Bellagio - Part 2

A typical street in Bellagio

Day 2 in Bellagio was nice and relaxing, in large part because there is not a lot to do in Bellagio.  That’s what makes it such a perfect get-away destination – that, and the fact that it is stunningly beautiful everywhere you look.

The view, looking North

We walked to the very tip of the town to admire the alpine views. We had mid-morning cappuccini along the waterfront.  We strolled the streets and the shops. We had drinks on our hotel’s roof-top deck.  We ate lunch at a wonderful enoteca called Cava Turacciolo (cava in Italian is quarry or pit; turacciolo is a cork, or a stopper) where we sampled (naturally) the local wine and shared a big board of antipasti. 

I love the fact that you can drink anywhere in Italy - even in an elevator

On the Hotel du Lac rooftop deck

HELP! I've fallen and I can't get up.

On the Bellagio waterfront

Lunch at Cava Turacciolo

Our evening aperitivi was a bit of a tour of the local establishments.  It started out at our hotel for Happy Hour, proceeded to Livio’s bar for a single glass of prosecco, and then on to the stylish Princess Glam Bar & Restaurant for a cocktail.  We shared a couple of pizzas for dinner while sitting outside under the largest umbrella I’ve ever seen.  I can’t remember if there was wine involved with dinner, but I’m pretty sure there must have been. I do remember drinking about 5 litres of water!  Another ending to another perfect day.

Being Happy at Happy Hour

Glamming it up at Princess

Day 3 was an early start at the breakfast buffet at Hotel du Lac, followed by a morning stroll over a hill to the other side of Bellagio – a quaint little place called Pescallo. It afforded an entirely different view of Lago Como, so we sat with the ducks and had cappuccino at the local bar/hotel. 

On the way to Pescallo

We caught the 10:23 ferry to Como and I think it was safe to say we were all sad to be leaving.  We had time in Milano for a quick bite of lunch and by 16:30hrs we were home again.  Buzz and Lori were leaving early the next morning, so our final dinner together was at Obika (there’s one in Toronto at BCE Place) followed by a stroll through the 3^rd Annual Firenze Gelato Festival.

Pescallo

Of course, Gelato was invented here in Firenze during the Renaissance at the beginning of the 16^th century (read my blogpost “The History of Gelato”) and Italians, and others, have been making and eating it since.  We strolled through Piazza Santa Maria Novella, where there were about 28 gelato makers providing tastes of their singular creations (one flavour per “gelartiste”.) I can’t remember what flavour I had that night, but I know I went back several times during the weekend and tasted some truly amazing gelato!  Before we knew it, the night was over, as was their visit to bella Italia. We said our goodbyes early the next morning, and suddenly, the apartment was very quiet and still.  Quiet, that is, until my sisters arrive in mid-June!



With Lori, at Obika, in Firenze