Awoke to a beautiful day on the lake. No rain in sight! How gorgeous and relaxing this is, especially after hectic Rome. We are sitting out on the terrace having breakfast, overlooking the lake. Even the breakfast is amazing here - all different breads and jams, prosciutto, salami, 5 kinds of cheeses and yogurt with fruit. And of course, cappuccinos. We met a lovely elderly couple from Sydney who were on an extended vacation and had just finished a French immersion program in Montpelier France before coming to Varenna and then off to Milan for the opera. What a life!!
After breakfast we walked the promenade and ended up at the ferry dock. So in a spur of the moment decision we decided to take the ferry over to Belagio to do some shopping and have lunch. The ferry ride was short but it was so wonderful being out on the water. Bellagio is much larger than Varenna and there are lots of shops and many more restaurants. We ate right down on the water at a very quaint restaurant with wisteria climbing everywhere and little finches that would eat breadcrumbs from your hand.
We walked toward the point of the peninsula that Bellagio sits on and landed in a cute little park where a lot of young people were having picnics. We met another elderly couple from Tucson, Arizona who were driving through Italy on an extended vacation, hiking and bird watching. There are so many interesting people here. We left the park and hiked up a cobblestone path thinking we were going to a bigger park that we were looking for and we ended up on the other side of the peninsula. Oops - wrong turn and 2 miles later. So we headed back to the town and went shopping and then ferried back to Varenna for our afternoon cappuccinos. The Italians say they can tell Americans because we are the only ones that would order cappuccinos after 2pm!!
After cappuccinos it was time for gelato on the waterfront. What a lazy life we are leading! Back to the room for a little siesta and some French Open results.
Tonight we had dinner at the hotel on the terrace. It was a prix fix menu where you choose between 2 appetizers, 2 main entrees and 2 desserts. I had prosciuto wrapped melon, lake bass with purple mashed potatoes and cheese on pear bread for dessert. It was heavenly!! Dan had the same except the panna cotta with berries and whipped cream for dessert. I bet this is making you very hungry!!
Tonight we are heading to our room early - it is 11:15.
3 comments:
Dan, did you ride that Ducati?
You guys sound like you're having such a wonderful time. Do you think you'll come back?
Jac
Where are you from? No, unfortunately I did not get to ride the Ducati. Just admiring it!! I have a BMW at home. Would love to return to Lake Como but we like Lecco very much.
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