Italy and Switzerland 2018

Posts from our trip to Italy and Switzerland from September 25 to October 9, 2018. Heather and I took Heather’s parents on an itinerary that included Rome, the Tuscan countryside, Siena, Assisi, Florence, Varenna (on Lake Como), finishing in Luzern, Switzerland.


I’m on a six hour train ride through the Alps to Luzern, but we’re not to the scenic part yet, so I thought I’d kill some time by documenting some of the resources I’m using to make my travel easier and more enjoyable.

Posted on October 7, 2018

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Varenna ? ?️ ???? ?️ ? Luzern ?

Posted on October 7, 2018

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A view of Varenna from the water, as we take the ferry to Bellagio. (Varenna, Lombardy, Italy)

Posted on October 6, 2018

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Heather on this afternoon’s cruise around Lake Como. (Varenna, Lombardy, Italy)

Posted on October 6, 2018

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Front row seat! (Varenna, Lombardy, Italy)

Posted on October 6, 2018

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Yesterday at dinner, I ordered an antipasto of “polenta with fish from Lake Como.” The fish was served whole and our waitress was having a lot of fun watching me try to separate flesh from bones. “No. Eat it all! Even bones!” She got a good laugh out of that. ? (Varenna, Lombardy, Italy)

Posted on October 6, 2018

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Toto, I don’t think we’re in Florence anymore. (View from our room at Villa Varenna B&B.) (Varenna, Lombardy, Italy)

Posted on October 5, 2018

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Florence ? Varenna

Posted on October 5, 2018

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