In Lake Como, Italy Friday April 19-24

Arrived in apartment friday about 5:30 pm.  2 bedrooms, couch sofa bed.  One bathroom.  Hot water on demand unit.  Most TV shows in Italian.

Saturday:
   Ate breakfast, found tourist info, rode bus around (6 euro),
Took van to train station and got tickets for Tuesday to Zurich,
Train tickets cost 260 euro for two round trip.
Then to Aldi grocery store in Switzerland.  Paul put groceries on Credit card.
Back to same parking lot.

Sunday:
  Did not try to go to church today.  Paul was under the weather.
Alan, Kay, Jan and I went to tent flee market.  Bought travel case.
Carolyn cooked spaghetti, asparagus,  salad.

Jeep with TEXAS wildlife sticker on window

Apartment balcony:

Wall around central of city.  Our apartment was in old town

Police car

Monday, April 22
   Took road trip to Ballagio.  34 euros to get van out of parking garage.
Took boat tour around Lake Como (220 Euro's for 6 adults).  Snow on top of several mountains.  Lots of multi- million dollar villas along the lake.
Very windy & narrow roads.

Downtown Ballagio:

Water taxi in Ballagio back to Como

 Ballagio is on a peninsula with Lake Como on both sides.

Getting on boat tour

 Snow on mountains

Tuesday April 23:
   We are riding the train to Zurich.  Leaving at 10:00, arrive in Zurich at noon.  7:00 pm train back to Lake Como, arrive at 22:00.  260 euro per couple round trip.

Wednesday April 24:
    Rainy day.  Took cable train up hill (5.50 each round trip)
Ate lunch in bistrol.

Visited church:

Ate lunch in Bistrol(20 euro)

 Best lasagna ever