3 Months Living in a malga in the Middle of the Mountains! Part Two - Life in the Malga + The Mountains and the Forest!
This is the continuation of my last post - 3 Months Living in a malga in the Middle of the Mountains! Part 1 - The House and The Animals about last summer where we lived in this malga in the middle of the Dolomites mountains.
My son Willow playing with the ice cold water from the mountains!
As I described in the last post; a malga is basically where the cows go to graze in the summer and the house is where the people taking care of the cows lives. Sometimes it will also have more animals, make cheese or butter or, as in this case, have a restaurant.
We stayed here the summer, because my partner Roberto, who is a chef, got a job here, and me and Willow were aloud to stay here along with him for free :)
Roberto in front of the malga
As last time I showed and told a bit about the house and the animals living there for the summer with us, this time I want to take you along in the beautiful surroundings and stunning views from this place!
Afternoon view from our window after the sun had left our spot
Before we go outside, i also want to share a little photo of the kitchen, with the ricotta getting smoked over the fire (on the shelf under the roof)
Willow with his bucket :)
So now, let us go for a little walk :)
One of my favorite thing with living in this place, was that there were so incredibly many options to go hiking or walking! Normally, when going out of the door, you usually have two options to walk; up the street or down the street, and then the typical road to get out of town, or away from the road you see all the time..
But here, going out of the door, there are 180 degrees of options! Up towards the high mountains, down towards the river, up to that forest part or along the track or follow the stream, or, or, or! I don't even think I went all the ways possible!
And even though, let's see if I even manage to put in here just the best photos of all the relatively short walks I did - Having a two year old with me all the time, meant that we didn't always get that far ;D
Also beauty in the small things!
And back inside on a cold day
And the sun came out again!
Me in our room, looking out the window:
The view from the window (in one direction ;D )
This guy was offering authentic horse rides to and from the malga
And here I found a picture too from inside our room. Small. Simple. What else do you need?
sunset on the mountains with the moon (which is never as photogenic as the mountains ;)
Oh yeah, I want to mention too that of course we had no TV here and there was only one spot where the phones had reception!:
A little bit more of animals ;D
And this is how it looked when the restaurant was full:
(tiring ;)
And when the rain suddenly came, everybody went inside!:
Or wherever there was cover!:
Out again in the forest with bare feet:
And up to the high mountains (only 20 minutes from the malga)
Even Willow was excited!
Especially for these! ;D
Papà in the kitchen:
I did a few small jobs too, as painting the sign for the cakes and daily menu and this Dog Bar(k) (a bark is a small shed in the local dialect)
And finally we get to the end with a last photo of the morning sun in late August!
And if you ever find yourself in the Italian Alps and want to visit this place, you can find it right here!: https://goo.gl/maps/dTM1z97U8gM2
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW your photos are amazing! The mountains and the way you've captured them is just stunning!!!!! <3 <3 <3 Ok I think I am starting to be jealous of your experience lol. :P I'm just messing but what a place to have been. And those little toesies on the ground :D Willow is such a cutie. Sending hugs to the little one!
Was the drinking water from the mountains too? Must have been so fresh and crisp.
You are living the dream and the best life someone could live. Good for you and your family for doing so! xx
thank you!
Oh yes, the most fresh crisp drinking water you can imagine! so clear!
Well it was wonderful, but I also had a hard time, to be honest, because everyone had their job and part in this place and speaking a dialect of italian that i couldn't really follow (to begin with italian itself is hard enough!) so I actually had some hard times of loneliness and that's why I chose not to go again this summer.
but it was definitely a great experience, for willow too. Just saying that sometimes it's easy on pictures and posts that it looks like a perfect life I am living, but it's not always as glittery in real life!
I was thinking that when writing my comment. I understand what you are saying. Wishing I could say more on why I understand you but... public forum right.
The way I am seeing it is you put yourself out to give your loved ones something that is out of this world. To Willow, I bet it seemed like he was in a fairytale land. You gave this little one such a great start that most cannot give in this way. So I congratulate you. Your hardships sure paid off and you did what every great mother would do.
At the same time, I hug you. Loneliness is not everyone's friend and for such a long time too. You are a mother like no other. I believe that you did your body and soul some good as I know for sure that being in a place like that gave you some healing. Whether it be the true water from the mountains, the clean air, the purity of the ground your feet touched. Cannot find that in the cities. But everything comes at a price small or big.
Live in harmony my friend. Life can be an amazing thing. You are an amazing life :)
thank you, I know you understand!
Oh how I want to eat that smoked cheese and drink that mountain water. What a lovely Summer your family must have had, and what better fun then nature and animals to play with and not even having to be plugged in all the time! Amazing.
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thank you!
wow these photos are amazing, you have such a great eye, you really were surrounded by beauty and wild strawberries yum, I loved to pick them in France in the Pyrenees. What amazing memories you have created for Willow xxx
oooh, so beautiful. Thank you for capturing this magical place. Your photography is beautiful as is your storytelling. I would love to find myself there one day.
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Thanks for sharing about your adventures. I know that your son will look back on your travel and remember them with fondness.
As always, your photos are great. I always appreciate the short descriptions you provide.
Amazing place and I LOVE the mini pineapple!!!!!
thank you! Haha, yes a pine-pineapple, now I understand why pineapples are called pineapples..! :D
This is utterly magical. Your photos are divine. It looks like a little paradise!
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