Lake Como 28 August 2017

Monday again they come around very quickly.  We had a little sleep in this morning had our breakfast and headed to Milano Central to catch our train to Varenna.  It was a good walk from where we are and having seen many railway stations this one was the most outstanding I have ever seen.  I did not even get a pic as we were running to a schedule.  We knew what platform but getting there took longer than we thought we were the last people on the train had to walk from the back of the train to the front to find a seat.   This was a beautiful journey pretty much followed Lake Como until we alighted at Varenna where we followed the crowd to where the ferries come in bought our tickets and were the last people on the car ferry and another beautiful journey only about 15 mins over to Bellagio. 

We took in all the beauty Bellagio has to offer then caught the two hour ferry which zig zags across Lake Como to the many different places the ferries pick up and drop off, stunning, a gorgeous day.  We met a couple who had just had ten days on the lake they were heading home to the UK.  Our ferry dropped us at Como so we decided to have some early dinner as we had anor train to get back to Milan.  Just as I was crossing the road the next thing I knew I was face down on the road I did not trip or fall who knows anyway a lovely young man and Sam helped me up I thanked this fellow just a few grazes luckily.  The station was very close and there was a train we  could catch but knew we would have to find a new way back from where it terminated.  Quite a few stations along this lady got on I moved so she could sit down she was chatting to me in her language I said sorry only English she was just lovely we managed a conversation she could understand English and could speak a little, I told her where we were staying she told me we needed the green Metro line she asked this other chap to look after us at Milan Cadorna which he kindly did took us to buy a metro ticket we thanked him, while we were buying our tickets a gorgeous girl said I work in Milan I am going to Milan Garibaldi so took us to where we needed to go, we thanked her as well caught our train and was back very quickly, the kindness of strangers really.

We are both very grateful for the lovely journey we are having and for staying safe, the kindness we have encountered from people we have met just briefly. 

Tomorrow we head to Perugia for three days.  All the best Sabine and Sam