Lago di Como Farewell to Verduno today as we pack up once again and head towards Lake Como. Although there were several stops we had planned along the way through the Piedmonte region the weather being unexpectedly lovely and warm so we changed our direction to head straight for the lake. We had a simple breakfast, popped into the winery to say Arrivederci to our host in the winery and to buy a bottle of the wine we had enjoyed in Cal Da Re our first ni...

Monday September 18, 2017 I knew I wanted to get up early again this morning to make the most of the day so I asked Grant to set his alarm for 7. For those of you who get up at 5 and think 7 is sleeping in, let's talk again when it is 1 am and I'm still wide awake typing and reading wishing I had your body clock!! I specifically asked Grant to change his barking dog alarm to something more peaceful so that I could rise more gently. Imagine my surprise wh...

Milan Day 3 Sunday September 17, 2017 Another early start today as we travel to the region of Verduno, Piedmonte. For those who enjoy their wines you might be more familiar with the names Barolo and Barbaresco as this area is famous for their production. However, in our grand touring style we have a few stops planned along the way. After a quick breakfast (eating very light as we know what is coming later on!) we packed up our belongings ("how can we make su...

As a "non morning person" I realize that jet lag loves to track down the night owls. The alarm (barking dogs AGAIN?) seemed to sound just as I had finally fallen into a sound sleep but today there was not rolling around as it is our day to explore Milan. We found our hotel breakfast buffet was similar to what we had experienced in the south and I had my fresh yogurt with honey and Grant found his hard boiled eggs, tomatoes and ham. Fuelled for the day we wal...

Deplane, Customs, (New Stamp in my Passport!), Baggage and out to the Grand Hall to meet our arranged ride to the hotel. Hmmm… no ride appears to have shown up. (Language barrier issue on the phone when I was making the booking as it turns out). Not the best start but we decide that without a cellphone we will just take a ride in a taxi. It was a little bit of a "moment" as our driver did not speak any English and we speak even less Italian even though Grant...