Oct. 13-15, Milan (Milano) and Lecco on Lake Como

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Hotel balcony Pano view

(Click on photo, then turn to landscape)

Hotel Griso, Malgrate

Lecco, Lake Como

We are here, in this beautiful spot, for three nights. There’s even a spa/jacuzzi on the roof.


Walking the promenade along the lake

Amazing Calzone Dinner Lakeside

Filling: prosciutto, cheese, sun-dried tomato

Long day, call it a night. Tomorrow we are doing a walking tour of Lecco, then taking a ferry on the lake, and then a local train ride home. Weather has been good so far.

BUONO NOTTE!

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Lecco Walking Tour

Lecco is a city on the southeastern shore of Lake Como, in northern Italy. It’s surrounded by mountains like Monte Resegone, with trails for all levels, and the Piani d’Erna lookout point, accessed by cable car. Monte Barro Regional Park has paths, plus the remains of a 5th-century settlement and the Costa Perla birdwatching station. In the city center is the Basilica di San Nicolò, with its neo-Gothic bell tower.

It’s a bit of a rainy day, more misty, actually, than rainy. Except for being on the lake, there’s not much here to offer the general tourist  




Listening to Tomasso

Walls of the ancient (1300s) city
 
More Lecco Scenes




A mid-day gelato is always nice. 


Our hotel, from across the lake in Lecco.


Boarding the ferry for a trip on Lake Como



End of the ferry ride 

 

The lovely lakeside town of Mandello del Lario


JAC?? No, this one is special, beautiful. 
JAC=“Just Another Church”






Back to Lecco on the train

Our old friend Garibaldi

Tonight’s Dinner at the Hotel
Primi 
Aranchino (Stuffed Rice Ball)

Secondi
Pasta Bolognese

Dolce
Cheesecake with a berry sauce


BUONO NOTTE FROM LAKE COMO

Tomorrow (Domani)
Milano


Wednesday, October 15
Day trip to Milan

Milan, a metropolis in Italy's northern Lombardy region, is a global capital of fashion and design. Home to the national stock exchange, it’s a financial hub also known for its high-end restaurants and shops. The Gothic Duomo di Milano cathedral and the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, housing Leonardo da Vinci’s mural “The Last Supper,” testify to centuries of art and culture.

We spent the day today in Milan. It’s crowded, busy, the traffic is awful, cars and motorcycles parked everywhere. We saw some of main sights and then got the heck out of Dodge. 

Milan Scenes
Trees growing from apartment balconies
The mideival fort/castle that protected the city 


The famous LaScala Opera House

The famous covered shopping mall, high end brands

The Largest Duomo “in Italy.”
(St. Peter’s is in the Vatican.)

Golden Mary at the top

The original Liberty







Favorite Ad



Tomorrow: Heading North

BUONO NOTTE, ALL!

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