Mount Grappa

Yesterday I took a trip up to the top of Mount Grappa.  Since it takes about 6 hours to climb, I decided taking a bus was the better choice!

The bus ride was about an hour long, on a tiny little curvy road.  It was scary when we had to pass other cars.  I honestly have no idea how it managed to be a two lane road.  Up at the top, the temperature was about 30 degrees colder!  Too bad no one felt the need to warn us, so instead all us students were shivering the entire time in our shorts, tank tops, and sandals.



Once we got off the bus, we had to climb up these stairs to get to the monuments.  Lets just say it wasn't easy, and the altitude change did not help!  The view from the top was pretty great, although it was cloudy.  There are some great monuments up there representing the Italian soldiers who fought their way back up the mountain after being pushed off by the Austrians.







We were so close to the clouds!  It was kind of crazy to think about how high we really were up there!

Once we were done seeing all the monuments, we went into the restaurant located at the top of the mountain to grab a snack.  I still don't understand who would want to work up there...it's cold and close to nothing?  Plus, my ears were so clogged, and didn't get any better until about two hours after we had come back to campus!! Overall, great view but not really worth the trip...oh well!