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ITALY: Los Altos residents Tom Shoup and his wife Ellen Barker visited Italy the primary week of September on a visit that included stops in Milan and a mountaineering tour in Italy's Dolomites, a surprising, rugged mountain range within the northeast of the country. “We flew to Milan, where we took a tour of the roof terraces of the cathedral,” says Tom, “before taking the train to Bolzano, the gateway to the Dolomites.”
TRAVEL TIPS: Winter comes early at such high altitudes. “We had wonderful fall weather, but found out it snowed the following week! In terms of terrain, the Dolomites are similar to the high mountain range, but are much easier to reach by car and bus as there are numerous ski lifts that make going up or down easier.”
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