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- Crazy times in Biella
We woke up to find the piazza below covered in trucks, vans and umbrellas. The weekly market was in full set up mode. Leaving Vercelli, our first destination was Parco Burcina in the Biellese Alps. A 1.5 kilometer hike way UP a rough gravel road brought us to the payoff – the rhododendron dell. Many of the 1200 species were past their blooming peak but still beautiful as was the whole park. Drove to our next hotel outside of Biella in time for lunch and poolside reading. Drove into the town of where we had heard we needed to see the high up old part of town. “It’s easy” they said. “There’s a funicular” they said. Unfortunately, the funicular was closed so our tired legs climbed way UP the very steep round rock-paved street. The payoff was the really pretty, picture perfect Piazzo Biella. (And a well-earned beer for Scott and crisp white wine for me)!