Unfortunately our plans were changed by mother nature, and we were no longer able to hike from the Austrian side of Brenner Pass over to the Italian side following the same path escaping Nazi War Criminals took. But the next best option was to start on the Italian side, hike up to the summit, and return back down the Italian side, which was amazing. Both because of the incredible views it afforded us of the Alps, but also because we were able to see first hand the way these horrible people escaped justice, and found refuge in Italy.
Coming down the pass Giancarlo pointed out the train station, and just barely beyond that the church that were part of these men's escape route. It was interesting to think about that what we saw as a beautiful hike through nature, and a quaint mountain valley with a train station and church. They saw these things as escape, and a bettering of their odds of making it out of Europe and to South America without ever paying for their crimes.
The first picture is just a picturesque mountain shot. The second is actually quite near the Austrian, Italian border, up near the peak of our hike.
In addition to these awesome places we have already toured 3 castles, and many museums, ranging from art work that dates back to the 1400s, the history of the Tirol region, and back to war history. This trip has been action packed both with learning.
Thats all for now,
Justin, Molly, and Ali
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