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Day 2 – Milan to Como

Day 2 – Milan to Lake Como

What is a better way to start a day than having great Italian coffee and croissant at Orsonero Coffee?

Let’s move to our next destination, Lake Como, Bellagio here we come. Train ride to Como. Taking the train from Milan Central can be nerve-breaking, sometimes it won’t show the platfrom until 10 minutes before train arrives, than everybody rush! Train ride is very comfortable!

Arriving at Lake Como, was going to have lunch at a local resturant, but it’s all booked, so we walked to the ferry, and had food truck lunch, and look around the pier, weather was great! Took fastboat from Como to Bellagio, it was really fast!

Arriving at Bellagio, was greeted by the Vrbo host and hostess, they were kind enough to haul our luggage from the pier to the hill top, it will be some effort to move these using the stair walkway to the top. This is a GREAT place, excellent view to Bellagio villa, and also Lake Como!

Walked around, trying to capture all the beauties that Bellagio has to offer, and getting more gelato of course! Also tried some delicious Italian street food and expresso, and observed wonderful sunset!

Had a wonderful dinner at Dispensa 63

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Day 1- Milan, Arriving

Day 1 – arriving at Milan

Arrived at MXP airport early afternoon, for some reason my T-Mobile roaming is not working properly. Took train to Milan Central Station, 1 hour ride.

Checked in Airbnb (Beethoven Apt.), then went to Venice Ristorante Pizzeria for pizza and pasta, first great meal at Milan.

How about some gelato at Terra?

Mr. and Mrs. Haq arrived late, while waiting for them, Ayman got an chicken dona kabob, it was so goooood!

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Tour of Italy – Milan, Lake Como and Bologna

Trip to Italy with Yvonne, Kelley, Ayman, Mr. & Mrs. Haq, what a wonderful trip this is, good food, nice weather and gorgeous scenery.

Day 1 – arriving at Milan

Arrived at MXP airport early afternoon, for some reason my T-Mobile roaming is not working properly. Took train to Milan Central Station, 1 hour ride.

Checked in Airbnb (Beethoven Apt.), then went to Venice Ristorante Pizzeria for pizza and pasta, first great meal at Milan.

How about some gelato at Terra?

Mr. and Mrs. Haq arrived late, while waiting for them, Ayman got an chicken dona kabob, it was so goooood!

Day 2 – Milan to Lake Como

What is a better way to start a day than having great Italian coffee and croissant at Orsonero Coffee?

Let’s move to our next destination, Lake Como, Bellagio here we come. Train ride to Como. Taking the train from Milan Central can be nerve-breaking, sometimes it won’t show the platfrom until 10 minutes before train arrives, than everybody rush! Train ride is very comfortable!

Arriving at Lake Como, was going to have lunch at a local resturant, but it’s all booked, so we walked to the ferry, and had food truck lunch, and look around the pier, weather was great! Took fastboat from Como to Bellagio, it was really fast!

Arriving at Bellagio, was greeted by the Vrbo host and hostess, they were kind enough to haul our luggage from the pier to the hill top, it will be some effort to move these using the stair walkway to the top. This is a GREAT place, excellent view to Bellagio villa, and also Lake Como!

Walked around, trying to capture all the beauties that Bellagio has to offer, and getting more gelato of course! Also tried some delicious Italian street food and expresso, and observed wonderful sunset!

Had a wonderful dinner at Dispensa 63

Day 3 – Sailing at Lake Como and tour around Bellagio

Early morning walk to Punta Spartivento point, northern tip of Bellagio, beutiful view. Had cappuccino and croissant at market center.

Walked to the back side (west) of Bellagio, boarded sail boat from Bellagio Sailing, started sailing on a gorgeous day.

This is one popular place for lots of movie scenes, like Star War and James Bond/007.

Back to Bellagio, enjoyed the street food, cheese cake, and gelato of course!

Next going to Cadenabbia, no to Veranda for sight-seeing and dinner. We found out that we can take the train from Veranda back to Milan, instead of 1-hour boat ride to Como then take the train. Dinner at La Veranda dei Pescatori, at hill top looking at Lake Como and beatiful night view!

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New home is here

New home is finally completed, this is the view for the living area, you can see kitchen as well

 

Here the view from the kids’ room

Here’s the view from the master bedroom

This is where all started, first house tour last year, you can see how it looks like before the remodeling.

Pictures from the house tour

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