Schlosshotel Locarno
Via B. Rusca 9 / S. Francesco 7a Locarno, Lake Maggiore, Ticino, Swiss Alps, 6600 , Switzerland
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The lake, the opera and the church
... a panini for lunch. They had named them after people, so Anthony had a Berlusconi. We then walked about 10 minutes through the centre of Milan to La Scala. What a lovely theatre it is. All around the walls are little boxes that hold 4 to 6 people. They were for the people who contributed to the cost of construction, and were for their exclusive use. Now they are virtually the cheap seats. The floor at the bottom ...
A quick trip to Switzerland
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There is a Nespresso machine in our room so we got a couple of pods for Anthony and gave it a go. Except it wasn't hot enough for him, he said it was lovely.
This hotel is a 18th century Villa that belonged to the Porro family and has only recently become a hotel. It has painted ceilings and is filled with lovely old paintings We have a cruise on Lake Como tomorrow and then get to spend the afternoon in Milan and then another night ...
'Just a touch a touch of paradise...'
... the drive up to Bellagio was....let's call it, 'interesting.'
It's no secret that Italians like to drive fast cars fast. What we didn't know is that absolutely no allowance was made for narrow roads with overhanging cliffs that are barely wide enough to fit a single car. Yep, you can imagine how it played out on the lakeside road to Bellagio. Despite being the most incredible scenery we've ...
Beautiful...Brilliant...Bellagio
... and it all ended with much fanfare with
the concert area going full on with so many people watching…and very
loud…great! Everyone knows that by the next day it would all be over and
totally over…no hangers on …no stalls open an extra day…no more
costumes in the street.
That night we all went out to San Georgio with Michelle and Paul so that Kerry & Mark could meet Michelle (M had been in England). Again another ...
Entry to the Motherland...
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We knew we were getting close to Italy when we stopped at one of the fancy AutoGrills (auto stops along the autobahn that rival any roadside stop in the US) and the language switch from German to Italian...we knew we were getting close.
The crossing of the border was much more obvious as we left Switzerland.. you see, when cruising the autobahn at top ...



