Monday 21st April
Although we do plan to move on from here eventually, we are finding that there are so many possibilities of places to visit from here and we have a very pleasant pitch on a lovely site only costing 16E a night. This morning we went for the bus at 9.43 to Intra (part of Verbania a short way north along the lake), but UK's Easter Sunday rain arrived here for the Italian Bank Holiday today. We watched the ferry boats in and out for a while, walked a couple of miles along the lakeside, found 2 geocaches and had a hot drink and dry out in a cafe. Our plan was to have lunch out and visit the gardens at Villa Taranto, but there were only 2 buses back home at either 12.10 or 17.10 (Sunday service) and the persistent rain made the decision for us - back 'home' for lunch and try again on a sunnier day.
Thank you Wendy for your Easter greetings, also Helen for reporting on the wet Easter day at home!
We'll be thinking of Emilie and Adam tomorrow morning as they go back to school - they will have so much news to tell their teachers!
Been enjoying reading your latest blog. Easter Monday weather was very pleasant and there was a huge crowd in the Carfax to see the Ferrari's, Lamborgini's and other supercars at the Piazza Italia. Opera was sing from Prezzo's balcony and together with the Italian Market you would have felt very much at home except for the lack of mountain scenery - although the woods are full of bluebells ! The Easter Cross covered with flowers was still resplendent outside the front of the church as we made our way home - so hopefully at least some of the large crowd who went home down London Road may have noticed it.
ReplyDeleteAwait news of your further adventures.
Chris and Anne.