This morning, I let Aaron sleep in and made us breakfast: bacon, eggs, and toast. While we were eating, we started to plan out our day. I really wanted to get out of the house and go visit someplace we haven't been before. We did a little research and decided to go to Marostica and Bassano del Grappa. Both places were near each other and not very far from us.
Marostica was our first stop. There are two castles here: one at the bottom of the hill {Castello Inferiore} and one at the top of the hill {Castello Superiore}. We could have toured Castello Inferiore, but we had the dogs with us, so we didn't even attempt it.
Outside the walls
Castello Inferiore
Blocked off well.
Castello Superiore at the top of the hill.
There is a large chess board in the middle of the main square, Piazza Castello. Every 2 years they hold a huge festival centered around a live chess match where they use real people as chess pieces. The next festival isn't until September 2016.
Aaron standing in the middle of the huge chess board.
Mini one off to the side.
We walked around for a little while, but it was cooooold. We saw a really pretty church and had a cappuccino, then went back to the car.
Our last stop was Bassano del Grappa. Our main goal was to find the old bridge that crossed over the Brenta River. We saw it from where we parked, so we walked around the city until we found it.
We parked across from this beautiful church.
This city is also known for their grappa and ceramics. Neither of which we saw because most places were closed for riposo when we went. Oh well, next time!
Family of ducks crossing the Brenta.
Poor Kylie got cut out of the picture.
We finally found the bridge {Ponte degli Alpini}! For being so old, it was much prettier then what we thought it would be.
The wind was piercing on the bridge, so we only took a couple pictures and then started walking back to our car. I bought a sandwich at one of the cafes and ate in the car on our way home. We got a little lost, but eventually found our way.
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