Category Archives: Bolzano

Bolzano Hiking Trip

Posted by paramitopia on May 2, 2012 1 comment

Have I told you before, that Bolzano is surrounded by mountains? So it is like heaven for people who like to go hiking because there are a lot of walking and hiking path with beautiful view of the mountains. So here you go, my experiences of hiking at Bolzano, plus the captured view.

#1 Latemar, Labyrinth Path

My first hiking trip, ever! And I love it! At the end of October, we went from Karersee (Lago di Carezza), passed through Latemar, the Labyrinth path, then ended up at Karrerpass. 7.9 km in total, with the maximum height of 1,901 m.

The frozen Lago di Carezza. Beautiful isn’t it? ;) I will definitely go there again on summer. We went there by bus, took less than one hour from the city center.

Latemar, one of the mountain in the Dolomites. That’s where we’re going!

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Let’s Go Skiing!

Posted by paramitopia on March 7, 2012 7 comments

Setelah 2 minggu berkutat dengan nyeri punggung, pinggang, leher, kaki *iyaa, seluruh badan >.<*, akhirnya badan terasa normal lagi dan jari-jari ini sudah bisa luwes untuk mengetik tentang pengalaman ski pertama saya. It was fun! Tapi si badan, yang tak pernah diajak berolahraga sebelumnya, benar-benar menderita setengah mati setelahnya.

Untungnya saya tinggal di Bolzano, tak perlu jauh-jauh sudah bisa merasakan bermain ski di the Alps, hihi. Jadi, ski resort yang kami kunjungi yaitu Carezza Ski, terletak di pegunungan Dolomites, yang mana merupakan bagian dari Southern Limestone Alps. Hanya sekitar 1 jam perjalanan dengan bus dari pusat kota.

Yak, berfoto dulu sembari menunggu bus. Kostum kami kalau digabung bagai bendera Perancis, hahah *harusnya ijo nih biar pas ;p*. Perhatikan wajah saya masih bersemangat riang gembira, belum menyadari penderitaan yang menanti…

Biaya yang dikeluarkan untuk ski di sini menurut saya tidak terlalu mahal, jika dibandingkan dengan pengalaman ski teman saya di Korea ;p. Di samping investasi untuk kostum tentunya, hihi. Kebetulan saya nemu satu setel jaket dan celana khusus untuk ski *dua-duanya waterproof dan windproof*, diskon 50% jadi tinggal €120. Sudah paling murah itu, dan cuma ada warna putih *ga bisa milih warna-warna centil, huks*, harga asli tanpa diskon mah bisa bikin sesak napas. Dan sepertinya itu ukuran anak-anak jadi lebih murah ^^;.

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Permesso di Soggiorno

Posted by paramitopia on December 6, 2011 No comment

..a.k.a residence permit. Getting this is one of the most important thing to do after I arrived at Bolzano, besides opening a bank account ;p.

First of all, within 8 working days of entry into the Schengen area, we have to apply for that. Fortunately the International Relations Office from the university helped us fill the form. Then we had to bring all the required documents and the revenue stamp (marca da bollo) of € 14.62 to the post office. The post office then gave us the receipt and the appointment date and time to go to the Police Headquarter, where our fingerprints will be taken.

One month later…

I went to the the Police Headquarter, and it took 3 hours just to get my fingerprints taken.

…was my Facebook status at that time. I should’ve known that this was some sort of a clue, that my residence permit refuses to be given to me easily :p.

Another one month later…

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Golden Fall in Trento

Posted by paramitopia on December 3, 2011 No comment

Last week I went to Trento (±40~60 minutes by train from Bolzano) to discuss the project that will be extended to become my thesis, for only… 3 and a half hours :( . Departed from Bolzano at 9 in the morning, got there around 10, then I had to go back soon because I had class at 4.

It was so cold that day, and i had to walk to and from the train station early in the morning (I think 9~10 AM are still considered ‘early in the morning’.. on winter, rite? ;p). Brrr.. But, seeing this view, I guess it could make me a lil’ bit warmer inside (actually.. not, this is just for the sake of writing an interesting paragraph ;p).

Too bad that I couldn’t capture the falling leaves. I love it, so much! It feels like a shower of golden coins $_$. I have the same feeling as when I’m standing below a hot water shower, and feel reluctant to shut the valve off.

And I feel like… I’m walking on sunshine! :)

L’Autunno a Bolzano

Posted by paramitopia on November 17, 2011 2 comments

I’ve been here for two months, yet I’ve never posted pictures of Bolzano, “una città bellissima e tranquilla” :) . So here you go, the color of autumn in Bolzano…

During this season, we can almost always find this fruit in the mensa (university canteen, where I eat most of the time ;) ), which is…

Cachi! That’s the Italian name for persimmon. Actually I didn’t know the existence of this fruit before coming here, at first I thought they’re tomatoes. And when my friend said this fruit’s name, cachi [kaki], I was kinda surprised, because in Indonesian language it means feet :D . But it doesn’t mean that they taste like feet, no, they’re very good! Sweet, with jelly-ish texture. I love ‘em ^^

Anyway, I took those pictures more than two weeks ago. Now, the trees are starting to lose their color… and leaves. And the temperature starts to fall below zero, brrr… Soon, snow will give the city a new color (wait, white is a color rite?) ^^. But it’s okay… I can always find a place colorful enough to ‘rest my eyes’.