Hotel Fontana Stresa
Via Sempione Nord 1 Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, 28838, Italy
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The lake, the opera and the church
... by the Heinz family. They were all huge and mostly very pretty. A couple were a bit dodgy, but I suppose we all know money doesn't necessarily buy good taste. We then had a lovely hot chocolate in a little cafe by the waterfront. Then we were into the bus and off to Milan.
The trip is only about 50ks so it only took about 45 minutes. We were in Milan just after 11.30. Our guide was Marika and she took ...
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 ...
The real Milan.
... that it was made 20 years prior to the Eiffel Tower, and the architect was frowned upon from making the structure in the way he did from iron and glass, the ‘new materials made from industry’ remembering this is 1830’s. The Eiffel Tower is built for the 1851 exhibition in Paris. She whisks us through the Brera district where it is very chic, nowhere as expensive as the shopping district and the home of the up and coming designers, ...
Lake Cumo...wow
... were not able to see George Clooneys house b/c it sits way back off the lake. guess he isnt quite THAT rich or famous.
tonight we are staying at the airport in Milan but we will not see any of the city since the airport is a full 85km from the city center.
words cannot accurately express our feeling about this trip. pictures say it better and i can only upload a few.
see you in the USA.
Arrividerci ...
Mr. Clooney
One day in busy Milan was enough for us and so we were glad when we had escaped the city and made our way to San Fedele, a little town nestled at the bottom of Lake Como. Slightly further up the mountain and a lot quieter than the well known nearby town of Como, San Fedele was our first resting point in Italy.
This area was a recommendation made by our new British family and for this tip we were very grateful. We spent a few days here (fully ...



