On our last day in Croatia we ferried back from Hvar to Split and stayed one night there before flying to Italy - mainly to do laundry! We preferred staying in Airbnb's for the laundry and the kitchen, but there wasn't much to choose from on Hvar so we did the hotel thing there, and then one last night in Split. We caught a 1 hour flight from Split to Milan, rented a car and drove 1 hour to Lake Como. No Clooney sightings but what a beautiful place. The lake is like an upside down Y, with small villages and larger towns spread all around. We stayed in the town of Lecco. It was ok - pretty sleepy, but we had a place right at the lake and walkable to everything in town.
Viva Italia! Land of coffee, wine and motorcycles. Emmett says, "I really want a motorcycle."
Buongiorno!
The Alps meet the lake. Everywhere you look it's stunning.
All that beauty and the kids favorite part was the trampoline park. It seems common for playgrounds in Europe to have a trampoline park nearby. We saw this a whole bunch of times. 2 euro for 10 minutes. I think I spent 50 bucks here over 3 days. I got cappuccinos and they jumped. (Noah worked in the mornings, then we met up).
It was hot and muggy in Italy and Emmett got eaten alive by the mosquitos. One night his face swelled up like a balloon. We went to the pharmacy, used Google Translate (lots less English at Como than Amsterdam), and voila he was all good.
Toes in Lake Como.
Uhhhhh, we drove down this street/alley. Stupid Americans. I think the mirrors were touching the walls.
Now this is happiness.
Cracking pistachios for their baby bro. This was our routine - afternoon gelato for the kids, beers or a glass of wine for mom and dad.
We drove to Bellagio one afternoon. Great shopping, good people watching and lots and lots of stairs.
We had lunch and Emmett charmed all of the waiters in his Batman napkin cape.
The next day we drove to Verrano - a smaller town and so, so cute. There was a little path all along the lake.
Sophia really loved her neck pillow. It was never far from her. JT's I Got This Feeling was our summer jam.
Yep, next day still going strong. Finn looks like he is praying for this all to end.
That's a wrap. Back to Milan - then Amsterdam for 3 days to get our stuff, then a flight to Denver to really get our stuff, and then finally, to sunny San Diego.......
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