Lake Como Train

Although today was little more than a travel day, it was one of the more interesting that I have had during my travels. This was because I would be able to finally visit Lake Como, something I missed in the first part of my trip due to financial constraints. Even still, I would just be seeing it via a train ride, and we wouldn't have any opportunity to stop and smell the roses. Nonetheless, it still made for a very exciting train ride and a nice travel day. After a few hours of taking photos and completing journals, we arrived at the small little town of Tirano. We arrived just as a lot of restaurants were beginning to close for the Italian ciesta, so rushed for a quick feed. After this, it was early afternoon, and so began to see what the small town had on offer. A part from a nice man-made river running through it, with the typical clear and light blue water from the alps, there wasn't a lot on offer. We walked to see a small cathedral that was built on the location in which the virgin Mary appeared to Mario Omodei, and although not looking like much from the outside, was spectacularly detailed on the inside. Every inch of the walls and rooves contained the statue or sculpture of an angel, a priest, a Saint, or some other religious figure. The patterns and detail that the cathedral contained made it one of the most shocking and surprising that I had seen. This was about it for our afternoon, we walked back along the river and had a drink in the afternoon before hitting the shops for some groceries and parking up for the night.Read more