Sunday, 8 September 2024

Lake Maggiore

An easy train journey to Laveno on the east shore.  After lunch and checking in we took the cable car - more a string of two-person buckets - up the local mountain.  The descent was quite a scramble to begin with, then steep and rocky, then just steep! Nearly 2 hours descent.

Next day on the ferry to one of the islands with a lovely palazzo beautifully kept especially ceilings and floors.  Highlight an amazing collection of puppets.  The 8 hectares of gardens would be beautiful in the spring but some majestic trees.  A parade of old boats in the harbour after our evening aperitivo finished the day.  It's a lovely place in the sun!

Sunday was rain all day so we had a big lunch and did a lot of planning.

Off to Ferrara tomorrow, trying our inter-rail pass.










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