Malcesine
Travel Blogs from Malcesine, Italy
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Chillin out in Italy on lake Garda
4/8/10 Today was the day of the ‘dry mouth’ (aka hangover day). We insisted that Bert woke us up in the morning so we could go with everyone to a small town at the top of the lake. We went to have cappuccino with breakfast and then we had a ...
Camping at Lake Garda with Ina & Bert
... to arrive at the bottom of the lake and headed up the western side for 1 Hr until we meet Bert & Ina at Camping Alpino (Malcesine) where we will stay for four nights. It was great to see them after they were last in Australia in 1994 (16yrs). We sat ...
Day 48 - Malcesine
... at a few shops we start walking south along the lake promenade. We had noticed a large build up of dark clouds as we approached Malcesine and it started to thunder and begin to rain. As the rain got heavier we took shelter in a lakeside café. We noticed ...
ParaGliding!
Tuesday the 25th. We had arranged to meet Jill (Pete's sister) and Ian at the hotel. Poppy their dog came too. We walked up to the cable car station and had a drink in the Extreme bar as they were early. We met our guides for the trip Peter and I ...
Day Five
Lake Garda Danny emerges at approximately midday and spends the majority of the afternoon watching hornets dig holes in the ground. Vicky feigns enthusiasm for said spectacle. Note: Waterstones are offering 'Her Fearful Symatery' for £4.59. There is ...
Day Seven
... thing he has ever touched. Vicky feels no such compulsion; she already has Daniel. Find that Goethe spent a good deal of time in Italy and we can both fully equate with his hypothesis that one cannot do the area justice with only a single stylus. Re-visit ...
Day Three
... like some kind of warped homing pigeons, before finally driving through a motorcycle-only zone into the main pedestrianised square in Malcesine. Finally arrived at Camp Lombardi where we were directed into what was essentially a car-park and told that we ...
Incrivel
La em baixo, no lago, tem um castelo, cidade medieval, cidade moderna. la em cima, dps de subir com o funicular, tem o frio da montanha, a vista absurda e a vontade de acampar la por 1 ...
It starts.
Departed Dublin around 07:30, first stop Italy for the wedding. Arrived in Malcesine for lunch. Checked into hotel Alpino, a great little spot, right in the centre of the town, chilled for a while then caught up with friends who were already settled in. ...
Day Four
Lake Garda Yesterday's tea-making breakthrough was beset by a stumbling block in the form of last night's dirty saucepan. Vicky returns to bed. Daniel ultimately decides that a caffeine-deficeint girlfriend is definitely the worst of two evils and makes ...
adrenaline junkie
definitely needed this w/e at lago di garda! Had two days of learning how to kitesurf - heaps of fun and felt like I was alive and back in my element again. Found another quaint restaurant with a spectacular view of the lake. stayed in, I'm sure?!, an ...
Mountain Biking in Malcesine
... was Manuel and we named the other Dave because he didn't wear a name tag J Vacanze 2000 if you happen to be in Malcesine and need a quality but reasonable hotel. We took short walks along the lake into town each night for dinner and wandered (some times ...
Day Six
Lake Garda Wonderfully lethargic day on the lake. Vicky wins under-water somersault competition and nearly drowns in the process– Daniel still has five to beat, much to his disgust. Toni rocks up on his moped and informs us that we need to change ...
Strolling in the Mountains
... told me that the other side of the lake had the winding roads like the ones Amy & I encountered along Lake Como.) Anyway, Malcesine proved to be a small steep town on a little peninsula jutting out from the east coast of Lago di Garda, with a nice ...
Day Eight
Lake Garda - Camp Tonini Boat Trip Excellent news. Danny's friendly beetle was in fact not destroyed by yesterday's trampling. However, he has now developed a kind of dopey meander, and his demeanour gives off the distinct illusion of being somewhat ...
Saluti da Malcesine
... Malcesine. We couldn’t believe how mild the temperature was when compared to the temperatures in Austria. Malcesine’s most prominent landmark is the Castello Scaligero, which has 13th-century fortifications and an older medieval tower. ...
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