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.
More pending stuff to comment here. I have also recently spent a couple of days in Milano for a training.
I would not recommend to go there for tourism. The weather is usually as what I experienced: gray, and apart from the very centre of the city, there is not much to see. If you like shopping (not my case), this might be your place, though. One of the world’s fashion capitals, that’s it.
More pictures here.
Long time without writing here, but lots of things to share… You know I like to write about anything which is not part of the daily life (trips, events, etc.), and the last month has been quite interesting in this sense.
Thanks to a friend’s e-mail I found out about Trashumad, and attended the event with JC. It is a hiking event organized by the regional government to discover the migratory roads in the surroundings of Madrid. It was a 16 km route in the mountains of Madrid with a couple of hundred people more (do not expect intimacy with the nature), but very well organized: bus from the city centre, food&drink supplies along the way, and ending in a small town with a typical “cocido madrileño” for lunch and other activities like falconry or horse training. Great day…
… and the following day, yet another interesting event: the last stage of the Spanish cycling tour: La Vuelta. This is just what you expect: a lot of cyclists, cars and motorcycles around the city, but for me it was special to see it live. It is one of those things you have watched on TV since you are a child… and now I managed to see it live. 🙂
Jugando al “juego del año” y estrujando la profundidad de campo del nuevo objetivo.
