Milan to Lake Garda A more reasonable start to the day today, out of bed a 08:20 and down for breakast at 09:00. Breakfast was very nice with a good selection of fruit, cereal, bacon, egg and hot and cold drinks. Checked out of the hotel about 10:00 and made our way back to Milano Centrale to catch our train to Garda Del Dessenzano. 11:15 On the train and got our seats and I'm glad we turned up early because the train is filling up fast. First time we have us...

19:00 Had a bite to eat at what can only be described as someone's front garden. It was ok and hot. We did think we were being adventurous though, until our pork chop and chicken schnitzel were put before us! It sounded much more exotic on the menu. Anyway, it was followed by Egyptian ice cream. It was neither Egyptian and was served warm, so does not count as ice cream either. Into Milan and we are getting a dab hand at the bus/tram scenario. Il Duomo - magnif...

06:30 Day 2 of our trip and breakfast, after my woefull attempt at ordering a white coffee, consisted of an espresso and a croissant. The travelling today starts with a 7 hour 8 min train journey from Gare de Lyon to Milan Central on the TGV, which I have to say is a very nice train. Equipped with our baguette and Evian, we were ready for the journey. As you wuld expect the scenery is beautiful, however the weather has declined a little since leaving what was a ...