A BRIEF TRIP TO NARNIA

...essentially.

This past Saturday, my roommate Rachel and I decided to make the short 2 hour train ride to a small town called Castiglione del Largo. Since it's primarily a vacationing spot, it was pretty barren of tourists, so we got to see it in it's natural beauty. And the day couldn't have been any more perfect for this day trip.

I'm not going to bombard you all with more pictures of the countryside, mainly because there weren't many good shots since we were in tunnels literally cutting through mountains most of the time. But I did get my first glimpse at snow capped mountain. The skier side of me squealed a bit.

It's not the best shot, but I think you all get the point.

Basically what we did all day was wonder around the city and marvel at how absolutely gorgeous every inch of it was.

We did stop and eat lunch at this small shop, in the part of the town walled in at the top, that had some absolutely delicious food for only €1. If you ever go there, find this place. And some of the workers there speak English, so they're very accommodating.

The rest of the time there we explored the city, and we wandered around it's massive tree grove. They had a little path, that was barely visible, but it took you down into the grove and away from the main paths.

 It was really a quaint, intimate, little place that we found. And then while wondering through these trees, we stumbled upon one lone light post. Rachel and I both stopped and giggled because we were both thinking of Narnia and the light post where Lucy met Mr. Tumnus. Which is also ironic because in the entry to our apartment there is a tiny boy statue that we've nick-named Mr. Tumnus.

Tangent aside, the scenery was gorgeous. And right behind the lamppost was a walkway that took us down towards the lake.

This is the view we had when we reached the bottom and looked back up at the fortress. 

This was our close up view of lake. I don't even need to say it, but it was stunning. 

And there was no one around so we kept our tradition of taking selfies in front of the places we go to visit. We were incredibly cold, so forgive us for how our faces look.