Residence L`Ulivo Bellagio

Lake Como photos here:
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Friday caught the train out to Como for a day trip.
Wandering around Como is really nice and can imagine it would be awesome in Summer, as well as being incredibly busy and crowded.
Caught the funiculare up to Brunate and walked up the ...

I'm sorry I haven't written in sooooo long! Lots of things have happened since my last entry. Some good, some bad. Immediately following the Cremona weekend of fun, I got in trouble for not interacting enough with the boys and writing too much. I need to write in my journal a lot, not only to remember everything, but it keeps me sane, it's like talking to someone when I write. If I can't write...I feel like going crazy, since I don't ...

When I finally found Lake Como (after a train, then a bus, then a ferry and then a very confusing walk) I was surprised that it was so empty. It was raining (I think the rain is following me around Europe) and there was no one about so I was able to do my exploring easily. Lake Como is a very small place with not too many things to ...

Ciao Bello,

We have finally hit a day of rain...so we thought we should stop off at the nearest internet site to say hello. We have visited a few of our neighboring communities in the last few days. Varenna, which claims to be the diamond of the lake, while Bellagio is only the pearl of the lake. No George Clooney sightings. Varenna is a cute and quiet town with steep hillsides and walkways. Bellagio is also ...

... the world as an explorer and mountain climber. Through his travels he had collected art from Africa, Asia, South America and other parts of Europe. The Villa was a museum dedicated to his travels and collections. Very interesting!
Tonight is our last in Lake Como. We had originally planned to stay the last night in ...

... down in a square. The tour guide told the story of this event which was in fact played out around Como with the bodies being hung upside down in the nearby city of Milan.

As with everything these days I was able to retrieve the picture from the internet and have included it to reinforce the adage that violence begets violence - and on a smaller scale even the young love in Romeo and Juliet is destroyed by family conflict ...

... churches, castles, bridges, and historic buildings.

San Salvatore is one of the mountains on Lake Lugano. You can ride to the top in a funnicular, or hike up the steep path. We went the lazy route and saved our energy for walking around on top. From the funnicular station you can walk up a bit further to a small chapel sitting on the peak of the mountain. The chapel has a rooftop terrace with a stunning 360 degree panorama view.
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... behind Bellagio, so we drive up to around 1500 metres as far as the road goes, park the car and try and find the refuge. There is a sign nailed to a tree stating the refuge is 30 minutes walk away and it's located near what looks like the start of a path up the mountain. At the end of the parking area there is a brick wall and gate, with a sign that says private property. I head up the hill on the 'track', Yvonne looking very dubious, and after a bit of a climb the ...

... then collected by a mad woman driving a jeep! Sorry, no photos, havent got time, there a beautiful lake to explore, and besides, its nearly time for another cake, shopping and....perhaps a beer! We are mastering the italian roads, lucky for us there are roundabouts, we keep going around and around until we choose which unknown road to take next! We flippantly decided to go to ...

... respected that they did not try to lecture me at all about breaking the speed limit by 25km/h either. After swiping my credit card and giving me the receipt the policeman warmly wished me a good journey and gave me two tins of lollies to take with me. Despite the fact they were by far the most expensive sweets I’ve ever bought, they tasted very nice.

Once past Disentis/Mustér we turned south, and the place names and changes in architecture immediately proclaimed ...