Villa Aminta Stresa
Stresa (vb) Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy
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The lake, the opera and the church
Today we had a boat trip on Lake Como and the went off on the bus to Milan.
The lake is very pretty, with mountains all around. Anthony said it was 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' because the guide pointed out all the fancy Villas and told us who owned them. Actually, I enjoyed it. There were some grand mansions right on the waters edge. One was owned by George Clooney, another by the Versace ...
A quick trip to Switzerland
... must be a soccer match on and they were all watching it on TV.
Lugano is a lovely little town on the side of a huge lake. It was a nice place to spend a couple of hours. We walked along the lake side, then got a hot chocolate. It was another wonderful thick 'ciocolatta'.
Back at our hotel we had dinner. It was pasta for entree, chicken schnitzel with potatoes and beans for main course and a lovely little cake for dessert. Tea and coffee ...
Lake Cumo...wow
hello family and friends,
i now have a computer that speaks english ;)
today we left venice and headed to lugano switzerland. when we crossed the border and rounded the corner we were met with a view that literally took my breath away. i so wish you could have seen this most gorgeous view.
after lunch we went back to Lake Como and took a boat ride around the lake. beautiful villas for the very rich and ...
Mr. Clooney
... pretty hotel room with a beautiful view and swimming pool) touring the amazing mountainous region of Northern Italy. While in the area, we took the boat bus to nearby Bellagio, sipped Italian wine, ate our first portions of Italian pasta and antipasti and were treated to an evening tour of the surrounding area by the lovely Letizia. Thank you Letizia for bringing us, for the first time, across the border into Switzerland (San Fedele is literally minutes ...
Taking the stress out of Stresa
... t help but feel this is the next development in the growing ‘farmers markets’ of Sydney, but the petrol costs of driving these around must be prohibitive indeed. Oddly enough, while separate stalls sold cooked meats and bread rolls , nobody had a stall that sold food ready to eat, such as the Tuscan roast pork in Cortona. We did the next best things and bought bread rolls, a roasted pork hock and slice of a meat loaf with mushroom stuffing in order ...



