We said goodbye to my parents as they started the long journey back to the U.S. The next day, we headed out of Venice to return to the Alps, where this journey had started. This time, it was the Austrian Alps: Innsbruck. It was good to hear a language we had grown familiar with, even though it wasn't English.
It didn't take long as we headed north for the rain to change over to snow. We went from light coats and umbrellas to gloves and winter hats.