We headed back to homebase via Monte Grappa. This ended up being quite a drive up hill via tiny winding road. On the summit is a military memorial monument, in which rests the remains of 12,615 soldiers (Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers), among them 10,332 are unknown. One feels a trifle whingy about complaining about the trip up because when you get there, there are maniacs who have ridden bikes and hiked the 1,775 m. Several kilometers of WW1 tunnels along the ridge are open.
Had a lovely lunch at the cafe there, nourishment required due to icy temperature up there.
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| Monte Grappa view |
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| View to the sunny plains from Monte Grappa |
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| Monte Grappa War Memorial |
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| Frank's Monte Grappa meal, Sopressa, polenta, mushrooms & 2 SLABS cheese |
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