Outdoor Fun in Abruzzo
Sometimes the Bambina surprises me with her insights. After spending a supposedly fun-filled hour on the toboggan at an Abruzzo ski village, the Frenchman asked the Bambina once we were back in the car:
"Did you like the snow?"
The Bambina's response: "Not really, because it's cold."
And of course she was disappointed because all we could show her was icky powder snow layered with ice, instead of snow that you can pack together to make a snowman. But even if we had the good snow, I am not sure she would have enjoyed herself that much. She didn't seem into being outdoors in below zero weather, even dressed warmly.
Aside from the disheartening revelation that the Bambina does not aspire to become the great Canadian winter athlete that I had dreamed she might become one day, I have discovered that whatever charm lies in the Abruzzo countryside resides far far away from the ski pistes. Industrial skiing anyone?
1 comments:
You do take me back in time! Our first time on the snow our older son jumped on a pair of skiis and had a blast (at a few days short of his 4th birthday) while his brother whined and cried that he wanted to go to the car (at 2 1/2). Oddly enough our older son has ended up studying in Trento and this morning called us early to tell us about the huge snowfall they had last night. He was so excited and happy. To each, his/her own.
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