Aug 19 - Milan to Menaggio (Lake Como)

 Aug 19 - Milan to Menaggio (Lake Como)

A travel day today to Menaggio, about 75 kms north of Milan and on Lake Como.  It was quite a pleasant journey with train, ferry, and car (we got picked up by our host) and we were all settled in by early afternoon. 

Our accommodation, not quite the cottage I was expecting, is up on the hills overlooking Menaggio and is in a great spot for the fantastic views of the mountains and Lake Como below, I think we’re going to like it here.  However, having seen the steepness of the paths leading into town I think that we’ll probably end feeling like mountain goats by the time we leave on Monday! 🥵😅



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