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… Continue reading Transport Surprises
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La Bottega del Maiale: A Salumeria in Lecco
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),… Continue reading La Bottega del Maiale: A Salumeria in Lecco
There Goes the Neighborhood
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… Continue reading There Goes the Neighborhood
The Lake Como Car Ferry
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… Continue reading The Lake Como Car Ferry
Bormio: An Ancient Hot-Spring Spa in the Italian Alps
We took a family mini-vacation to Bormio again. This time we stayed at the hotel 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… Continue reading Bormio: An Ancient Hot-Spring Spa in the Italian Alps