Day 28: Sunday, February 13, 2011

Ice skating in Val d' Aosta!

Today, we all woke up around 9:30, grabbed some breakfast, then checked out of the hotel.  Luckily they had a place for us to keep our bags, so we didn't have to lug them around all day!  We all headed to a big pavilion to go ice skating!  There were girls there practicing for a competition, and they literally put all of us to shame.  Once again, these girls were so young!  They looked like they were 6 years old.  And they were out there doing hundreds of twirls, leaps, tricks, etc.  They are so into winter sports there!

Afterward, we all got lunch at a pizzeria.  We all ordered our own "personal pans," however, personal pans in Italy are somewhat nonexistent, (see below).  After lunch, we shopped around a bit, then caught the bus home.  On the way home, we weren't quite as lucky as far as getting an empty bus.  Thankfully, I managed to sleep most of the way home (per usual).

Personal pan pizza's, Italian style..

After we got home, I unpacked, then went to bed pretty early.  I was exhausted from this weekend, which was an absolute blast.  I loved the town, the scenery, the little restaurants, and most of all, the skiing.  I could have spent a week there!