Hotel Como

... He had been camping with his brother in Spain and was now returning to Lyon where he lived.  This time I did not look out the window the whole ride to Lyon because I was interested in practicing my french and talking with this guy.  We talked about music and life all the way to Lyon and when he got off we exchanged info. 
Now I sat back and relaxed because I had another five hours to go on the train til Geneve. As we went rambling down the track, I ...

Aujourd'hui fut la plus froide des journee en italie jusqu'a present. nous avons visiter milan. une grande ville qui n'a pas autant d'eclat que les petites villes que nous avons vue jusqu'a presentl, Il y a l a cathedrale(duomo) qui est tres impresionnante, le chateau tres bien conserver et un cimetiere immense ou tous sont inhume dans des ...

... hill to the Volta Lighthouse. If it wasn't for the foggy view we would have had a great panoramic view of Lake Como and it's surrounds.
After walking back down to Como we caught the bus out to Belaggio which is at the furthest point on the lake. Town was completely dead. a couple of cafes and post card shops open and that was it!
Some nice ...

... even after all of the churches I've seen on this trip.
Went to the famous La Scala, but we couldn't go inside as they werehaving a rehearsal at the time and unlike the Vienna Opera House couldn't get cheap standing tickets for a performance and wander freely around the inside at the same time.

Wandered around town and stopped at what turned out to ...

Hello! sorry to anyone who has been trying to contact me in the last few days - my phone seems to get no reception in Italy. i thought it was just Como because of the mountains surrounding it but there is no reception here in milan (I arrived this afternoon) either. Also apologies for any missing letters in this entry. This is the worst keyoard Ive had so far so ill be keeping it short. Capital letters are also a problem, sorry!

Anyway - Como was amazing. i ...

... upper town to catch the railcar down, I bought a fluffy pair of italian embroidered slippers. They are extremely comfortable. That is all for now, I hope all is well back home! Take good care!!! love, Diane Andre: Como, what can I say; a brilliant intro to Italy. As soon as we arrived I had that feeling of being out of my element and I could feel the culture. I love the feeling, it seems like almost everywhere we've been has been soo clean and nice and a little ...

After Istanbul and Rome... even Venice looked dull .. so what do you say about Milan!

Though we did go to see the famous Leonardo Da Vince's Last Supper. For the nerds likes me, let me tell you that the painting is not on a canvas but on the wall of the church (don't remember the name of the church) ... the experience was Wow... it almost felt that you were having dinner with Jesus and his group .. its costs about 25Euro per person ...

... hardly worth looking around and we pulled out of the market after about ten minutes. After the market we strolled through a few squares and right back to the water for our cruise. From the dock we went straight north towards the town of Bellagio. The journey was a beautiful forty five minute ride past numerous mountains and hills almost falling into the lake but standing strong and dominating in the skyline. As we past town after town ...

... in London or Sydney. Italians do not go overseas...discuss!] But first a look at some Roman ruins. I liked them. Down in a pit in the main street were the remains of one of the old Roman roads and a fountain. Mind you I only have Marco's word for that. Around the corner we were escorted into a courtyard and, lo and behold, there really was a balcony that looked like all the balconies that have ever been designed for that scene. It was overgrown and it was dirty but it ...