Gardasee
Nobody has anything nice to say about Milan. They were all willing to go, because I wanted to see it, but it was clear that no one was very keen on actually seeing the city. And all I could think to visit was the fashion district; since we can't afford anything there anyway, it would have been a 10-minute looksee and done. I scratched that plan and asked the family to take me to Lake Garda instead.Garda is the largest lake in Italy, and though I'm told you can see the other side on clear days, it looked like an ocean that day, with no mountainscape in sight due to the mist. I assumed visiting the lake would involve some pebble-throwing and a nature stroll. In fact, it was much more than that!
Mamma, Pappa and Riki took me to Sermione, a small tourist town at the end of a magical peninsula into the Gardasee. It was lovely. You enter the town through a tiny road over a bridge, which used to be the drawbridge for the still-standing fortress. Immediately you're faced with narrow streets (with very few cars) and quaint old buildings. Lots of jewellery shops and gelato vendors to poke around.
At the far tip of the peninsula is teh Roman Museum and an ancient Roman Villa. Amazing. Though it's been used for numerous purposes over the centuries, the framework for the enormous villa still stands in all its opulent wonder. I honestly cannot think of a better location for a very rich man to build a very big house!
Truly a much more favourable alternative for a day-trip to Milano!
WOW! Loved the pictures and the write up:) You are a lucky girl!xoxo