Lake Como

After the first drive on busy foreign roads we were pleased to arrived and relax. What we didn't realise was that our hostel was in the middle of a national park accessible by foot only. We left the big bags in the boot and trekked up the hill, through the woods to the very cool Eco Hostel Respau. This place is an old stone building perched up on a hill in the middle of the lush green park. We spent the afternoon checking out the small town of Como on the banks of its water mass namesake.

The view from up near our hostel

We caught a 45min boat ride up the lake checking out all the luxurious dwellings bordering its shores. The pizzas and gelato in Como that day were also memorable. Later that evening we walked 10 minutes from our hostel, up through the park for a great view over the town and lake. The next day we jumped back into the V-Dub and got driving around the lake. The road on the less populated side of the lake which joins Como to Bellagio for the majority of the distance accommodates one car comfortably.... Two, not so much. This was my first euro driving experience.

traffic pic

Rhi waiting as we cross the lake on the ferry

Changing gears more than blinking and tensing up as we passed large inconvenient 4wd's, trucks and busses coming in the other direction. We finally arrived to the gobstopping Bellagio village. Look at the pics as words cant really describe this town at then the drive back along the other side of the lake. Lets just say it was hard to keep my eyes on the road, so will did pull over several times to check out Mr Clooney's holiday area of choice. Its an amazing place and was hard to leave.

Bellagio