After a few days in the villa Lily was getting bored so we drove four and a half hours north to Lake Como in Italy. No, we didn't go there in search of George, although I was on the lookout (apparently his villa is in the Bellagio area). Warren and Merci recommended Bellagio as they went there last christmas and loved it. Bellagio is much smaller than Como and we think much more beautiful. The town is on a headland that divides the lake in two. Everywhere you look there is the lake and the majestic mountains. It has been pretty cold lately with temps during the day reaching about 8degrees. No blue skies but also no rain and I think the misty weather makes the scenery look much more beautiful (or is that what I am telling myself since it is soo cold!)
View from our room
It is base season now so most of the hotels, restaurants and shops were closed and you can only imagine what the town is like in the summer months. It was nice to stroll through the narrow streets in peace and quiet apart from Lily 'chatting' to us.
We took the 40minute hovercraft to Como and Lily loved the trip since she had loads of people to look at and they couldn't go anywhere! After an afternoon in Como we were glad we stayed at Bellagio instead - Como was just like another town whereas Bellagio had a small village feel to it.
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