Simplon Hotel Baveno
Corso Garibaldi 52 Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, 28831, Italy
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The lake, the opera and the church
... The Duomo'. WOW! It took 500 years to complete and is a Gothic style cathedral in the same vein of Notre Dame. Huge statues on the outside and huge stained glass on the inside. A marble patterned floor, and just the most amazing altars and chapels.
Back on the bus and back to Como (actually we are staying in Varese, but Como is close enough) and dinner in the hotel again. Tomorrow we are off to Pisa and ...
A quick trip to Switzerland
... We spent a couple of hours in Verona at the amphitheater they have, and also at the Christmas market for lunch. The amphitheater is a smaller version of the Colosseum, except that it is virtually intact. They have opera and concerts in it, especially in summer. It was quite amazing.
We then left, hopped into our bus and headed off to Lugano. It took a couple of hours, so of course we had a 'biological stop' and because it is a Saturday we ...
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 ...
Across the border
... yet again and I spent my first day wandering along the lake where plenty of people are sunbathing and swimming( a little too cold for me). I have a swiss rail pass and so am able to take transport pretty much anywhere so the next day i caught the ****, yes that's right the **** it is the local bus here and went out to Vall Verzasca. A beautiful valley which means green waters. It was a total contrast to Locarno with the swiss ...
Stresa sightseeing
... and K's talking shoe and sore toe (oh poor dear... she would not let me tell you of my injury to my hand back in Tuscany where I managed to pierce skin in the door lock... but her toe needs a mention!) prevented the trip to the top of the bob sled by walking. so we headed back down the cable car, vice like grip again enabled and walked back to 1.5-2 kms to the B&B.
We then decided to take a little more note of the aussie's story at breakfast ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Hotel Simplon



