I'm sorry you weren't home the last time I visited Lake Como. I know I should have timed my trip better, but we we decided to stay an extra day in Freiburg, and you know how rarely I get to Germany! It's funny how this was my second trip to the lago, yet the three Italians I was traveling with had never been, and I, once again, had to act as tour guide. Romans!
Bellaggio |
Do you ever get to the town of Como? I doubt it since it's so crowded and you would get recognized too easily. I would have to put Como on the list of the top shopping districts in Italy. We were there on a Saturday, and the streets, closed to automobile traffic, were bustling with locals and tourists, and just when we would think we had come to the last shop, we would turn the corner and end up on yet another row of stores. There were outdoor cafes, restaurants, boutiques, and churches - we even saw two weddings. Too bad the Italian silk merchants have mostly been swallowed up by the Chinese, but who hasn't?
Menaggio |
On our way back to Varenna on the ferry, we passed Laglio, where everyone shouted out "Ciao George!" at every grand villa, but I knew you wouldn't come out and wave like you used to in the early years, because, let's face it, those Italians are getting tiresome, aren't they? They were charming and fun in the beginning, but they really act like they own you out on that lake: George this, and George that - don't they have celebrities of their own in Italy? Seriously now, if it's a siting you're interested in, just come to Studio City, right?
Until Then,
Susan
Villa Monastero |