Lake Como and Brunate!

Woke up bright and early in anticipation for our journey to Lake Como! After dealing with the madness and mayhem of Stazioni Centrale and an encounter with the most vile toilet I have ever experienced we boarded our train and headed for the famous Northern Italian Lakes!

We began by taking a stroll though Como Village itself taking in cute little bakeries and checking out the Duomo there and exploring the beautiful side streets.

Colourful Fruit Market!

We also stumbled upon a really pretty garden full of cloisters, memorial plaques and a really ornate grave.....

We then walked to actually see the lake which was breathtaking. You could see the snow capped Alps in the background and the sun was shining a the same time, it was really beautiful! We found a fantastic little restaurant which was kind of in a big glass conservatory type building which was over looking the lake, it was the most amazing view!

We then decided to Venture up to the top on the hill into the small town of Brunate by Funicular. When we reached the top we could see right across Como and see the Alps for miles and miles!

We rounded off our trip by visiting the beautiful church in Brunate before heading back to the train station....

When we arrived back into Milano we went for a stroll around the Historic Centre and came across a huge market selling everything from antiques, to Italian Pastries to rainbow coloured dried fruits! Its was dark by this point and the whole area was lit up and bustling and we enjoyed delicious Italian coffee over looking the market place!

A trip was then made to the local supermarket to stock up on some yummy gorgonzola and I also stumbled across the biggest treat ever which Im still laughing at now! Following Nicola's discovery and ongoing obsession with a little chocolate bar called a 'Tronky' whilst in Thailand, imagine my hysteria when I came across a pack of them in this tiny little supermarket!!!!So Nicola this photo is especially for you and be expecting a little suprise prezzie all the way in Australia very soon........

We headed back to the hotel where I modelled by new hat and scarf set that I bought today (very cute!!!) and Mam allowed to partake in my obsession with cheezy, contrived photography!!!!!