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Hey there everyone! Here I am in the boiling hot sunshine of 42 degrees without an airconditioner in the middle of Italy now knowing why the whole country goes on holidays in August!! I have spent the last 5 days in Lake Como after Maria and I changed our plans and have had the most awesome time relaxing, and sightseeing, catching up on my reading and not seeing any churches, galleries or museums! The first night I arrived, I wandered around Como Town, grabbed some dinner and enjoyed the town to myself as the August holidays hadnt hit yet! My first full day, I grabbed a ferry ticket to wander up and down the lake all day and had a ball - Cruised to Bellagio, a little town on the lake that overlooks the alps and other little villages - absolutely gorgeous! I then went to Mennagio which is across the water and admired all the mansions and villas on the lake - UNBELIEVABLE!! I kept my eye out for George Clooney all Day and we went past his village, but no one home - I saw his place and the gardeners unless he was home - just not showing himself. Each night in Como, I had dinner at the hostel and chilled at night with a book.. The heat was getting to me - it was really humid on the water.
The next day in Como I spent on the lakeside chilling with a book for a couple of hours, then I went on the cable car up to Brunate to check out the view and wander around a view of the boutique shops for the afternoon, once it had cooled down.. Was a nice little town but glad to get back down the bottom as you all know how I am with vertigo!
It was SWISS NATIONAL DAY the next day, so I planned to head to Lugano - a little while away from Como in the alps and Lake Lugano (original names huh?). I was expecting parades, singing and all the things that go on national days - but I arrived there to an empty city, and there was a couplef parades that I saw and some singing, but to be honest, by lunchtime I was ready to head back to Italy and the cheaper prices! FR15 for a Big mac meal was the cheapest meal I could find - and there were no supermarkets or anything open! I like Switzerland but need to return when I have a bit more cash to blow, thats all!
Yesterday, I sat my butt in Villa Olmo Gardens overlooking the Lake and read a book, had a picnic lunch and listened to my MP3 player - I went to como with the aim not to step foot in a museum and gallery - and I wanted to stick to it - plus with all the August holiday makers converging on anywhere near the water - Como was overrun with people from Germany and Switzerland!! And they dont know how to queue!!
After a very relaxing few days in como, this morning I headed to Modena, near Bologna and those car fans out there might know it as the home of Ferrari! So what do you do when there are no shops, restaurants, churches, galleries and museums open? spend the day at the Ferrari Factory and Museum and I was in Car lovers heaven - ferraris from the last 60 years including the one that Michael Schumaker won the last world championship in- and plenty of souvenirs.. I have been good with the buying and I stuck to it - but I tell you what, I was hard not to buy something with the Ferrari logo on it in the home of Ferrari!!
And now that brings me to this afternoon - after wandering around the town for about 30 mins - amazed with how deserted it is, I found an internet cafe and decided to come in and update you guys on what has been happening - but it has been a quiet 5 days and am heading to Perugia tomorrow - looking forward to all the chocolate! Before Naples, Sorrento and the Amalfi coast - Pompeii here I come - as well as real Margarita Pizza!! YUM YUM!!!
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Mec Modena is about a half hour from Bologna by train with frequent train srcviee. I would recommend staying in Bologna. The Starhotel right across the street from Bologna Centrale is a good 4-star at a decent price. It's also walking distance to Piazza Maggiore. I stay there when I have an early flight out of Bologna. There are also several other hotels within walking distance of the station. is a good hotel site for Italy. The information is accurate and the reviews are often helpful.
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