b8c7_rw_1920.jpg?h=4c113668280517182ce286e3b8b515ba)
![The view from the lookout point was splendid [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6d91b5d1-1d51-4d2a-a4dc-60e1266dbe6b_rw_1920.jpg?h=485a7e01e708db4ef5e7afea569a43dc)
![The view from the lookout point was splendid [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/83898e7c-69fd-41ed-989c-72aba86ee612_rw_1920.jpg?h=69c0b7203d43f0713b5e84a148c4531a)
![We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a20906e6-26be-4b38-863f-f3649e2d07d9_rw_1920.jpg?h=648bcb1b0e982ce74ca1da7e6388820d)
![We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/07e63c79-ea9d-4e66-bb22-13952b8b8da8_rw_1920.jpg?h=f8b34e65fdc7e8a4efb6c61772a729a0)
![We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/430acc2d-c209-4bb7-a751-849561524324_rw_1920.jpg?h=19d2c899d87c160365663fffce3333a9)
![The view from the lookout point was splendid [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/07012eeb-42b9-4af0-b522-eda0783e190f_rw_1920.jpg?h=f262af163dc540715edb2f019a5499d8)
![We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/95eac55f-41db-4a3b-93d1-1561f4374089_rw_1920.jpg?h=2004085dd114e4f0821728d9c3d6b78f)
![We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/31b61f99-b583-4346-8bc8-57873052d75a_rw_1920.jpg?h=de4cd0ddc8fcfeedb03b59fe50e64a6c)
![We stopped in a village to check out the church [Diano d'Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/49b46a74-97a8-41dd-914f-fcfbc88d6ca6_rw_1920.jpg?h=9756667e8f111bf6970848e4280dd01c)
![This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/8fb48aff-3b3f-4705-921f-6dffecf2d0a1_rw_1920.jpg?h=07af6b27cfd79266843445551fa9f3f7)
![This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/d13da3c5-7bf0-4366-af7f-c8232812635c_rw_1920.jpg?h=3c1633e6942381034f03e7e8ed8c3e71)
![This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/0975cfae-a84b-4fe7-8e57-6f519d10b3ef_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae858ff32fff0ca26d01ed1449ce1042)
![Typical farm of the region [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a65bb7d8-534a-4f51-a888-9b1d412126d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=2f0a7643d2072ebe1a21431ae11bf197)
![This house was beautifully bedecked with flowers [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c40c4b8e-0656-4579-b29c-1cf330b9cd9f_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c815d009d505abdd32a7ae0ad140ddb)
![We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/cb31cd40-f8a3-4edd-93f9-4d9a8459cfe1_rw_1920.jpg?h=a117ab4b5231368b7ce187d5a9a11c76)
![We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/273bba5a-cf49-48d0-9a67-1e2f7d80f546_rw_1920.jpg?h=b039b888fe014feee981f9204cdb9ab7)
![We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c807a195-f460-4e68-9028-f7d8e7718066_rw_1920.jpg?h=839d8259119a46d86b9d68e349d1a12b)
![We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/cbcd7d94-e183-42f4-8fc1-8ca7160c7e18_rw_1920.jpg?h=cd79651edba3f1c8961a6be651729d43)
![We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/61f946ff-7876-4231-8d91-07b62993ca74_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d794c89d4282bb10f6efa0ab8d4fca7)
![We took a drive through the lovely countryside near our lodgings [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/ab15ab0d-bebb-42bc-85b2-01329c158a24_rw_1920.jpg?h=03e95a9b66f8bb42c2582a2b3b3034f8)
![Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/7614f083-dd8a-4199-a86d-d797cf724836_rw_1920.jpg?h=f7ab39fa663a23a5c16e25467e536878)
![Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c7b1cb21-35af-40b5-bb64-e0a0f344f8a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=f01c2e03212aed7b399b6a0f9c130d6a)
![Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a0cd63da-392a-49f5-8354-08a1aeef7000_rw_1920.jpg?h=aa5cbcc6f0c25535cc8da09e818b072c)
![Following the canal through the rice fields back to Casale Monferrato [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/fde52be0-e5d1-41a1-a33d-007e8c264dc5_rw_1920.jpg?h=712b82c9751ec269d8061ba1a59ccbba)
![No obstacle is too great for us! [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/670cc7dd-655e-43bf-85d0-d7edf7db47cc_rw_1920.jpg?h=1918ca30d8695ca71962a27eb179f2c1)
![We took a break here and stuck our feet in the water [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/2f68d132-c506-4ecc-a74a-ee989c2c29b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b146504676ee76027383cb3d6f05bc0)
![This house with private chapel and gardens stands in the middle of nowhere [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/5ad91127-b03e-4731-bde2-e9eb8e312475_rw_1920.jpg?h=59f6f284764a17393cee1ada235351ce)
![This house with private chapel and gardens stands in the middle of nowhere [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/162af1ae-5973-4abe-b5a9-1d392e233c9e_rw_1920.jpg?h=3f8622aa1f0421ecf07a5cffe7adba40)
![Pretty rolling countryside [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6c860b63-e52b-4c20-b24d-6d82148f7878_rw_1920.jpg?h=b8d4fa2b90adb0217144fb4b0eed2b38)
![Pretty rolling countryside [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/979b9a77-7b36-4291-babb-b7781c8ab7a7_rw_1920.jpg?h=ece89e0568ed2216e48eab5105d25c14)
![After the water fountain there was a nice downhill stretch [Monte, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/b1e16526-c858-403e-9d4b-c5dff77fcb65_rw_1920.jpg?h=aaadb0902f0000e3bbbcdd91e4c5e007)
![Thank God for the water fountain at the top of the hill [Monte, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/65c670a4-a6d8-4ec5-b5c5-0f845721857a_rw_1920.jpg?h=64a9e54d3242c9adb2c40a10a6d0da31)
![Thank God for the water fountain at the top of the hill [Monte, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/9e85e10a-15a4-4777-8fbd-50adefda8652_rw_1920.jpg?h=4449993cc034c38dcf0f3b34cac7f4d8)
![We decided to skip climbing the hill to visit the castle [Bozzole, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/3218ad93-a61d-42e3-9f67-8dddfa243ed8_rw_1920.jpg?h=4d379a914ffe13abf1e16dc11d2cbf58)
![A deserted little town street quickly filled up with a bike peleton [Rivalba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/972c681f-39c5-467b-b6bc-983e20772b44_rw_1920.jpg?h=5a743d48bc99c049c257d25dbf3d8e06)
![A deserted little town street quickly filled up with a bike peleton [Rivalba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6bddb725-dbbf-4626-ac4d-29dff2caa84b_rw_1920.jpg?h=8bdf49aec4a4f90aa2b4a6d7ff5721d1)
![Lots of canals in rice paddy country [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/24523fda-d680-4bde-a758-f3a29ffe6923_rw_1920.jpg?h=c123522bd37561f515f467cb07082fd8)
![We rode between rice paddies [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6e163b36-5511-497f-b47a-e7a5d0790dbe_rw_1920.jpg?h=2b8020fe278e97f78e9eada6307f8fb2)
![We were just a few minutes underway when we came across this roadside shrine [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1f810af4-a1bd-495a-badc-5260d89d4148_rw_1920.jpg?h=04d6dda7704fe33b699372e2c03228ee)
![We were just a few minutes underway when we came across this roadside shrine [Provincia di Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/ccf85e52-9824-4025-aade-a55379425ee1_rw_1920.jpg?h=0bf9c71adc565f66803485d1bb5a4519)
![Werner lusted after the innkeeper's stereo [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/401c0f36-0c4e-4475-b8ad-df67a57c02c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=8ae6b7c0bb721684f0a0c198b6a6afb4)
![Werner lusted after the innkeeper's stereo [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/9e4b8491-9584-49a0-bd2b-7fb629579fa7_rw_1920.jpg?h=aaf5e7b74e71e9c226e8550cdcd3f58a)
![I made pasta salad for dinner [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/695e55c8-f427-46b1-b270-d3fb37b8d442_rw_1920.jpg?h=2073fdf9490640fb9e3da08d7ae1fc32)
![The strawberries were immense and delicious [Case del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/76381855-b37b-47e8-a256-bb2595015231_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3b0db4b3f7dce3b26e69a0e131b736b)
![We stopped in the shade of this church to nibble on strawberries [Case del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/7cb654df-0a3f-44f0-ab88-72ea461116d0_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ad0209e4dd03dee96988778846a3bf9)
![In Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/fcd794dc-2b62-4922-afc4-298e24c61cd5_rw_1920.jpg?h=567567d82a72feba1beeb1be296764c2)
![In Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6f896692-271c-43f6-abd5-993aa641f1c3_rw_1920.jpg?h=9108ca55b3333048b4c23757f21790a9)
![This traffic roundabout was a bee habitat! [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/815333b3-261d-4266-b2dc-ac1ea9a115d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=73d9b95abb73d6f47f577f37bc2a6b61)
![This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6552fc7d-7db0-45a9-9193-f876b03cefa7_rw_1920.jpg?h=5c7144de9aeb8e6edb93637507ce5974)
![This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/939c5c37-b860-4b3a-acfd-c7a695699e6d_rw_1920.jpg?h=eaded4a2e81e3c6c00c8603e0eb9895d)
![This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/bc092e17-3248-489e-b50b-fcb0ed3bd72c_rw_1920.jpg?h=2906ef96a66c053cffeee49f5c7ff334)
![This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/56711862-5534-41dd-918e-5f27f5766f83_rw_1920.jpg?h=60c6356e7b6d8e0c9ea962ec8720a374)
![This was a cute little town [Sommariva del Bosco, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e7b39122-3a40-48f1-af3d-567075eefbb2_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f59720781ebb7a850419d6a40d6f6da)
![Here we made a water stop [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/845bde22-6c97-44a1-9282-689f00fca07d_rw_1920.jpg?h=768fdfba06adcd997abf2b45cb310caa)
![We rode through this valley [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e88a1bb0-f03a-47da-b940-f0ae85d7044b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c531b37f3293855ae8870307e847132b)
![We enjoyed a simple lunch here [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/fa7da496-a701-46c6-b25a-c1c23ffc8cfe_rw_1920.jpg?h=d18031c967caa3ea69e44bf3a2c41ae7)
![This was the valley we just rode up from [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1c770f68-428f-46ff-b650-64f6574def8f_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d4ed4c719b212834e1b2912a3526619)
![We wanted to check out the church but it was closed [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/2dca695c-4b9a-45b9-b563-85236fa9593e_rw_1920.jpg?h=d02122b91e193afd71570994bb74be19)
![Every one of these hill towns has some kind of mansion or castle [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6765c6f3-d103-4142-8a4d-550e0da8332b_rw_1920.jpg?h=b9a4419d602730517aa100e65d3cd57a)
![We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/48e150de-e3f1-4496-bf6e-74522714f284_rw_1920.jpg?h=38b304e02babfa4cdb20643c4d7b1085)
![We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/4b0c880a-64dd-4a42-bc22-2bc6653d7691_rw_1920.jpg?h=387e0ea46bd69675d08fb8757169ab5f)
![We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/749cc7d4-7381-42c4-9252-db7df92d4c36_rw_1920.jpg?h=58b5dd9707600081a9ddc89caef2b9e0)
![We arived in the middle of the strawberry festival! [Sommariva Perno, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/573dfe5a-6077-4df4-87ae-fbf1b8c596a4_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd060a7a1e27a67170233f9026aeee52)
![I had to stop and catch my breath on the wy up the long hill [Trinità, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a03e2c09-1ad4-4231-9fb8-a94152246b78_rw_1920.jpg?h=4c58442518864a6324b02f59ff38f52f)
![Ready for the first ride! [Bra, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/48904a98-b7ee-437a-b6dd-e4d6602c43db_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e5277725e29f4534245fc0083bb2482)
![One of the many cute little hilltop towns [Talloria, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/f17d907f-243e-4d09-8c74-968e1b0df8b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=349ef6be6641d3a01d0f2cbdf60c222c)
![Early-morning views from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/2e786ce4-94e7-4b13-9289-06175de737a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=ff8dcde149d8b62fd536272d4f2a9706)
![Early-morning views from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/35a799a8-1066-4d69-9e2c-33f0917ca950_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb90a3860954dea39477083c5f3d9e8c)
![Early-morning views from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/8d87fd81-3250-4ad3-804c-8807e9c38b7b_rw_1920.jpg?h=44133584fa3c58db3818916cc99c6452)
![Werner mastered the steep hill up to the B&B [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/b66c5d70-1e83-454c-a898-050baf974ee2_rw_1920.jpg?h=665696b7f7d3979f134cea1a6dc98e7b)
![Werner mastered the steep hill up to the B&B [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/f135d699-4824-4a8b-8dc2-737a75794fa4_rw_1920.jpg?h=080566dac0e26b13e8e5c025795d9c44)
![View from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c92160d8-0743-4c14-a0de-518e6036135a_rw_1920.jpg?h=74c0a128b6af1af62491f070e8d9f341)
![To celebrate the fountains, Werner was being nymph-like [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/b455687f-41b7-40dc-bb85-7e89fdc6fac4_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b5211445a6fa1bc044b1057c7fa7405)
![Steps leading up to the cathedral [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1c4e902e-342b-43df-a4fe-7e11dac14b4b_rw_1920.jpg?h=b30b7d84b8a84d34286f1886eb76682e)
![At midday the streets are deserted [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/6f8093ed-6cf9-4aeb-b481-5ddd54e7e284_rw_1920.jpg?h=5e140e4dbd3ab59b54c998abfa92ed53)
![La bollente [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1263dc1a-581a-4624-983e-2e99a105ff4b_rw_1920.jpg?h=d5ca54f9f701b5064bf570cdf8a3e9ea)
![We ate lunch here [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/8e1fbbae-3164-40b4-8d26-8b8bdc0d078f_rw_1920.jpg?h=cf3363d43ab9e88233d0d896d7fe4509)
![The hot spring "La bollente" comes up in the middle of town [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/f97747eb-62a8-4795-b54e-8ec37ee9d364_rw_1920.jpg?h=d06e815bdd4077d6b677a1b6a14d2e76)
![The hot spring "La bollente" comes up in the middle of town [Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/4c504b70-46fb-479e-861a-0052a875feac_rw_1920.jpg?h=6af9fcbb80359462b7648cb62c18a0bc)
![We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/849a0e65-55a7-437c-b717-0bd2098c0690_rw_1920.jpg?h=ce0eabbbce93babb7005f5df8c5ed7a8)
![We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/5d1b2e3a-ea09-44cd-a551-7b58d4051adf_rw_1920.jpg?h=5cb38e2fe5300c86c93729bc784d5b77)
![We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/b5187ee7-0c8f-4237-bfa3-e7e96c819312_rw_1920.jpg?h=d3ae8f9924e0efa931a1bebe87680279)
![We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/38feb51a-f55c-4c50-be9b-d55812387964_rw_1920.jpg?h=7f7de589a1a041de3e03dc839746c58f)
![We looked at a house in this village [Alice Bel Colle, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/5544fca2-26f5-4e48-86b5-fc5c086022ea_rw_1920.jpg?h=1c8ae98819dd8323a271f4bbf5ded9db)
![Picnic dinner the first evening [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1b5d7c7d-fad9-4dee-8328-da2655c5a457_rw_1920.jpg?h=aae405e0f1503044e0596801cab7067c)
![View from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e2b2dc89-2c2b-41c8-96af-748cabdc2d08_rw_1920.jpg?h=69c0e69adc5ab931a4f31038b2ccdcec)
![View from our balcony [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/63244179-0273-4d41-909c-9de8e8094eeb_rw_1920.jpg?h=36546ae2867dbf04d02f2c55dbf2e250)
![Town crest [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/0b638059-1cb8-4402-b206-14cf012f495e_rw_1920.jpg?h=bf87c58c54094c3526cbeabcc6a4d299)
![A couple of the remaining towers [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/fa87560c-05b2-47d4-8498-2734e2037e94_rw_1920.jpg?h=808bbcb284727c32d77d3fbe651db9f2)
![Entrance to the Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/473343eb-2764-4eb6-9d7f-197e0c7087e2_rw_1920.jpg?h=3d49760b6cc8c926b92ed98bb1f2d7a6)
![Quite the baptismal font [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/99294b1d-3f5d-4f47-9541-aab05042689e_rw_1920.jpg?h=9908a2076d57e090c53fc5ebb1274cee)
![Quite the baptismal font [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/69e58ea4-ae67-4f35-bbf5-7c012a2bf34f_rw_1920.jpg?h=af11670affa23a1b3a78a8956212318e)
![The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/eadb0232-4e92-462e-a628-dbbdf786aa25_rw_1920.jpg?h=01907b062e13a50d30da3f6d35ceecf8)
![Interesting... tacky??? not quite sure [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/d390795d-4d22-49ab-892f-29189fd85846_rw_1920.jpg?h=948f7bae5d361fef529ec4fa1e3bad79)
![The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/af052ae5-584f-4932-9c2c-41c06a690e09_rw_1920.jpg?h=38db2c066a4ad54ce6fe56d5f0c99ca4)
![The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/92321ec6-f1d2-4d96-8c8e-b7ab11fbb499_rw_1920.jpg?h=63271c5566d1ef1595daad7c54d2e4b1)
![Fantastic wood carving and intarsia in the choir [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/3e8b452a-ad3f-4e3f-9e94-367603fca78a_rw_1920.jpg?h=b59eb93d68f01fe567a55e26d0fc2d47)
![The ceilings were fairly swell as well [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/a4d82c3c-d33f-472b-96de-06bbb4a17163_rw_1920.jpg?h=cf757a3e863797a48f01d7beef34298a)
![There was a time when I could have read the numes [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/f5ec517f-126b-4391-aa9b-34fa2b74a655_rw_1920.jpg?h=0bf627505cefa5baec1dcb1957612a1f)
![Fantastic wood carving and intarsia in the choir [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/1d959c32-e6b7-4d10-9ed6-582dd21e573d_rw_1920.jpg?h=6c04dd0fb06bac072e0670b1bea77cc7)
![Beautiful marble altar [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/75016369-6b60-4e73-a58a-272442559615_rw_1920.jpg?h=6d71be23a49a09890cecb51cfd8d7483)
![Fantastic wood carving and intarsia in the choir [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e733a0fb-cf45-42c6-8087-86209ebf7abe_rw_1920.jpg?h=a2d93cb6a1bbddeff4b2d68247ef8097)
![Beautiful marble work [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/db0c3c21-7725-429f-80b6-a0e41affa7f9_rw_1920.jpg?h=eb5ce6568edbf6766b7d92f544b0ec69)
![Beautiful marble work [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/5129cc37-3524-401e-b4c4-2b413c821542_rw_1920.jpg?h=0ecb5dde2564f9968209cd3c9d4fc22d)
![Interesting mix of ancient and modern [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/5c503819-2842-447b-9647-ffa053de212e_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d0959761b647099152fed636be4d148)
![Well-marked pews in the Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e2e78066-e89a-4126-85a6-68354cc12f76_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2260645125d5b1fae130812daa6bc2d)
![Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/9d480d17-ace9-42ff-ba7e-34c10288c1fa_rw_1920.jpg?h=d4caead471681c6fd0dc0a21447c2603)
![Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/b9866378-c4b2-4973-9ed8-d87e19b64f11_rw_1920.jpg?h=f9bd866d4f28049e27c28c44e07602a0)
![Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/026dccc7-d31c-482f-b501-794ef177e4ae_rw_1920.jpg?h=9c900e92e342b5ad46521329099112df)
![Piazza del Duomo [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/403f882b-9139-42ec-bbe0-473044044406_rw_1920.jpg?h=92fd2697b099627ccff9d9e14c01b7cf)
![The main shopping street in Alba [Alba, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/ed73a59e-a0c1-47e1-86fb-4868985e6228_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb5209f2640d787f85fdd85b34416247)
![First relaxing minutes on the poolside terrace [Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e50e4af8-a1d0-4312-8520-59db789f3f4b_rw_1920.jpg?h=2defaee17d2506fb54fc443754dee58e)
![Even the auto rest-stops are scenic in Switzerland [San Vittore, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/c23d7fa6-94a9-4b68-81a5-142f0f163244_rw_1920.jpg?h=fbb847314027379cfec714553012d780)
![Even the auto rest-stops are scenic in Switzerland [San Vittore, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/e7506358-8f86-43c2-9ff4-1cd5c0b1b979_rw_1920.jpg?h=3eb29611921285af82a8e03815902dfe)
![Innovative toilets in Switzerland [San Vittore, Graubünden, Schweiz]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/40acdc55cfe31341cd6ef2c82bd26cc9/f5d2de67-829a-4f1a-a0cc-5f372c0ac0c5_rw_1920.jpg?h=7acfd25589ca6a72aedacc62388f7995)
