Castles

When Jeff and I took our first overnight trip here in Italy, we went to the Valle d'Aosta and visited 2 castles. Both had their merit, but were not what we were expecting. They were smallish with frescoed walls, built to keep the family protected from anybody using the valley road. These castles I explored yesterday with my friend Linda were built to protect the land lords claim on the land. There were 3 castles in the town of Bellinzona, Switzerland. We loved all 3.
Today I'm back to Olympics on in the background, and getting everything in order to fly to Texas tomorrow.