Sunday - 17 August Driving From Cisternino To Como With Edouardo ! |
Views From The 'A14' Autostrada |
Adriatic Sea From The A14 Autostrada |
Pretty Bridge A1 Autostrada - Bologna |
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Monday - 18 August City Of Como, Lombardy And Beautiful Lake Como ! |
Dale Lake Como From Lido Of Villa Olmo |
View Towards Brunate & Volta Lighthouse |
Dale Lake Como Villa Olmo Boat Landing |
Barry Villa Olmo |
Dale Lake Como |
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We Walked Along The Promenade of the Villa Olmo (Passeggiata di Villa Olmo). This Pathway Skirts Around The Bottom Of The Southwest Arm Of Lake Como (In The Shape Of The letter 'U') |
Dale Lake Como View Just North Of Villa Olmo |
Barry |
Dale Villa Gallia |
Barry Villa Saporiti & Villa Gallia |
Como Bell Tower |
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Barry Como Aero Club Seaplane School |
Dale Como Waterfront |
View From Ferryboat From Como To Bellagio Lovely Villas & Towns |
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Picturesque Bellagio ! |
Dale Bellagio Arrival By Ferryboat |
Dale Narrow Street |
Dale Lunch At Sidewalk Cafe |
Bellagio Ferryboat Landing View From Our Sidewalk Cafe |
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Dale Lunch At Bellagio Sidewalk cafe |
Barry Piazza Mazzini |
Dale With New Texas Friend On Salita Serbelloni Serbelloni Hill) |
Dale Waves From Top Of Salita Serbelloni (Paved With Smooth Fist-Sized Stones) |
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Barry Narrow Streets Via Garibaldi |
Lake Como View From Bellagio's Punta Spartivento Looking Towards Cadenabbia & Griante On The Left And Menaggio And Varenna On The Right. |
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Barry Piazza Della Chiesa |
Punta Spartivento |
Barry Boat Harbor Punta Spartivento |
Dale Punta Spartivento |
Barry Punta Spartivento |
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Dale & Bell Tower From Via Roma |
Via Roma |
Barry View Of Pizza Mazzini |
Inlet To Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni |
Dale Ferryboat Landing Piazza Mazzini |
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Belllagio Barry Old Sports Car |
Bar San Remo Barry |
View From Bar San Remo |
Departing Bellagio On The Battello, the Slow Ferry (We See More Lake Towns Up Close) |
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Departing Bellagio. Varenna In The Distance |
Bellagio |
Lake Como Villa, South Of Bellagio |
Lake Towns Possibly Cadennabia & Griante |
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Elegant Villa Carlotta. Tremezzo |
Grand Hotel Tremezzo |
Small Mansion On Hill. Tremezzo |
Tremezzo They Store Boats Under The Bridge. |
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Tremezzo |
Tremezzo Villa With Boat House Underneath |
Lake Como Towns Between Tremezzo & Lehno |
Lake Como Town. Possibly Mezzegra |
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Lake Como Town. Possibly Mezzegra |
Possibly Lehno |
Villa Barbianello |
Seaplane Villa Barbianello |
Villa Barbianello Loggia |
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Villa Barbianello |
Possibly Ossuccio |
Sala Comacina And Isola Comacina |
Dale Docking AT Isola Comacina |
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Isola Comacina The Only Island In Lake Como |
Departing Isola Comacina |
Lake Como |
Perfect Little Villa For Me :-) |
Lake Como Town Just North Of Argegno |
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Lake Como Town. Just North Of Argegno |
Argegno |
Barry & Dale South Of Argegno |
Dale Mountains Split Late Afternoon Low Sunshine Into Beams |
Barry In Prow Of Ferry |
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Lake Como Panorama |
Idyllic Lake Como |
Unidentified Lake Como Hotel |
Unidentified Lake Como Village |
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Churches, Villas, And Mansions Dot Lake Como's Shores & Mountainsides |
Dale On Ferry Steps |
Lake Como Mansions & Mountains |
Docking At Cernobbio |
Cernobbio Waterfront Park |
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Villa Erba Cernobbio |
Seaplane From Como Aero Club |
Volta Lighthouse And The Brunate Commune On Mountaintop |
City Of Como Waterfront |
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Funicolare (Steep Railway) Como To Brunate |
Barry Como Lakefront Boat Ramps |
Como Lakefront Palace Hotel |
Dale Lakefront Promenade (LungoLario) Tempio Voltiano |
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Dale Lakefront Passageway Back To Villa Olmo |
Como Lakefront Panorama Brunate Funicolare - Aero Club - Yacht Club And The Sinigaglia Stadium |
Villa Private Boat Entrance |
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Tuesday - 19 August Day Two In Como, Lombardy |
Camerlata Fountain Near Edo And Enza's Home |
Edo's Hospital |
Historic Distric Como Old City Towergates |
Dale View Of Como From Brunate |
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Edo & Dale Views Of Como From Brunate A Mountaintop Municipality (Commune) |
Narrow Streets Of Brunate |
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Higher And Higher Edo Drove To The Tops Of The Mountains Surrounding Lake Como. We're Now In San Maurizio. |
Edo & Dale The Volta Lighthouse Stairwell |
Edo We Climbed To The Top Of The Lighthouse |
View Of Southwestern Branch Of Lake Com From Lighthouse |
Switzerland Is Just Next Door ! |
Dale View Of Switzerland From Volta Lighthouse |
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Dale & Edo Views Of Lake Como From Top Of Volta Lighthouse |
Village Of San Maurizio From Top Of Lighthouse |
Edo Dale Barry Shot Taken By Lighthouse Keeper |
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Barry Dale Edo |
Lighthouse Keeper Dale Barry |
Dale A Little Park And Snackbar By Volta Lighthouse Edo Knew The Owner, Who Made Us Some 'Piadina Romagnola', a delicious flatbread sandwich!
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Narrow Streets Coming Back Down To Brunate |
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Edo Dropped Us Off In Brunate So That We Could Ride The Funicolare Down To Como ! |
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On The Road To Cernobbio View Of Villa Geno |
Barry Cernobbio |
Dale & Edo In Cernobbio |
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Dale & Edo Delle Torre Ristorante |
Balcony Gardens Cernobbio |
Driving North On SS340, The West Side Of The Southwest Branch Of Lake Como We're Heading As Far As Laglio |
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Towns, Villas And Scenes Along SS340, The State Road From Como To Laglio (and Beyond) |
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Home Over The Roadway |
Metal Bridges For Pedestrians In Laglio. George Clooney Didn't Meet Us (His Loss) |
Historical Como Dale & Tiziana |
Nino & Edo Piazza Mazzini |
Edo's Old Bachelor Pad |
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Visit To Historic Center Of Como, Una Cittą Murata (Walled City) |
Tiziana Edo Dale Nino |
Dale Piazza Fedele |
Tiziana Dale Edo Nino |
Cafe Edo Dale Barry Tiziana |
Piazza Duomo Tiziana Edo Nino Dale |
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Como's Cathedral |
Bell Tower, Broletto Porticos (Ancient Town Hall) & The Cathedral |
Dale Rubs Headless Frog For Luck Tiziana Nino & Edo |
Dale & Barry Ristorante In The Hills Of Cernobbio |
Tiziana & Nino Dale Ristorante In The Hills Of Cernobbio |
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Nightime View Of Como From The Hillside Restaurant In Cernobbio |
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Wednesday - 20 August Our Last Full Day In Italy Edo Drove Us 'Next Door' To Switzerland !!! |
Alprose Schokoland A Chocolate Factory & Museum Caslano, Switzerland |
Edo & Dale Gift Shops Morcote Lake Lugano |
Barry Huge Cheese Morcotte Lake Lugano |
Dale & Edo City Of Lugano From Campione |
Dale & Barry Campione, Italy (Italian Enclave Surrounded By Switzerland) |
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Lake Lugano Switzerland |
Bridge Switzerland |
Back In Como Dale & Views From Inside The Duomo (Cathedral) |
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Dale & Barry Relax At A Waterfront Cafe Along The Lake Promenade (Lungo Lario Or Lungo Lago) |
Ducks And Dale |
Dale Buildings Along The Lungo Lario. View Of Brunate |
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Barry Lungo Lario Trieste |
Dale & Barry Pretty Buildings Along The Lungo Lario Trieste |
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Dale 'Our' Cafe On The Shaded Promenade |
Dale Train Station Right Across From The Waterfront Cafe |
'The Last Dinner' In Como We Walked From Edo's House To 'Il Birrifico Di Como" (Beer Brewery) Barry & Edo Share A Wurst Platter |
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Fabrizio, Edo & Dale |
Edo & His Colleague Fabrizio Il Birrificio Di Como Via Pasquale Paoli |
Fabrizio Drove Us All Into Como For One Last Stroll! The Cathedral At Night! |
The End !! |
(But We'll Be Back )!! |
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