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    • Italy 2024
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      Day 5

      Into the mountains - Stelvio pass

      October 2 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      We left Venice on the 8:40 and after a quick stop and change of train at the Central station we headed to Verona where we were to pick up a hire car.

      Destination for today was the Stellvio Pass, second highest paved mountain pass in Europe. After collecting our fiat 500 we drove a couple of hours before starting the climb from where we were up to around 2,800 m. The road is not for the faint-hearted although we did see quite a few cyclists making the journey. The higher we got it got mistier and the view from the top wasn't brilliant. Despite the steep climbs and 47 hairpin bends, the little car made it.

      From here we descended the other side with more helping bends and fantastic views. We stopped a couple of times on the way down for some photos and then drove to our final destination for the day which was our Airbnb situated on lake Como.

      We checked in to the apartments and found a lovely, spacious place for us to stay. Have to check in. We went for a walk and found a bar for some refreshments for a quick stop back at the apartment and then out for tea.

      Despite not having done all that much walking, we were both tired and so had a relatively early night.      Read more

    • Interrail
      Day 6

      Bellano first full day

      June 10, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Well, we woke up to a wow view of Lake Como and after a quick breakfast on the edges of the lake we took a wander through the town, stopping at various little artisan shops, and generally getting our bearings. Most of the time we spent was looking out over the lake and at the mountains and small villages in our view.

      We spent the morning planning our itinerary for the next few days. After lunch at the apartment of cold meats, melon, olives and tomatoes we ventured to the waterfall Orrido de Bellano and although the walk up the hillside was steep and it was a warm day what a spectacle it was. Perhaps not for folks who had trouble with heights as the walkways were over the river, but beautiful. One of the highlights of our two weeks.

      The trip down from the waterfall through the town was great too and after the now obligatory stop at a chapel (the bells would ring out four or five times per day). We found the small beach on the lake and went for a paddle too……we the headed back to the apartment for an evening meal and to chat around the table again…with more vodka and wine.      Read more

    • Italy 2024
      Day 6

      Lake Como

      October 3 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      We left the house to find somewhere for breakfast and after having a plate of scrambled eggs with meat and cheese overlooking the lake, we walked across the road to catch a ferry to Bellagio.

      The ferry first stopped at the next village down the coast called Verrana before crossing the lake to Menaggio then finally back across the popular village of Bellagio. The town sits on a promontory overlooking the lake and has a beautiful views. This makes it very busy.

      We spent some time wandering around the village and taking in the sights and of course having some refreshments. We were lucky that the weather was beautiful with sun shining but some clouds framing the views up the lake.

      After having our fill of the town, we caught another ferry back up the coast to Verrana. Here we spent around an hour flooring and waiting for our final boat trip of the day on the fast ferry back to Bellano.

      On arrival we headed to the canyon and paid to wander around the natural waterfalls with some spectacular views back out to the lake.

      It was now late afternoon and we spent the next couple of hours bar hopping and taking in the sun. Because each drink seems to come with snacks. We actually didn't feel like tea and eventually headed home for an early night.      Read more

    • Nizza
      Day 7

      Orrido di Bellano

      August 23 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Früh morgens um halb sieben haben wir unseren Roadtrip weitergeführt. Mit offenem Verdeck sind wir losgefahren, um das schöne Wetter zu genießen.
      Eigentlich wollten wir es an der Grenze zu Italien zumachen, aber aus irgendeinem Grund hat es gestreikt...
      Mir ist mein Herz in die Hose gerutscht und ich hab gedacht das war's mit meinem Auto. Hab die ganzen Rechnungen schon vor meinem inneren Auge vorbeiziehen sehen.
      Wir haben dann mit mühseligem Aufwand geschafft, den Verdeckkasten wieder zuzubringen, damit wir vorübergehend wenigstens noch offen weiterfahren können. Die Fahrt war in der stechenden Hitze dann teilweise etwas anstrengend, aber wir sind heile angekommen! Dann durften wir selber Hand anlegen, um das Verdeck manuell schließen zu können. In praller Sonne. Da sind wir schon ins Schwitzen gekommen.
      Aber wir sind ja zwei geschickte Männer, das haben wir natürlich hinbekommen😇

      Somit konnten wir mit gutem Gewissen unseren ersten Checkpoint in Italien abhaken: die Orrido di Bellano. Es war, wie eigentlich jedes Vorkommnis der Natur, atemberaubend anzuschauen. Wir waren nur noch so geflasht von der Partnachklamm von der Woche davor, weswegen wir uns irgendwie ein wenig mehr erwartet haben🙈

      Wir haben uns aber schon auf die Spaziergänge am See mit der bergigen Landschaft im Hintergrund gefreut, dazu später mehr ^^
      Um zu unserem Auto zurück zu gelangen, haben wir uns nicht die normale Route ausgesucht, nein. Das wär ja zu langweilig. Die Geniuses haben ein paar Treppenstufen gesehen und sich gedacht "mei so a bissl Sport durch die Gasserl würd uns scho ned schaden ge"🤠
      Nach ungelogen fünf Schritten dachten wir uns, wann diese Qual endlich aufhört, doch ein Ende war lange noch nicht in Sicht. Naja, wenigstens konnten wir so die Schleichwege und abgelegenen Häuser ein wenig begutachten. Ich frag mich nur, wer hat eigentlich Bock seinen Einkauf auf diesen Treppen nach Hause zu bringen?      Read more

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    • Interrail
      Day 5

      Day 5 arrival in Bellano

      June 9, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      When we arrived in Lecco and a scene resembling the Normandy beach landings played out in front of us, with the hundreds of passengers from the train descended on a car park full of taxis, buses and cars. With none of the buses having destinations on them, but with Trenitalia staff standing near them it was time for the big lad in the group to take control. Andrew started muscling his way through to speak with the staff….ultimately it was fairly easy to get the right bus…and having triple checked we were all on the right bus, we relaxed into the wonderfully air conditioned bus for the 60 mins trip to Bellano.

      The trip was pleasant- the hairpins down the Bellano on the shores of Lake Como were “interesting”. We arrived and made our way along the streets of Bellano to meet our host coming to meet us, this was wonderful and after he showed us the Casa Rosa we relaxed into this apartment. It was older in style to the Verona apartment…but was comfortable, but not air conditioned.

      Pizza for a late supper (which was ok but not as good as Verona pizza) and we went to bed after a busy day.      Read more

    • TravelerZweiter Versuch
      Day 18

      Via Ferrata Gallaria di Morcate

      October 4, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Schöner kurzer Klettersteig, mit toller Aussicht auf den Comer See.
      Der Einstieg findet sich mittig im Straßentunnel. Der Abstieg ist dank neuen Schildern zu finden, man muss allerdings bis zu Mast zwei herrunter und dann an der Kette entlang um den ganzen Abstieg zu finden. Das ist auf der Topo etwas schwer zu erkennen. Das letzte Stück ist dann nochmal ein wenig schwierig, weil der Fels schon sehr glatt geschmirgelt ist.

      Ich hatte kurz überlegt noch schnell schwimmen zu gehen, bin aber nur bis zu den Knien rein gekommen, bevor ich quasie erfroren bin 🙈🙊🙉      Read more

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    • Interrail
      Day 8

      Lake Como day 3

      June 12, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      This was a day when Team Disabled (aka Andrew and Adia) decided to spend a day in Bellano with Team Walking Tour ( aka Jacqueline and Michelle) wanted to visit the town of Bellagio. With the longest travel day of the two weeks the following day it was important that the two disabled travellers took some time to regain some strength before the epic days travel over the Alps. So with Team Walking Tour out of Bellano, Andrew and Adia had a lovely day of walking around Bellano, window shopping, getting groceries and having coffee in cafes and people watching. Often just stopping to take in the beauty of the lake and being happy in each others company. Talking about the future and the past and having a father/daughter day in the Italian sunshine. A day that neither of us will forget.

      Andrew waited on the boat coming back from Bellano to catch up on what Jacqueline and Michelle had been doing and we all had a take away dinner of pasta and pizza at the apartment. There may well have been wine and vodka consumed too!!!!      Read more

    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
      11
      Day 21

      Italy, Lake Como. Last day.

      June 28, 2017 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      A slow start to the day...the storms of last night continued into the morning and we had planned to just explore locally around Bellano today. Eventually got out of the apartment when the lightening and rain eased and walked into the village for a coffee. Bellano has a pretty impressive gorge which we had planned to see but weren't keen to walk up to given the weather conditions. Turns out that we stumbled across it as the best views of it were quite close to town. There is a very accessible boardwalk that runs along the side of it and after all of the rain we've had it was a pretty impressive sight. From there we wandered around the narrow little back alley ways of the village and discovered the most amazing little cake shop and several small little mini supermarkets, a deli and few other stores it would have been handy to know were there! Still don't know why we didn't explore the village earlier - could have been eating those cakes daily.....we stopped at a little cafe hidden away where the locals were eating for lunch. Had a great meal. This evening we drove into Varenna for drinks and dinner...perfect spot looking out over the lake. Looks like the umbrellas we bought are going to get a work out....Read more

    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
      11
      Day 16

      Lake Como, day 3.

      June 23, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      You really know you're in Italy when you need 3 different adapters joined together, balanced precariously on the lid of a small bin to make the connection just right to get the charge going into the phone.....not to mention the dodgy internet connection.

      Today we're having a leisurely start to the day and taking the 11am fast ferry into Como for the day. Yesterday for our first day after arriving we decided to explore by ferry. We are located quite close to the Bellano ferry terminal so we have no need to get the car out. We decide to go across the lake to Menaggio, then to Bellagio, and back to Bellano. The weather continues to be quite hot, mid 30's each day threatening thunderstorms in the evening. These conditions mean that we really have to find a nice bar or cafe with lake views at every stop for a refreshing drink. Luckily there are plenty of such places and Menaggio was no exception. The little tourist info office provided us with a map of a small walking tour around the town. Highlights being the place where Mussolini was shot. Apparently this town was the bolt hole for wealthy Milanese during the war and also a hidey hole for the resistance.
      From Menaggio across the Lake to Bellagio, ready for lunch now. It's going to take a day or two to get the ferry timetable right. Not too many ferrys come up the lake to Bellano so by the time we finished lunch we had to get back on the ferry or wait until the next one at 6pm. We'll have to come back and wander Bellagio on another day. What a hardship. Lunch was great, a nice restaurant right on the waters edge, enjoying the pasta! Back at our apartments Roger wandered up the road to one of the very few beaches for a swim.
      We can see a restaurant from our balcony that is only open at night and is quite busy. We went there for dinner last night had a great meal. The prices are so good after Switzerland. What an expensive place that is...last nights meal cost $35 per couple, pizza's, mussels, wine beers, in Switzerland we were paying well over $100 per couple for our meals.      Read more

    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
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      1
      Day 20

      Italy, Lake Como

      June 27, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      It was a good thing we decided to eat in last night. We had bought some ham, cheese, olives etc to have for dinner as we'd had a pretty decent lunch in Bellagio. We'd settled ourselves on the balcony and we're watching a storm build down the lake from us and we watched it make its way up to us. We only just decided to move everything in side just in time. It was pretty ferocious and we had a bit of trouble closing the doors against the driving wind and rain. Now I know what those external shutters are for!
      We decided to drive to Varenna and catch the ferry port there for the days exploring. Leaving from a bigger ferry terminal gives us more choices and we can stay out longer. We had decided to visit Castello Di Vezio and a 40 minute pretty steep walk saw us to the top of a small mountain where it is located above the township of Varenna. It was a defensive castle and not too much remains, some rampart, the tower, some impressive olive groves, but it is definitely worth the visit. The views from the top were spectacular, having uninterrupted views of the three arms of the lake. From here we took a different path down to the ferry terminal and crossed over to Bellagio. We spent the day there starting off with a short walking tour that led us to the point of the promontory that Bellagio sits on. Found. Great restaurant here where we had lunch that was away from the frenetic tourist activity that characterises Bellagio. We visited Villa Melzi after lunch, lots of lawn and more of a spring garden by the look of it. The rest of the day was spent wandering the steep little alleys that make up Bellagio and a little retail therapy.      Read more

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