This morning John went for a walk around the town, and I stayed in the apartment for the morning. He returned saying there was a bus stop just across the road from the apartment, and there was a free city bus every 1/2 hr, and there would be one at 12.26pm. We got organised and went to the bus stop, but no bus ! He forgot that they didn't run between 12.26 & 2.26. So instead we checked out the local supermarket, and then returned to the apartment to work on the blog, but the internet wasn't working, which we reported.
We left in time to catch the 2.26pm bus and this time went to the Basilica Madonna di Tarino,
which dates to the 1500s and opened in 1505. It is built on the spot where it is alleged that the Virgin Mary appeared to a local resident, Mario Omodei, on 29th September, 1504. The Bernina Express train passes within meters of the church.
The church is very ornate
and an incredible central dome
and a special chapel to the Madonna
We went and sat at a little cafe in the church square and had a beer and aperol spritz, and were able watch the Bernina Express come through the squar
We caught the free bus back to the apartment, where the internet still wasn't working !!
We had dinner at a restaurant call Victoria's and intended to get ice cream from the cafe across the road, but it was closed. We lost power at the apartment, as did out neighbours, for about 45 mins
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