Long weekend in Spain, and a pending invitation to visit Paris. I was there a couple of years ago, but Paris is always nice to revisit. In fact, revisiting was the perfect plan for this trip, as I wanted to take it easy. So, a lot of walking around this beautiful city, getting some insider’s tips and information about life in there, and enjoying the French cuisine at an affordable price.
Of course, the walking included all the typical spots…
… and also meetups with some friends living or visiting the city, making a good usage of the Parisian terraces. I like the fact that they are intended to make customers look to the rest of pedestrians, instead of the people sitting with them.
Milano was okay, but the daytrip to the Lago di Como was gorgeus. You can reach the Lago di Como from Milano in less than an hour and for around 3 euros. Quite fast, cheap… and worth it!
First thing I did when I arrived there, was taking a boat that goes all the way up the lake till Bellagio. Great views from the boat, with high mountains surrounding it and with small towns spread on them.
Lago di Como is well known because Mr.Clooney (George) owns a Villa there… I don’t know which one, but there are lots of nice (and extremely expensive) places to live in… althought the weather seems not to be too fine. I enjoyed some clouds which added an extra of humidity and decreased the temperature a couple of degrees. It seems it is quite common on that area, as in Milano.
The boat ended in Bellagio, where apart from repairing my broken glasses (I almost lose one of the glasses!), I enjoyed a delicious pizza and a small cute town. It is said to be the most beautiful one around the Lake, and in fact, it has inspired some of the most famous casinos in Macao, and of course in Las Vegas (you probably remember them from the Ocean’s Eleven saga).
Just two hours later, I was back on the boat, with some time to take a look to Como and its cathedral, and take the train back to Milano.
More pictures from Lago di Como in this slideshow.