Day 6

On this day we spent out last hours in Cogne, Courmeyer, and Elena's boarding school. We started off in her classroom and did our same lesson with her students. This time we added another book into the mix. It was a humorous little book about a pigeon. The high schoolers loved this book! We also did our songs with them too. The second group of students were so funny! They were more engaged and asked questions. They also sang us a song at then end...it was so cute! Finally, it was lunch time. I actually really enjoyed their school lunch. I had myself pork roast and pasta. I r e a l l y loved that roast. We were also able to talk to Elena's older students. They had so many questions for us! It was very nice. Afterward, we went to a recreational park and saw a very old roman bridge over a river. We got to walk inside as well. Then we headed to Cogne and had the most magnificent views of the mountains. It was unreal. Lastly, we went to the Bellevue hotel in Courmeyer. It was beautiful as well and we got to enjoy some cookies and beverages. Ahh...it was so pleasant :) We were able to tour the whole hotel, the many rooms, .....and the cheese cellar. While I appreciate that very much, the smell was a bit much. Then.....we headed on back!

We rested in our hotel then had our last dinner with Elena at the Crazy Cow. I actually tried something new! I tried the local dish called pollenta. It was something I was not so much used to. Then there was the cheese.....more smelly cheese (haha). I had a couple of bites and realized that was enough. Poor Nancy kept tasting it all night (she had it as well). So, I had a new food experience and I have expanded in that area somewhat. We'll see if there's anything else new I can try on down the road :-) G'night for now!