We left the magnificent hotel Forni in Areolo just below St. Gotthardt and headed down the valley - both dressed for a long cold descent. Disappointingly the descent was over rather quickly and we were soon faced with further climbs - by the end of the day almost 900 metres up and 1800 down over a 90 mile trek.
However we are in absolutely unbelieveably beautiful countryside with lovely friendly people. There is a dramatic difference between the northern Swiss (athe women are a bit like Angela Merkel - even the waitresses will happily run you over if you are in their way! And the cyclists!!! If you get a nod from them it is due to a speed bump!!) and the Italian side of Switzerland we have just been through ( lots of ciaos and bon giornos (sorry about the spelling) - the rather (sometimes even extremely ) pretty girls in the cafes try their hardest to please the customers and the food is great).
So we are having a great time! Arrived to lovely Como late afternoon and thanks to Robin's navigation skills quickly found the rather elegant hotel. Across the street there is a Catalan restaurant where we have just finished a fantastic meal - the owner (male!!) recommended that we tried two kinds of Argentinian and one kind of Australian meat - argentina won no contest!! Plus lovely vegetables and puddings, Spanish red and Balarian digestif! Fortunately we only had a 10 metres walk home! A great day with beautiful weather,
Tomorrow we are heading east slong the lakes. We are on target for Cesinatico arrival Tuesday orcWednesday. Bon noite !!l
No comments:
Post a Comment