Saturday May 1, 2010
The weather is still ok so we needed to pack as much as we could in a day before it turns not so nice. We wanted to get to the Villa Carlotta as fast a possible so we purchased a bus ticket and then found out it wasn't coming for 30 minutes so we set out on foot with the traffic right beside us. I don't think Bob has ever walked so fast to get out of the street. The Villa Carlotta is located in a town called Tremezzo. Words cannot describe the gardens, all in spring full boom. The Villa dates back to the 17th century and has been mainted to perfection. For 8 euro a piece we spent several hours there admiring all the blooming azalea, pansies, and rhodendrums just to mention a few. We had lunch a a very good pizzera right next to the Villa. In this particular area of Italy we have discovered some of the places serve frozen pizza, but this place served real pizza, with sausage, cheese and ham it was the best.

The fast boat takes you to Como at the end of the lake for 9 euro a piece and gets there in about 40 minutes so we boarded the hydrofoil for the fast ride to Como. Como is known for their silk factories so we went in search of scarves and some outlet center that was suppose to have good bargains. Bob navigated us to every place that was recommened and a few purchases were made for the first time on the trip. We had a nice stop for beers and listening to a band while waiting for the fast boat to take us back to the hotel. The fast boat on the return trip was a catamaran not a hydrofoil. The picture directly above is the house of non other than George Clooney we were going by pretty fast but I didn't see him waving at me. A quiet dinner and the rain has started and they are expecting it to continue for the next week.