Monthly Archives: September 2024

Then we went to Lucca which is an old walled city near Pisa. We stayed in a very nice B&B which had AC. It was awfully hot, just as in Lecco. Puccini was bornin Lucca. His family home is a … Continue reading →

On our last day in Lecco we took a long walk down along the river that drains Lake Como. This is Chiesa Parrocchiale dei Santa Materno e Lucia e Convento dei Cappuccini. It was built as a Capucian monastery in … Continue reading →

I’m running late today and we have folks coming over, so, and I’m sure you’re devastated, no pictures from Italy today. Hey, Summer’s not over for Ernie yet…

The City of Como lies at the bottom of the western branch of the lake. It’s much larger than Lecco, and also a tourist hot spot.   This was the Saturday replacement for the one I posted yesterday. That one … Continue reading →

As I said yesterday, Bellagio (not the casino in Las Vegas) is at the tip of the Lake Como Peninsula. It’s possible to drive there, but parking would be a problem. We took the ferry from Lecco which, if I … Continue reading →

One day while in Lecco we took the passenger ferry to Bellagio, which is at the tip of the Lake Como Peninsula. The lakeside villages along the way are quite picturesque. Tomorrow I’ll post photos from Bellagio. This just in … Continue reading →

Coilico is at the northern tip of Lake Como. One great thing about Italy and most of Europe is that you can get almost anywhere on the train. Like we did to Colico.

Lecco is on the Eastern branch of Lake Come. We were there ten days. It’s beautiful. But the temps were in the mid 90’s and humid. And most of the restaurants don’t have AC. This shot was right around the … Continue reading →

I got yesterday’s photos wrong. Some of them were taken in Falmouth, England. It’s a nice harbor town. On the main street there were ten thrift shops. Frau Grace went a little nutz. That last shot is an old fort … Continue reading →