We had a wonderful time sitting on the beach in Varenna, Lake Como. The sun was out the entire time with the temp easily hitting 90 each day. Thankfully the lake was extremely refreshing and there were two gelaterias right next door to our apartment.
Speaking of our apartment. We once again got very lucky. We rented a quaint Italian style apartment with high celings and exposed brick. It sat 30 yards from our favorite beach, a very tasty restraunt, and one of the gelaterias.We spent much of our time reading, laying in the sun, and taking dips in the lake to cool off.
On our second day we took advantage of the ferry system and wandered over to Menaggio and Bellagio. Bellagio was definitely our favorite. It had great shops, good food, a nice waterfront, and was just a gorgeous setting. We don't think we could afford to stay there, but it was fun to visit. Maybe in another life we can return to really shop in the cute boutiques and stay at the fancy resorts.
On our final night in Varenna we decided that we wanted to take advantage of the kitchen in our apartment. Varenna's downfall was a lack of a serious grocery store which we found in Bellagio. Unfortunately, with everything in Italian we were left to shop by pictures. Needless to say our vegetable cream sauce ended up to be a tasty vegetable soup ladled over our pasta. A little salt and pepper and we both were able to enjoy every last bite.
Today we are spending our first full day in Florence. We have walked all through town already and are enjoying the sites. Richelle is loving all of the memories that come flashing back to her as we walk.
And now what you all have been waiting for a tally on the flavors of gelato we've tried! Let's just say that we've eaten enough gelato to make the Thiel family proud!
Coffee
Chocolate
Mixed berry
Pineapple
Sour cherry
Strawberry
Mint
Cookie
Chocate chip
Ciao!
Love,
Allyn and Richelle
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Schwester & Allyn! I love gellati list. The cherry one sounds yummy! We just returned from our Banff trip today. We had a great time! It is such a beautiful national park. But we are glad to be home. Stink Bug is being real cute his latest thing is saying Thank you. Hopefully he'll keep that up. :-) Safe travels you two. Miss you! Love, Erica P.S. I have no idea why the churches in Salzburg ring their bells at 3pm, maybe it signals the end of the work day. Wouldn't that be nice?
ReplyDeleteAllyn, how did you celebrate your birthday? Europa isn't a shabby place to spend it. We were thinking about you (just a bit slow on the blog comment process). Happy Belated B-Day! Love, E,E & N
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