on May 16 - 24, we travelled to visit Leann and saw some wonders of northern Italy, with 3 nights at Lake Como, 3 nights at the Cinque Terre, and one night in Milan.

descending into Milan, we crossed the alps...

Tina and Leann at Milan Centrale train station.

Leann along Lake Como.

view from our apartment in Varenna, Lake Como.

looking north to Switzerland.

boarding a boat...

Varenna; we climbed that castle on the hill.

the Villa Carlotta in Tornezza.

lots of rhododendrons.

Scenes from Bellagio.

she's not a minor any more...

our chef for the best gnocchi-gorgonzola ever!

our climb to the castle...

Rapunzel, let down your hair...

a cemetary on a steep hillside.

the car ferry.....what bad economy???

Menaggio - across the lake from Varenna.

our last night in Varenna.

Vernazza, where we stayed. Town #4 of the Cinque Terre.

on the path along the Cinque Terre...

their monorail system for farming the steep hillside vineyards...