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  Desenzano, Italy
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Thats better. Be sure and check out all our photos.
That is exactly how we both feel after 3 days here. A fantastic hotel with friendly staff,  good food, walking distance to the town centre and the lake. I sound like an advert but I can highly recommend this place for a family holiday. Forget Spain, this is miles better. We met a lovely Scottish family who come back every year and we spent a great time with them in their friends trattoria. Jack and his family who own the trattoria are fab. David, Phil, Lee and Emma from Falkirk really made our stay. They suggested we visit Sirmione which we did and it was breathtaking. Still touristy but in a much more laid back way.No hastle.We swam in the hotel pool and soaked in the jacuzzi and have been real tourists here. The scenery is picture postcard.

When we arrived at the station we made the mistake of thinking the hotel was within walking distance and were half way here when we stopped at a cafe to check

A garden next to Laka garda

. With no English, Marco, the owner, told us we couldnt walk it and promptly drove us here. When we got to our room, reception called. Mum had left the journals in the cafe and marco came back with them. What a star!! This is typical of the type of people here. Im not naive, we do realise that cities, particularly, capital cities are completely different than this type of resort but you cant change the fact that we loved this place and hated Rome. We are quite sad to leave here and would definitely come back.

Tomorrow we get the train to Geneva through Milan (weare not stopping) so the next entry will be from Geneva staying with our friend Rowana. Speak to you then.

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A mooring at Sirmione	A small aperitif later	Having the pool to ourselves	Helen at the harbour Desenzano
Helen really relaxed and fu!	New Friends in Desenzano	Sirmione Historical Centre	The clear water of Lake garda
The hotel reception	The jacuzzi with new friends	Us at Sirmione

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