Lake Como

Gallery: vlogEurope, Videobloggers Invade Bellagio

December 15, 2006

All the photos I took at and around vlogEurope in Milan and on Lake Como, November, 2006.

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vlogEurope 2006: A Horde of Vloggers Descends on Italy

December 8, 2006

my daily commutes were far more entertaining than usual! NB: The links on this page are mostly to video, of course! There are also lots of photos. Be aware that some of the language in the videos is Not Safe for Work. What did I do at vlogEurope? I barely participated in the conference, and [...]

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Windy Sunday on Lake Como

October 8, 2006

A beautiful windy Sunday on Lake Como – perfect weather for kite boarding, wind surfing, and sailing – and video.

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Soriano: The Textures of An Italian Village

September 15, 2006

Sep 15, 2006 Soriano is a tiny village a few hundred meters above Lake Como’s western shore. It’s not a tourist spot; there’s nothing to see but a spectacular view of the lake below. Or is there? (photos taken Aug, 2004) ^ ferns and wildflowers ^ stone path ^ dry stone wall  

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Villa Monastero: Varenna, Lake Como

October 16, 2005

inside the villa: a toilet so elaborate I’d be afraid to use it.

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Corteo Manzoniano: A Travelling Show of Italian Classic I Promessi Sposi

October 1, 2005

This year’s Corteo Manzoniano featured many of the same actors and costumes as last year, but added a new twist, winding through the streets of Lecco at night, by torchlight. In this video: Renzo and Lucia, lanzechenecchi, Cardinale Federigo Borromeo, i Promessi Sposi, Lecco, torchlight parade, horses Sadly, the longer version planned for the next afternoon [...]

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Ristorante Belvedere: A Gem on Lake Como

July 17, 2005

We set out for a lunch somewhere along Lake Como, knowing only that we wanted a view. After pulling into a few parking lots and then changing our minds, we climbed the hill towards the Monastery of Piona, following signs for Ristorante Belvedere – with that name, it had to have a view. The Belvedere [...]

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Transport Surprises

June 25, 2005

My dad and Paul were visiting, so we took a boat ride up the lake to Bellagio. Along the way we ran into a brief storm, and a vehicle of a type we don’t normally see in Lake Como. Then, in Bellagio, I was very surprised to see this vehicle coming off the car ferry. It [...]

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La Bottega del Maiale: A Salumeria in Lecco

February 25, 2005

This one’s for Carol & Steve, who went shopping in Boston and vlogged it. La Bottega del Maiale (“The Hog Shop”) is a small gourmet food shop in the heart of downtown Lecco (Piazza XX Settembre) specializing, obviously, in pork products, but they also have a great selection of cheeses, wines, sott’oli (preserves in oil), [...]

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There Goes the Neighborhood

September 9, 2004

You may have heard that George Clooney owns a villa on Lake Como. He’s over on the Como/Menaggio side, about as far from Lecco as you can get and still be on the same lake, so we are not exactly rubbing elbows with him. But it seems that his fancy friends have now taken a [...]

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The Lake Como Car Ferry

August 14, 2004

In the evening, we took the car ferry back from Cadenabbia (on the west bank of the lake) to Varenna, on our own side. This saved us the drive north around the tip of the lake and all the way down the eastern shore. map: Gestione Navigazione Laghi The Ferry Arrives The ferry came across [...]

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Bormio: An Ancient Hot-Spring Spa in the Italian Alps

July 23, 2002

We took a family mini-vacation to Bormio again. This time we stayed at thehotel of the Bagni Vecchi (old baths), whose price includes unlimited admission to the spa, and breakfast and dinner. above: View from the window of the hotel restaurant Tourist information for Bormio Our previous trip   ^ Ceiling decoration of a pharmacy built in 1555 ^ Bormio [...]

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