17/08/2014
– Leaving early today, as my father is always kinda stressed when we have to
leave. We woke up at seven (I thought he was kidding me) and we left with our
camping van. Destination: Cervinia, Valle d’Aosta, a region in the north-west
of Italy. The journey was not that long, but I was able to slept a bit. Once
there, we found out that there is no more electricity supply in the area for
campers, so we can stay here just for two days. As soon as we got off the
camper my dad and I went for a walk to see a small lake called Lago Bleu.
It’s
a mix of Italian (lago means lake) and French (bleu means blue) as we are in
Valle d’Aosta, next to the French border, so they developed a dialect which
actually is a mix of French and Italian. This lake is absolutely amazing. It’s
very small, but it’s a spring and its water is really blue. It’s incredible. We
ate a little and, after my usual nap we went in the city centre (like ten
minutes walk from the area for campers). Cervinia is nice, with a Mike
Bongiorno’s statue in front of the church. Mike was a tv host that used to come
here on holiday. 
There is a central pedestrian street with nice shops. On the
right side of the street there is a small street that go to the river. If you
follow it for a bit, you can find the same iron cross that is on the top on the
mount Cervino (so you can take a picture with it without climbing the mount, ah
ah). At the end of the street there is a path that leads to a chapel dedicated
to the ones who died on the mountains. The view is beautiful, as you can see
both the mount Cervino and the town. Then we came back, and we play cards. As
usual, you cannot go on holiday with my parents without playing cards with my
mum. It’s the price that has to be paid.
