Bellagio

We met up with Mom in Milan and tried to quickly catch her up with the Italian lifestyle by having a lunch of cured meats, cheeses, pasta, pizza, and gelato! After this excellent orientation to Italy we took the train then ferry to Bellagio. This part of our travels were a bit messy with Dads phone running out of battery and my phone not receiving text messages. However with time both of these issues were fixed and all was good! When we checked into our B&B we had Mom enjoy the last essential Italian delicacy, wine! We brought a bottle from one of the vineyards we visited in Chianti and enjoyed drinking it together as a destressor after our travels. We then went to dinner at Silvia which had an absolutely amazing view of the mountains. For dinner we had a 5 fish appetizer with aperol Spritz to drink. For the main course we had a rice and local fish dish as well as a fish covered in green sauce with a local sparkling wine to accompany it. Apparently people from all over Italy travel to have the fish and rice dish,and I can’t blame them, it was cooked to absolute perfection! We started the next day with a boat tour. We rode on a beautiful wooden boat to Villa Balbianello. The villa was owned by a famous Italian explorer who gave the villa to the Italian government when he died. Both the inside of the building and the gardens were stunning. My favorite part was a huge tree shaped like an umbrella that apparently takes weeks to trim every year. After boating back to Bellagio we ate at a restaurant at the point of Bellagio called La Punta. This restaurant also had an incredible view of the mountain and I enjoyed some dried fish egg pasta. After enjoying our lunch with a view we strolled around the city of Bellagio and went to the Melzi gardens. We then enjoyed one of our daily gelatos and took a ferry to Varenna for dinner. For dinner we ate at La Vista restaurant which (surprise surprise) also had an amazing view! I had a shrimp and scallops ravioli that was very tasty! Dad found the blue hour to be “uninspired” which mom and I found blasphemous since the view was incredible. We also aren’t the biggest fan of blue hour since it means sitting around while dad takes pictures so I guess that makes sense. While waiting for the ferry back to Bellagio there was live music playing in a park nearby with a cute couple dancing with their young daughter. It made the wait for the ferry much more fun! Overall Lake Como had stunning views. Everywhere you would go would look amazing in every direction with being surrounded by mountains, gardens, and be lake. Next time I hang out with my good friend George Clooney I’ll suggest we spend time at his house here since it really is beautiful!Read more