From the Inside Out

We spent our first full day in Italy exploring more of the villages along Lake Como. After eating lunch in Bellagio, we hopped on a passenger ferry boat and went across the lake to Tremezzo where we toured through the amazing Villa Carlotta and its gorgeous gardens.

After Tremezzo, we jumped on another boat and went to Menaggio.

Our final adventure for the day was Varenna.

We wrapped up the day with dinner back in Bellagio.

More adventures tomorrow! For all of today’s pictures, check out the Bellagio photo album.

It’s official. Our 2009 vacation destination is…drum roll…Italy. Yes, I know we’ve been there a few times, but we can’t seem to get enough!

We’ll be visiting Northern Italy this year, traveling to Bellagio on beautiful Lake Como (see photo below) and then to Milan. Also since Lake Como is so close to Switzerland, we’ll probably take a train into the St. Moritz or Lake Lugano area. It will be heavenly! I can’t wait.

Now that the trip is booked, I will be getting more serious about learning Italian. I have a few words in my vocabulary, but since we keep going back again and again, I’d like to learn more.

Knowledge of the Italian language isn’t a requirement when traveling in Italy because many locals are proficient in the English language. However, I don’t care. I had fun speaking a little French in Nice, so I’m planning to learn as much Italian as I can and practice it while we’re there. Rosetta Stone software is on it’s way. It’s supposed to be the best way to learn another language (outside of a classroom environment), so I’m going to give it a try. I’ll let you know what I think about the program when it arrives.

Viva Italia!