Lake Como - Italy

Trip Start Oct 30, 2007

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Trip End Nov 20, 2009

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Flag of Italy Como, Lombardy, Italy
Monday, May 12, 2008

The plan was to high-tail it to Italy to defrost and to park up for a few days in the Umbrian hillside to plan the European leg. Of course, we had obligatory stops in some beautiful French and Swiss towns(the visit to the Pommery champagne house and cellars a standout), taking detours through the Swiss Alps (many roads were still snowed in so it was still hard to find a mountain pass open to cross). Plus we had the obligatory 2 hours per day in the massive food hypermarkets and local 'smallgoods' shops on the way (would you expect any less!).

Mmmm - nice tips!

One block of cheese per day, countless baguettes, awesome wines and coffee..............and then we got to Italy!(henceforth times the above by at least 20!)

First stop was Lake Como, a beautiful drive down one side and an unreal very twisty turny (narrow!!! An inch either side passing buses!) road to Bellagio at the peninsula of the lake.

Lake Como views

More Lake Como views

Main drag - Bellagio

We were laughing as people were spending upwards of $1000 a night to stay in a hotel with a lake view at this very chique, glam town.......not us, we pulled the van right up to the edge of the cobbled promenade slid open the van door, lit candles, popped a cork, and whipped up a meal of stuffed zucchini flowers, fresh gnocchi,and our home-made tiramisu. Honestly, you couldn't have bought the evening if you'd have tried.

Tiramisu manufacturing line - Bellagio

Table for two - Bellagio waterfront

Stuffed zucchini flowers - Chez Van, Bellagio

Morning coffee - Bellagio

Bit of deja vu for us actually, having been here on the last campervan trip 11 years ago...and having made tiramisu here last time too - oh, us creatures of habit!

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