13th January 2025


Happy 60th Birthday to our dear sister in law, Lisa.🥂

Final day in Cortina and probably about a1030 start for the skiers.

Our plan is to meet at Col Druscie to have lunch together, obviously they will ski over to meet me and I will walk from the village to the same gondola that we used for dinner earlier in the week.

I bought some socks yesterday when I was pottering in the village, as much as a souvenir as anything, I also bought some for James as a gift. 
Well….
One of the reasons I was in the village today was Harry and Tina were jealous and needed some too.

Easy walk to the gondola and had the cabin to myself, bit stressed by that at first.



Met everyone at the first stop ( Col Druscie) and then we all went together to the next stage in larger cable car to Ra Valles @ 2470m. Feels like on top of the world and absolutely freezing.









Had great pizza at the highest pizzeria in Europe, no rush and a lovely meal shouted by Harry and Tina.

















Back down on the cable car, where I said see ya to the others and made my way to the gondola and back into the village to catch my bus back up to our hotel



Some really interesting lectures to finish off the academic programme this afternoon and then our final dinner where our waiters totally spoiled us.

Upstairs for a bit of packing as we fly from Venice tomorrow.

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  1. Susan Kirkwood14 January 2025 at 00:19

    Wow, what a time the four of you have had together. So happy for you 😍

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