The streets of Bellagio

It was fun to wander the streets of Bellagio. We ate at a great restaurant, shopped in some great shops, and enjoyed the ambiance. Three pictures to remember it by...

Carol seems to be sleep-walking.

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A cool Euro-bike.

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Just another alley.

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Villa Melzi - Bellagio

Here are five pictures of Villa Melzi in Bellagio.

From Wikipedia

The Villa Melzi, at Bellagio was built in the neo-classical style by the architect Giocondo Albertolli in 1808–10 as the summer residence of Francesco Melzi who had been vice-president of the Napoleonic Italian Republic. The park includes an orangery, a chapel, statues and a Japanese garden, and is planted, as often on lake Como, with huge rhododendrons. Nineteenth-century guests at the Villa included Stendhal and Franz Liszt.

My garden flower...

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In front of the empty tomb?

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I know the olive trees look unnatural against the sky. That's not Photoshop, that's just how it was.

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Garden path.

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Lake through the pines.

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Ron (with a tiny Carol over his shoulder)

Just wandering the streets of Varenna along Lake Como

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Varenna from the hotel gardens

Instead of taking the funiculars from our room, we could take a path down the hill to Varenna. Here is a look at Varenna from the garden.

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Carol overlooking Lake Como

Our hotel in Lake Como was up a hill overlooking Varenna. From the office we had to take two funiculars up to our room. Here is the lovely Carol Marol modeling on the Terrace overlooking Lake Como.

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Bellagio after the rain

It rained the day we traveled to Lake Como. It stopped raining about 1/2 hour after we checked into the hotel. This is the view across Lake Como of Bellagio.

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